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SEND HELP MOVIE REVIEW
Legendary director Sam Raimi isn’t the most prolific of filmmakers. His last film was Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in 2022 and before that it was 2013’s Oz The Great and Powerful. But to go back to the genre he is certainly best known for, horror, you have to go all the way back to 2009’s Drag Me To Hell to see the maestro in action (Dr. Strange 2 only gets partial credit). Now in 2026, Raimi returns to horror but perhaps not in the way you might expect with Send Help. Linda Liddle (Rachel McAdams) is a numbers girl who is a whiz and a workaholic. Her former boss (Bruce Campbell, who we only see as a portrait on the wall) has died and even though he promised her a well-deserved promotion to Vice President, his douchey son Bradley (Dylan O’Brien) has walked in with dick swingin’ and only interested in bringing his equally douchey frat bros up with him. Linda demands a chance to show what she can do and Bradley agrees to take her with the bros on a overseas business trip. Unfortunately for the bros and Bradley, the plane crashes and the only survivors are Linda and the boss. Much to Bradley’s surprise and discomfort, Linda is the whole package when it comes to survivalism and quickly has them on the path to being able to weather this situation with aplomb and even a degree of comfort. But, of course, toxic Brad can’t take the idea that a woman is better than him (in pretty much every way) and keeps sabotaging her efforts, which then sabotages his own survival chances. Gritting his teeth he has to keep crawling back to her for help. And while all this might sound like the setup for a adventure romcom or a survival drama, one has to remember who is making this thing. Send Help delivers the disturbing splatter, wild character turns, and keeps twisting the plot on you, which might make some viewers uncomfortable. But not these viewers. Chris, Wright, Frank, and Nathan discuss the return of the king in their podcast review.
DIRECTED BY: Sam Raimi
STARRING: Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien, Edyll Ismail, Dennis Haysbert, Xavier Samuel, Chris Pang, Thaneth Warakulnukroh, Emma Raimi, Kristy Best
YOUR REVIEWERS
Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Deliberations of Doom)
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 and theater 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).
Wright Sulek (The Other Boss, Trash in the Can, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, One Man’s Trash, 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.
Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, What Ever Happened to Bette & Joan?, Hollywood Royalty)
Born and raised in South Texas, Frank currently lives in Austin and has been in love with movies ever since his father showed him some Three Stooges shorts when he was five years old. Today he loves all kinds of film, regardless of era, country, budget or genre. He believes every film has an audience and is at least one person’s favorite movie. After writing for Sight & Sound and Slackerwood, he now writes for Cinapse where his increasingly random taste in all flavors of cinema (from Rashomon to Mars Attacks!) continues to thrive. His ultimate goal is to write a script for his boyhood crush, Michelle Pfeiffer.
Nathan Flynn (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews)
Nathan Flynn is the resident goofball of OneofUs.Net, often found overly caffeinated, slightly stoned, and ready to unleash the hottest takes imaginable. As the resident Letterboxd Lunatic, his movie opinions are as bold as his love for Top Gun: Maverick — a film he considers less of a movie and more of a religion. When he’s not passionately defending his latest cinematic obsession, Nathan manages a comedy club in downtown Austin, where he’s somehow avoided being heckled… so far. Around here, he’s usually the punching bag, but hey, someone’s gotta do it.
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