Movie reviews of Eric Hillis

These are all the movies and series that Eric has reviewed. Read more at: The Movie Waffler.

Number of movie reviews: 2050 / 2050

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If you want to see an affable drama about brotherly bonding on the high seas, you're covered by about half of Finestkind's runtime. But be prepared to slog through a crime thriller that's no more engaging than any of the many straight to VOD efforts that can be found lurking in the depths of a streaming service. Review

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15 december

15 dec

With creepy kids, a spooky well, a curse and even a sinister woman with lank hair, The Ghost Station transposes all the classic J-Horror elements to a Korean setting. It's not an entirely successful transition but with its light touch and brisk pace, The Ghost Station might be the ideal movie to introduce younger viewers to the thrills of East Asian horror. Review

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13 december

13 dec

Leave the World Behind could be placed in a time capsule to represent the worst aspects of made for streaming movies of the early 20th century. It looks like a TV show rather than a movie; it's glacially paced and in bad need of some judicial editing. Review

4.0

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9 december

9 dec

Its biggest problem is that it never establishes who we're supposed to be rooting for here. None of the characters are likeable, and the movie keeps shifting its perspective. Review

3.0

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8 december

8 dec

With its focus on cinematic ambience and character building over didactic sermonising, Monica is a key work of trans cinema. Review

8.0

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7 december

7 dec

After forcing us to suffer through its numbingly bad original songs, Wonka finally gives in and breaks out the classic Pure Imagination near the end in a desperate attempt to send us home happy. Review

4.0

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6 december

6 dec

I have to say it's something of a whiplash. Having been fully on board with the simple but well-handled exploitation fare Wexler was serving up, I struggled to follow the movie in its new direction, which takes it into the realms of young adult fantasy. Review

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5 december

5 dec

The film ends at the point where most noir thrillers are set to ramp up the tension, leaving us to fill in the blanks ourselves. It's a sign of how invested we've become in McKenzie's incredible performance that we feel cheated by this ending. Review

6.0

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30 november

30 nov

It often feels like we're simply watching plot beats rehashed from dozens of existing post-apocalyptic, disaster and zombie movies. It's the presence of the outstanding Byung-hun that gets us through such patches. Review

6.0

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29 november

29 nov

While it's as doleful and deadpan as any of his films, Fallen Leaves might be Kaurismaki's most accessible film to date. Review

8.0

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28 november

28 nov

As a story of one performer who discovers they can't live in the shadow of a fellow artist who burns too brightly, Maestro is a better version of A Star is Born than Cooper's actual take on that oft-told tale. Review

7.0

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25 november

25 nov

If you want to learn about Napoleon, pick up a book or watch a documentary. If you want a historical romp that's as bawdy as it is bloody, Scott's film is a pleasing diversion. Review

7.0

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24 november

24 nov

The performance of young Sentíes is astonishing. Review

7.0

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23 november

23 nov

As it is it's a merely serviceable horror-comedy that will probably function best as a means for horror fans to introduce their kids to the genre. Review

6.0

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22 november

22 nov

How this all ends is moot; it's about the time we get to spend with these two women, neither of whom are particularly remarkable, which makes their relationship all the more affecting. Like our mothers, Swinton and Hogg won’t be around forever. Cherish them while you can. Review

9.0

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19 november

19 nov

The trouble is, everything that's interesting about Saltburn, i.e. the subversion of the Servant/Teorema trope, is in our heads rather than on screen, as the movie's final act reveals that rather than subverting this convention it's simply repeating it. Review

6.0

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18 november

18 nov

Lost in the Night is never quite as tense or suspenseful as its premise might suggest, and Emiliano never really seems to be in any tangible jeopardy until very late on. Review

7.0

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17 november

17 nov

The catty frisson between Portman and Moore is enough to keep us superficially hooked, but we're left wondering if Haynes has bluffed an opportunity to interrogate one of the great taboos. Review

6.0

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16 november

16 nov

Thanksgiving does just enough to deliver on its premise, but despite some fun kills it feels like a missed opportunity to kick off a new slasher franchise. Review

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15 november

15 nov

Perhaps if he had been given more time to develop his script and figure out exactly what it is he wants to say here, Dream Scenario might have been more roundly satisfying. As it is, it's one of the year's most engaging and interesting movies for at least two thirds of its running time, but its lack of thematic precision feels like a missed opportunity to create a more lasting impression. Review

7.0

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14 november

14 nov

Despite that bleakness, The Killer is a surprisingly humorous movie from a director not exactly known for making laugh riots. Review

9.0

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14 november

14 nov

They Wait in the Dark suffers from a couple of subpar supporting performances, but McGuire and Winkel excel as the cat and mouse pairing of Amy and Judith. Review

7.0

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11 november

11 nov

For all its visual flair and imaginativeness, The Jester suffers from a weak script that struggles at times to communicate its ideas, relying on characters speaking the film's themes out loud. Review

6.0

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10 november

10 nov

Ultimately this tedious drama is for masochists only. Review

4.0

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9 november

9 nov

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