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Keith Garlington

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Biography:

Keith Garlington is an Arkansas-based film critic and the founder of Keith & the Movies, a website he began in 2010 which now features an archive of over 2,500 of his movie reviews along with countless features, previews, and commentaries. Keith is also a contributing film critic for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Keith has provided coverage from a variety of film festivals and has served on the jury for the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival.

Official Website:

https://keithandthemovies.com/

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Honeyjoon (2025) 100% 3.5/5 EDIT “An emotionally rich, life-affirming dramedy…It all makes for a strong first feature and it will be exciting to see what Mehrel does next.” – Keith & the Movies Mar 3, 2026 Full Review Scream 7 (2026) 31% 3.5/5 EDIT “A nice return to form for a long-running film series that needed to be reminded of what made it popular. It’s hardly groundbreaking….But it nails the basics, from its gloriously gory kills to its classic killer and all-star final girl.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 28, 2026 Full Review The Dreadful (2026) 41% 2/5 EDIT “While the movie does its title justice by conveying a steady sense of dread, neither the slow-developing character drama or the dark mystery pays off in the way they need to.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 26, 2026 Full Review Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2006) 100% 4.5/5 EDIT “"The Whole Bloody Affair" is Quentin Tarantino’s uncut, unrated, and unleashed magnum opus. It’s the fulfillment of a former video store clerk’s dream and a virtuosic showcase for one of the most defining auteurs of our time.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 24, 2026 Full Review Psycho Killer (2026) 12% 2/5 EDIT “"Psycho Killer" falls well short of its potential due to its scattershot storytelling, some mind-boggling choices, and an ending that feels yanked from another movie entirely.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 23, 2026 Full Review Midwinter Break (2026) 55% 4.5/5 EDIT “It’s a movie that’s not afraid to deal earnestly and honestly with its themes, while treating an underserved adult audience the kind of offering they rarely get these days. It's intimate, nuanced, emotionally textured, and remarkably restrained.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 21, 2026 Full Review The Mortuary Assistant (2026) 40% 2/5 EDIT “You can see all the ingredients for a wickedly entertaining chiller…But the too frequent “Let me explain” moments bog things down while the ‘dream versus reality’ aspect grows more repetitive than revelatory.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 20, 2026 Full Review The Wrecking Crew (2026) 74% 3/5 EDIT “There’s not much in "The Wrecking Crew" that will catch you by surprise...But Momoa and Bautista bring enough of their charisma and chemistry to make this by-the-book buddy action-comedy click.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 19, 2026 Full Review Hellfire (2026) 2.5/5 EDIT “A small town action thriller that tells a familiar story in a familiar setting about familiar characters facing a familiar dilemma. But (Stephen) Lang makes anything watchable. And supporting turns from Harvey Keitel and Dolph Lundgren add to the fun.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 18, 2026 Full Review Crime 101 (2026) 88% 4/5 EDIT “"Crime 101" is a sleek, impeccably crafted, and thoroughly entertaining heist thriller that proudly embraces its ancestors while feeling surprisingly fresh at the same time.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 16, 2026 Full Review Wuthering Heights (2026) 58% 2/5 EDIT “Fennell’s new spin on “Wuthering Heights” is more in love with itself than with anything Emily Brontë put to page in her highly regarded 1847 novel. Sadly, it results in a surprisingly hollow and frustratingly scattershot exercise in overindulgence.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 14, 2026 Full Review Diabolic (2025) 62% 2/5 EDIT “A movie that has the right setting and develops the right tone, but that lacks the narrative freshness or genre punch to stand out from the crowd.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 13, 2026 Full Review Cold Storage (2026) 78% 4/5 EDIT “A comedy horror film that is utterly bonkers in the best ways imaginable.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 12, 2026 Full Review Shelter (2026) 64% 3.5/5 EDIT “You'd be hard-pressed to say "Shelter" breaks new ground. But it does fit snugly within Statham’s wheelhouse. And for fans of the 58-year-old’s specific brand of action, it has all the ingredients while hitting the familiar marks they’ve come to expect.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 11, 2026 Full Review The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026) 18% 3/5 EDIT ““Chapter 3″ has its own set of issues. Yet it manages to do a serviceable job tying the trilogy together and bringing it to decent conclusion.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 10, 2026 Full Review Send Help (2026) 93% 4/5 EDIT “As some biting social commentary percolates amid the psychological mind games and physical savagery, Raimi never loses sight of the premise’s B-movie appeal. He giddily unloads some crazy action, gobs of gore, and warped humor with a nasty edge.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 9, 2026 Full Review Dracula (2025) 53% 4/5 EDIT “(Besson) spins a dark tale rooted more in romance than horror. Yet it has splashes of blood, some wild creative strokes, and even injections of humor, all of which make this more than some generic Dracula rehash.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 7, 2026 Full Review Whistle (2025) 62% 1.5/5 EDIT “The generic high‑school milieu, its coming‑of‑age shallowness, one of the most preposterous character angles I’ve seen in years – it all keeps “Whistle” from being scary, interesting, original, or at times even logical.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 6, 2026 Full Review Solo Mio (2026) 83% 4/5 EDIT “James has never been better and Grimaudo should immediately be put on everyone’s radar. In the end, nearly all the pieces fall into place, making this a delightful, refreshing, and life-affirming crowd-pleaser.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 5, 2026 Full Review Iron Lung (2026) 60% 2.5/5 EDIT “It's a bummer because somewhere in "Iron Lung" is a tighter and more focused 90-minute movie that I would have loved.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 4, 2026 Full Review Chasing Summer (2026) 70% 2/5 EDIT “Decker and Shlesinger’s collaboration begins as the kind of zany comedy anchored enough in the real world to resonate. It ends up being an indistinct and forgettable letdown that seems custom made for streaming.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 3, 2026 Full Review zi (2026) 68% 2.5/5 EDIT “Kogonada shows some of the same creative verve that has made him one of the most interesting filmmakers working today. But here he stubbles with a slapdash finish that undermines much of what came before it.” – Keith & the Movies Feb 2, 2026 Full Review Josephine (2026) 95% 4.5/5 EDIT “There is an urgency to "Josephine" that goes beyond the riveting drama. The film forces us to reckon with uneasy yet consequential issues. And it does so with clear-eyed conviction, which is precisely what this kind of material needs.” – Keith & the Movies Jan 31, 2026 Full Review Frontier Crucible (2025) 3.5/5 EDIT “It’s nice to see filmmakers playing around with genre rather than being shackled to it. That creative freedom is what keeps “Frontier Crucible” from being just another trip to the Old West.” – Keith & the Movies Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) 83% 3.5/5 EDIT “Among all the comedy and chaos is a message we might want to listen to. Verbinski pushes it to the point of absurdity. But the mirror he holds up has a lot to say. The story isn’t always coherent, but it’s wildly entertaining and genuinely funny.” – Keith & the Movies Jan 28, 2026 Full Review
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