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HEART EYES MOVIE REVIEW
In continuing the ever-meta-ning of the horror-comedy genre, as we go deeper into the rabbit-hole of self-referentialism and winking at the audience, some of the entries have become absurdly lazy. Fortunately, one of the brightest lights in the field, Christopher Landon, is one of the writers of Heart Eyes and if you’ve seen his previous films (Freaky, Happy Death Day(s)) then it should be an incentive to give this new film a chance, as his fingerprints are all over it. Directed by another one-to-watch Josh Ruben (Werewolves Within), this rom-com that happens to have a slasher movie chasing it around, hits most of the right notes. Ally (Olivia Holt) works for an advertising agency and she’s in trouble as her latest campaign surrounding doomed lovers isn’t playing well due to the yearly antics of the Heart Eyes killer. The masked murderer only kills happy couples and has been amping up each year, killing more and more in a different city each time. Now that they’ve come to Ally’s home town of Seattle, her job might be in trouble. She is teamed up with advertising wunderkind Jay (Mason Gooding) who is problem for her because A: she’s actually super-cynical about romance and that makes her job pretty hard for her and B: Jay makes her weak at the knees. After a ‘making the ex-boyfriend jealous’ impromptu kiss is seen by Heart Eyes, the not-a-couple is targeted by the killer. Even as they run while trying to protest they’re not a thing, it’s clear they’re starting to fall for each other. Chris, Ben, Marco, and Wright tear into this fun and insanely gorey romp and declare it this year’s February surprise.
DIRECTED BY: Josh Ruben
STARRING: Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins, Devon Sawa, Jordana Brewster, Latham Gaines, Chris Parker
YOUR REVIEWERS
Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss)
Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others). You can also check out Chris in his videocast, along with Martin Thomas and Danni Danger, that One Of Us does with our friends at Bell of Lost Souls: Crossover Event. He also regularly guests on the video game website Rage Select. Follow Chris on Twitter and Facebook and check out his Amazon Wish List.
Ben Glasthal (Highly Suspect Review, Screener Squad, Breakfast Pub, Unstabletop Gamers, Video and Audio Editor)
Born in Boston, then ending up in Dallas, Texas in the early 2000s, Ben has always had a passion for film. He started in film school not long after where he launched MovieReelizations.com where he still writes reviews to this day. He’s since moved to Austin where he has been also hopping on podcasts and both editing and shooting videos for One of Us. A fan of films from almost all genres, and many that predate him more than makes sense, he is anything if not eclectic in what he’s watching at any point. For the rest of his free time, he can be found biking, drinking craft beer, being an amateur photographer, and playing video games by himself or on Twitch. He’s best found on Instagram or Twitter as @MovieReelBen.
Marco Noyola (Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Audio Editor)
By day, Marco is a mild-mannered office worker, but by night he is a mild-mannered movie watcher. He does other mild-mannered stuff too.
“You don’t need to follow me. You don’t need to follow anybody!”
Wright Sulek (Da Other Boss, Trash in the Can, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)
Wright hails from the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas. His passion for filmmaking brought him to Austin to study and make movies. Since then he’s had his hand in acting, writing, and directing his own short films with numerous like-minded film geeks he’s met along his journey. His newest interest has brought him into the podcasting world. He co-hosted a few different movie related podcasts such as ‘And Now This’ and ‘The Match Cut’. He currently co-hosts with longtime friend, Eric Samaniego, where they talk shop about the grimiest, trashiest, lost gems of movies on their show, ‘Trash in the Can’. Wright also guests and hosts reviews on Screener Squad and Highly Suspect Reviews as well as co-hosts Digital Noise with Chris Cox. As of 2024, Wright has now been inducted into the Austin Film Critics Association as well as co-owns the One of Us network with Chris Cox.
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