schlocky

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Even the schlocky stuff — the films we assume will float from our memories the second they’re over — can turn out to be barn-burners as unforgettable as a good PTA speech.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

Sandberg, Dauberman and Butler work in a familiar kind of schlocky groove, delivering well-worn horror stereotypes we’ve already seen too many times, before upending the whole thing with wild surprises.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

In a single-star review, the Guardian's Benjamin Lee called the film "as dumb and schlocky as the worst of the genre, with lousy network TV effects, uninvolving action and unfunny and inelegant dialogue".

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024

In the absence of novelty, the franchise’s flaws — schlocky dialogue, uninspired CGI, paper-thin baddies — are glaring.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023

“I want to be able to just make people laugh through dance without it being too, like, honk, honk,” she told me, mimicking a schlocky comedian with an airhorn.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022