Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Netflix’s sci-fi thriller The Last House starts with a delightfully chilling hook: A family in Seattle returns indoors during a rainstorm, only to discover that the doors and windows have mysteriously become unopenable, sealed shut by malevolent, water-controlling forces. While the film suffers from severe pacing issues and narrative whiplash, it earns an extra star for sheer audacity, strong lead performances, and a surprisingly entertaining pivot into genre chao

★★☆☆☆ There is a distinct difference between paying homage to a master of cinema and simply raiding his recycling bin. Unfortunately, David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street lands firmly in the latter category. Billed as a high-concept sci-fi survival romp about an entire 1980s neighbourhood mysteriously transplanted into a prehistoric jungle, the film feels less like an inspired original vision and more like a cheap, low-calorie Steven Spielberg imitation complete with

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode: "The Griffin Incident" ★★★★★ There is a long, storied tradition of science fiction dabbling in the macabre, stretching back to the gothic architecture of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Yet, contemporary television rarely manages to fuse the immutable optimism of Gene Roddenberry’s universe with unadulterated psychological horror. With "The Griffin Incident," Strange New Worlds achieves this rare alchemy, delivering an installment that is a