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: 2230 / 2230

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We're never explicitly told that Sophie is pregnant, but there are plenty of clues that suggest that's the case, from the way Nolan pats her belly at one point to the repeated sonic motif of what sounds a lot like an ultrasound on the soundtrack. Review

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28 august

28 aug

Suffice to say they're both gifted roles that allow them to display their range, often on the turn of a phrase, charming one moment, terrifying the next, charismatic throughout. Review

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25 august

25 aug

While obfuscating the details of what exactly is afoot in its sinister milieu, Cuckoo is a lot of fun, especially for devotees of Euro-horror. Review

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25 august

25 aug

SkarsgÄrd looks bored throughout, and in several scenes his usually serviceable American accent slips completely as though he can't be arsed concealing his distinctive Swedish brogue. Review

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24 august

24 aug

Blink Twice is a classic case of a rough around the edges directorial debut. Review

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23 august

23 aug

Devino and Yohe presumably collaborated on an equal basis throughout the production, but there's such a gulf in quality between the first and second halves of their film that it plays like both halves were made by different filmmakers... Review

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23 august

23 aug

The result is a film that passively documents a horrible little man on his way to becoming a horrible big man with very little to stop him along the way. Donner just doesn't seem to realise how dark and depressing this material really is. Review

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22 august

22 aug

Despite its more solemn tone, Who Saw Her Die? is unmistakably a giallo. Review

7.0

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22 august

22 aug

Kane captures the ethereal emptiness of Los Angeles in a way not seen in horror cinema since Thom Eberhardt's unsettling supernatural thriller Sole Survivor... Review

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21 august

21 aug

Where Hostile Dimensions falls down is ironically not in the FX or visual departments, as you might expect, but in its writing. The characters never quite feel real, often reacting to terrifying and bizarre scenarios in far too casual a manner. Review

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21 august

21 aug

But perhaps the biggest problem here is how the comedy is integrated. It only really becomes a comedy in the splatstick sequences. Review

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20 august

20 aug

In space no one can hear you scream, but your fellow cinemagoers might hear you snore during Romulus. Review

4.0

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16 august

16 aug

Hall doesn't simply use her dialogue to dole out plot points, with much of the storytelling coming from her actors' faces, their expressions often contradicting their words. Review

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15 august

15 aug

Evoking prior works of American fiction isn't enough to make Skincare stand on its own, and we're left to settle for surface thrills as the film never quite explores its characters or themes with enough depth to make it anything more than a mildly entertaining time-passer. Review

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14 august

14 aug

There simply isn't enough to keep horror fans engaged, and with its preference for lore over gore, The Curse Begins is a bit of a bore. Review

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13 august

13 aug

The Instigators' biggest problem is its complete lack of stakes. Neither of the two protagonists seem to care whether they get caught or killed. Review

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12 august

12 aug

By the end of Tuesday's exasperating two-hour run time you might be yearning for a release from this mortal coil yourself. Review

4.0

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11 august

11 aug

What really dogs Trap's second half is the amount of plot contrivances that just don't hold up to scrutiny. Review

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10 august

10 aug

Good One is a patient drama whose tension sneaks up on you. Review

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9 august

9 aug

It's frustrating that Consumed fluffs its lines in this regard as there's a more interesting film to be mined from the idea of a sick person being targeted by an entity specifically because of their affliction. Review

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8 august

8 aug

The movie develops into a well-meaning look at a young man trying to make the most of his life but it's rather pedestrian in how it conveys this. Review

6.0

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7 august

7 aug

Inheritance tells its story with machine-tooled precision, but it's recognisably human in its emotional messiness. Wilson, James and Garces have left an impressive calling card with this zippy but sensitive tale of familial strife. Review

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6 august

6 aug

The film's one asset is Kirk, who fully commits to the part and as she previously displayed in The Lair, is every inch the convincing action heroine. Review

2.0

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5 august

5 aug

Hennig and Murphy will no doubt get more work from this, but the audience is left to wonder how they might fare with more substantial material. Review

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2 august

2 aug

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