Echeverria Reviews

       If you follow my social media pages, you know that I have made it no secret how much I dislike this movie, but in the sake of fairness and because I am in the holiday spirit, I have decided to give it one more shot and give you my honest assessment of the film. Here we go. Right off the bat, I still stand by my original sentiments that this film is not all that good. I just feel that if you take off the nostalgia goggles and remove the way it made you feel as a child and just watch it for what it is now, it holds up poorly. The writing just is not that great and overall, the film feels sluggish from the beginning. I found myself not invested in the children that are meant to be the protagonists, and it seems like Disney was not that invested in them either because despite being the protagonists, they take a backseat to the witches which end up not only being the focal point to everything, but also the stars of this film. On every cover and every social media p...

     Obviously, there was no way that I was going to let the Halloween season pass by without reviewing at least one zombie flick and what better choice than the one that I probably consider my favorite. Now, there are several remakes of horror films that turn out terrible. I completely understand the argument towards not remaking horror films because they do typically turn out brutal. Halloween , Friday the 13 th , even A Nightmare on Elm Street , these are all horror remakes that were terrible. However, from time to time you get a good remake, and Dawn of the Dead is one of those films. This film rules on so many levels. It is exciting, gory, scary, intense, and has a ton of emotion which I believe is important for any type of film. If there is nothing or nobody to care about, what is the point? This film gives you plenty to care about and makes the deaths matter.             This film just starts off wild from the ...

       If you would have told me a decade ago that Jim from The Office was going to star in a highly successful sci-fi horror film, I would have probably believed you because he is a terrific actor. However, if you would have also told me that he was going to direct that same exact film, that I would have been a lot more skeptical of, but here we are. John Krasinski has gone on record saying that he is not a major fan of the horror genre, but that he agreed to direct and star in this film due to its family element that is present. That same family element is what helps separate this from other horror films, especially those of the sci-fi genre. While the creatures that terrorize the characters are clearly important, they are not the main focus of the film. The film tackles various issues such as family loss, loyalty, acceptance, frustration, and love.             Right from the opening scene you can tell that t...

       Since my last reviews have been of horror films that have come out years ago, this week I wanted to tackle something that was much more recent in our minds and thus I picked The Invisible Man . I did not have the luck of watching this in theaters, but I did manage to get my hands on it once it came out to home media and so I turned off all of the lights and watched it one late Saturday night and let me just say that it is a great film. It might arguably even be the best crafted film of 2020, and no, I am not joking. It is incredibly well-written, and the performances are all superb, especially the masterclass performance given by Elisabeth Moss. There are several elements of the film to enjoy but let us start with the most obvious. Aside from having terrific writing, the actors all present themselves as truly believable within the context of the film, especially Elisabeth Moss. I know the Academy does not typically nominate actors for their performances in h...

       If ever there was a character study that you were going to watch, then this one has to be in high consideration because American Psycho not only presents one of the greatest characters ever written and portrayed in Patrick Bateman, but it also compliments him with an intricate story full of twists, psychology, dark humor, and some of the best monologues in film. The film actually starts off with one of the best monologues in film in Patrick Bateman’s morning routine. Right from the start you understand that this is not a normal guy. He is someone that is deeply detached from reality and is a complete and utter sociopath, and honestly, that is the type of thing that gets you invested if you are looking for a good horror/slasher film.             Christian Bale does an absolutely phenomenal job portraying Bateman. It is either his best, or at the very least one of his best performances in his illustrious c...