Lindsay Traves
Tomatometer-approved critic
Drop (2025)
84%
“While the story and its stakes don’t add up, there are lots of things that make the ride worth the price of admission” –
Pajiba
Apr 11, 2025
Full Review
825 Forest Road (2025)
38%
“...if you’re the type of person who likes the terror that comes with invisible guard rails and the right amount of nightmare fuel, 825 Forest Road is shrieking to be added to your regular list. ” –
The Smash List
Apr 3, 2025
Full Review
The Woman in the Yard (2025)
44%
“But its worst offense is perhaps that it continues a tired line of trauma horror and instead of bringing anything innovative [...], instead shows cowardice in its approach which undermines its own themes the same way the structure undermines its scares.” –
Pajiba
Apr 2, 2025
Full Review
Death of a Unicorn (2025)
54%
“The attempted zany approach to the ever-relevant metaphor is not worked enough to be successful.” –
Pajiba
Mar 27, 2025
Full Review
Ash (2025)
74%
“[Flying Lotus'] spin on the genre is a cinematic musical experience homage to the best alien and body snatcher films and seems ripe to be projected on the back of a wall during a set. ” –
Pajiba
Mar 23, 2025
Full Review
The Alto Knights (2025)
40%
“The Alto Knights has all the ingredients, from Pileggi to De Niro and all of the gangland icons, but none of the je ne sais quois to come together.” –
Pajiba
Mar 19, 2025
Full Review
Novocaine (2025)
81%
“Novocaine isn’t the next in line of average Joe shoot-em-ups, it’s a reminder of a time where the best movies had action stars dangling off the sides of a city bus.” –
The Smash List
Mar 14, 2025
Full Review
The Monkey (2025)
79%
“...we are seeing a very singular filmmaker apply his signature style to a whole different tone, showing us the versatility of something we thought was predictable.” –
Pajiba
Feb 21, 2025
Full Review
The Gorge (2025)
63%
“They say a good compromise is when both parties are dissatisfied. Well, if you and your partner each love one of romance and science-fiction action, then The Gorge might be your perfect Valentine’s Day compromise.” –
Pajiba
Feb 14, 2025
Full Review
Companion (2025)
93%
“It’s fun to watch Iris slowly work out how to save herself while mediocre humans try to stop her, adding layers of action comedy to this horror feature.” –
Pajiba
Jan 30, 2025
Full Review
Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)
20%
“Section 31 never seems to know exactly where it’s headed and instead crams together clashing movie tropes as a means of giving Michelle Yeoh something cool to do while the others explain away plot points using made-up words.” –
Pajiba
Jan 27, 2025
Full Review
Wolf Man (2025)
50%
“...by trying to string together something about parenthood, mothers, and inheriting and passing along our worst traits, Wolf Man undermines its own scares and gore for a flimsy theme and unclear horror stakes.” –
Pajiba
Jan 16, 2025
Full Review
September 5 (2024)
93%
“This film is held firmly between the walls of the newsroom, but it never feels restrained by them.” –
Pajiba
Dec 18, 2024
Full Review
Smile 2 (2024)
86%
“It evolves its own premise and tone by adding new subjects and fresh levity, allowing it to stand on its own as a stellar scary movie. Throw in [...] a career defining performance from multi-talented Naomi Scott and Smile 2 is absolutely worthy.” –
Pajiba
Oct 20, 2024
Full Review
Rumours (2024)
75%
“Rumours is the bridge between weird cinema and overt political commentary that 2020s earth inhabitants crave- it lampoons our world leaders but creates a situation remote enough from reality to allow for brainless (non-literally…) laughs.” –
The Smash List
Oct 16, 2024
Full Review
V/H/S/Beyond (2024)
90%
“This collection of alien stories is as imperfect as one can expect from an assortment of varying tones and creators, but it’s a wicked use of found footage subgenres to experience science fiction terrors.” –
Pajiba
Oct 7, 2024
Full Review
It's What's Inside (2024)
79%
“It’s What’s Inside makes for some delightful body swap shenanigans that are made exceedingly wonderful by virtue of the cast.” –
Pajiba
Oct 4, 2024
Full Review
House of Spoils (2024)
40%
“House of Spoils is often any old haunted house horror story but it’s surprising in its comedy and willingness to engage in realities of witchcraft.” –
Pajiba
Oct 4, 2024
Full Review
Hold Your Breath (2024)
40%
“Hold Your Breath gets lots in the sandstorm, confusing a tale of loneliness and hardship with one of a woman slowly unraveling. And it does so with hands full of twists and turns that anyone could see coming.” –
Pajiba
Oct 4, 2024
Full Review
The Shrouds (2024)
74%
“Cronenberg was unable to find a story of grief that spoke to him, so he made his own... [his]movies have never been made for everyone, and that’s what makes them so special, him so unafraid to ask grotesque and vile questions about everything...” –
Pajiba
Sep 17, 2024
Full Review
Saturday Night (2024)
78%
“Saturday Night asks its audience to watch everything that can go wrong simply not go wrong and to stick out its frantic and fumbling sprint to air until the last brick is literally laid.” –
Pajiba
Sep 16, 2024
Full Review
The Substance (2024)
89%
“The Substance is a bright pink gross out spectacle of body horror craft that’ll forever change the way you look at a certain popular appendage.” –
Pajiba
Sep 14, 2024
Full Review
Heretic (2024)
91%
“Those looking for a house of horrors made of complex machinery won’t find it here [...]but they will find some well-paced jump scares and gorgeous horror shots painted in shades of dark blue and lit with glowing candlelight.” –
Pajiba
Sep 10, 2024
Full Review
AfrAId (2024)
23%
“The flick feels a lot less like a clever modern take on the horrors of overreaching terminators with minds of their own, but like a small idea sparked by internet fears that people like John Cho and Havana Rose Liu get to act the s*** out of.” –
Pajiba
Sep 3, 2024
Full Review
Consumed (2024)
31%
“There are some interesting things woven into the science fiction nature story but they are mired by flimsy references to illness and grief that are reaching for a much cleverer feature than this movie has the time to be.” –
Pajiba
Aug 16, 2024
Full Review
No Reviews Yet
Load More
Something went wrong.. try again