Monthly Archive: January 2023

M3GAN
Directed by Gerard Johnstone

At the end of last year, I saw a series of trailers for M3GAN, a movie about a lifelike doll going on a killing spree. As someone who’s seen most of the Child’s Play franchise (about everyone’s favorite killer doll Chucky), this was all familiar territory, only genderswapped. Considering that this was also a January release, a time of year notorious for the release of projects that studios just want to get rid of, I was not feeling particularly hopeful about the quality of M3GAN. I went into M3GAN thankful that at least it wasn’t going to be three hours long like every other movie getting released now, but left shocked, as M3GAN is kind of good.

The Menu

Directed by Mark Mylod

It’s good to be back! After a barrage of real life I can finally get back to movie watching, and what better way to dive back in than by starting with a movie I really wanted to see? Although not the most hyped or marketed film of 2022, The Menu’s packed cast and intriguing trailer grabbed me, so as soon as I had some time I checked this out. To give a slight spoiler for the rest of the review, the wait was definitely worth it!