Movie Reviews
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) – Movie Review
Is it possible for a sequel to live up to the expectations set by 2014's action masterpiece John Wick? Find out in the Humanstein review.
Humanstein’s Top 10 Films of 2016
2016 sure was a year, huh? While the world at large kind of seemed to have lost its mind, cinema, and particularly genre cinema, was at the top of its game. It is important to ...
Arrival (2016) – Movie Review
This has been a trying week for a lot of us. Arrival, the new sci-fi film from Denis Villeneuve is an important one. Find out why in my review.
Ouija: Origin Of Evil – Movie Review
Back in the hazy year 2014, Stiles White made his directorial debut with Ouija. Reviews were - to put it mildly - not kind. None the less, the film was enough of a box office suc...
Blair Witch (2016) – Movie Review
Blair Witch was released on September 16th, 2016. It did not exactly set the world on fire. Expected to open to a $20 million dollar box office, the film fell short of that goal by...
Found Footage 3D – Movie Review – HUMANSTEIN FOR DAILY GRINDHOUSE
As some of you may be aware, I recently accepted a contributor position over at DailyGrindhouse.com, "Tough Films For The Rough Crowd". I'm overjoyed at this opportunity for a numb...
Don’t Breathe – Movie Review
Brutal. Tense. Scary.
These are words film critics bandy around quite a bit, especially in the world of genre films. Every horror film released in the year 2016 seems to have be...
Ghostbusters (2016) Review – I Ain’t Afraid of Reboots
The early 90s (my childhood) was chock full of pop cultural phenomena like Jurassic Park, The Mighty Morphing Power Rangers and of course, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles but quie...
The Purge: Election Year – Review
The Purge: Election Year is the third entry in the Purge franchise, and it feels like it. Sequels are tough and third films are notoriously even tougher. Few franchise are immune t...
Swiss Army Man – Review
Swiss Army Man is the feature length directorial debut of writing and directing duo Daniels, comprised of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. Daniels are arguably best known for dire...