Halloween is the time of year where the world of the unseen and the world of the seeable, meld and blend together.  It's a time when hidden horrors stalk us on the big and small screens. For some, however, they are stalked by unseen terror everyday of the year... Cecilia has left her abusive relationship, and is ready to start a new life.  Soon, however, that new life is shattered when she becomes convinced that her ex is stalking her... and that he is invisible... 2020's " The Invisible Man " offers a modern take on the H.G. Wells classic, while taking advantage of the rising awareness and conversations about domestic violence.  Sadly, beyond that modern tech used, and the modern and relevant theme, this movie doesn't really offer that much. The story plays out more like a drama than a suspense/thriller.  Any strength the story has comes from the number of viewers that can relate to having been in an abusive relationship, or had been stalked (my first relatio...

If there's an upside to this pandemic, it's studios are finally seeing the reality of modern-movie viewing, and are releasing films to the home market faster. Sure, they maintain there's more money to be made in a theatrical release, but I for one prefer my film de cinema to be consumed at home. So I was stoked to finally catch up with Leigh Whannell's update on H.G. Well's classic, The Invisible Man. I'm a big fan of Whannell's work, and heard good things on this one. For the most part, I was not disappointed. The core of this movie is Elisabeth Moss's performance as the abused girlfriend of a crazed -- but brilliant -- scientist. He's so brilliant he's created a means to fake his own death and turn invisible, which is all the better to stalk and terrify her. Moss is so good, and her plight so psychologically terrifying, that it propels the movie forward. This happens to women all the time, and Whannell has found a way to explore abuse a...