
Review: Escape Room – Tournament of Champions
effects, snappy pacing and genuinely engaging characters you wanted to see survive. It was perhaps lost in discussions of recent horror successes under the fawning praise for the Jordan Peeles and Ari Asters of the world, but it definitely deserves more attention. It ends with an extremely blatant bit of sequel bait, something that – done poorly – can seem obnoxiously self-assured or if attached to a complete bomb that never gets a follow-up, accidentally hilarious (hello, Dark Universe). But this film’s sequel hook was exciting and made me earnestly look forward to a potential second entry. And after the slight disappointment that was “Spiral” earlier this year, it made me look forward to this puzzle-heavy serialized horror sequel all the more. And unlike that film, “Escape Room: Tournament of Champions” largely delivers on its promise. Continue reading Review: Escape Room – Tournament of Champions