John Krasinski returns to the helm of the Quiet Place franchise, writing, directing, producing, and starring (briefly) in this surprisingly solid sequel. With Part II, Krasinski crafts a taut continuation to the Abbott family’s story that effectively captures the spirit of the original while building out its post-apocalyptic world.
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Psycho Goreman is the latest feature film from writer/director Steven Kostanski (who also served as co-editor and co-producer). The film takes 80s and 90s sci-fi and twists it into a bizarro bloodbath full of inventive costumes and grotesquely charming practical effects. It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but if you’re a connoisseur of midnight and B movie kitsch, Psycho Goreman delivers on the fun-filled goods.
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Who would've thought that John Krasinski — Jim from The Office — had a horror film in him? Let alone one as tense and carefully crafted as A Quiet Place?! It's the blindside that we all need, and one that people will likely compare to Jordan Peele's magnificent Get Out in the sense that both are comedic actors turned writer/director who surprised everyone with one hell of a horror film experience. Krasinski's A Quiet Place, which he co-wrote with Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, doesn't offer the social commentary that makes Peele's Get Out so fantastic, but it does provide genuine moments of pure white-knuckle tension, similar to Don't Breathe, 10 Cloverfield Lane, or It Comes at Night, with a heavy dose of heart.
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