THE BLACK PHONE **** USA 2021 Dir: Scott Derrickson. 102 mins The movie that Scott Derrickson made following the creative differences surrounding DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS is a reminder of his talent for sustaining a dread-filled ambience (as best demonstrated in SINISTER) while telling a story of surprising…
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RENT-A-PAL ***** USA 2020 Dir: Jon Stevenson. 108 mins Set in 1990, the feature debut for writer-director Jon Stevenson offers nostalgia-inducing, almost fetishistic images of the mechanics of a VHS top loader. Albeit within a narrative propelled by a reminder of the days when society’s loners would attempt to forge…