The writer of
Superhero Movie just wrote
Chernobyl, one of the most thoughtful TV shows in ages, and one of the two dudes behind
Movie 43 just directed a Best Picture-winning movie, so sure, why shouldn't the director of
The Help, Tate Taylor, transition over into directing micro-budget trashy horror movies like
Ma? Taylor hopping into this genre of filmmaking produces a feature that's honestly average in most regards but does produce its share of fun off-kilter moments. Whenever it dares to get strange and messed up,
Ma does have a spark of life to it, even if most of it tends to be more rudimentary than disturbing.
