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The Home (2025): A Muddled Asylum Thriller That Finds Catharsis in Chaos

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The Home (2025): A Muddled Asylum Thriller That Finds Catharsis in Chaos "A thriller that forgets to explain its own rules—but ends with a gloriously messy revenge splatter." — 2.5/5 Stars The Home (2025) review: James DeMonaco—director of The Purge —trades social satire for psychological horror in this muddled asylum thriller that stumbles through its narrative but lands hard in its final act. Set in a decaying psychiatric facility, it follows Max (Pete Davidson), a lost young man who takes a job as an orderly and quickly finds himself drowning in conspiracies, gaslighting, and escalating violence. I went in with low expectations—and honestly, I still had fun. Not because it’s coherent, but because it commits so fully to its own unraveling. That said, it fails to recapture the thematic clarity or cultural punch that made The Purge franchise resonate. If you’re looking for sharper horror thi...

Primeval (2007): More Than Just a Giant Croc Movie

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Primeval (2007): More Than Just a Giant Croc Movie "A creature feature with a conscience—and a surprisingly sharp bite." — 2.5/5 Stars Primeval (2007) review: In 2007, Hollywood had a curious obsession: giant crocodiles. That single year unleashed Rogue , Black Water , Lake Placid 2 , Croc , and Supercroc —but Primeval , to me at least, stands apart. Loosely inspired by Gustave, the real-life man-eating Nile crocodile said to have killed hundreds in Burundi, the film masquerades as a B-movie monster flick while quietly smuggling in something rarer: geopolitical awareness wrapped in genre thrills. The story follows a brash American news team—Dominic Purcell’s cynical journalist, Orlando Jones’ quick-witted cameraman, and Brooke Langton’s idealistic producer—as they travel to war-torn Burundi to capture the legendary 25-foot beast. But their mission quickly collides with human ...