About the only thing I found interesting about this Swedish slasher is who the victims are. Instead of a camp full of teenagers, it’s a camp full of mid-tier corporate stooges… that’s different. But, um, doesn’t make it particularly good. … Continue reading
Unlike many, I actually thought The Exorcist: Believer was a pretty ok movie. But here comes When Evil Lurks to show it how to update the possession formula… and push the limits. It reminded me of No One Will Save … Continue reading
When I posted my rewatch review of Psycho, I banged on about Roger Ebert’s old adage that movies are machines for empathy. Never has that been more true than in The Royal Hotel… a movie that feels aimless and had … Continue reading
I’m pretty lukewarm on the V/H/S found footage franchise… and I found this latest entry a real mess. Like the rest of the series, it’s presented as a beaten up VHS tape on which various short horror stories are told, … Continue reading
Spring is about a young American who takes a break from his life in an extended vacation in Rome. He meets a beautiful, mysterious Italian girl who has an expansive, supernatural secret. Moorehead and Benson are working on a whole … Continue reading
I renewed Paramount+ for this? Well… I guess I can cancel and spend the next 30 days catching up on Star Trek: Lower Decks…. As a guy who loved Stephen King’s original novel and who also likes both film adaptations, … Continue reading
Totally Killer is a pretty fun mashup of multiple genres and multiple familiar movies… many of which it references directly. It’s a slasher comedy first but a pretty good time travel movie too. The flick stars Kiernan Shipka as a … Continue reading
The Exorcist: Believer is definitely a sequel to The Exorcist, but it may or may not be a sequel to the rest of the franchise. Since it’s a Blumhouse production directed by David Gordon Green, it could go either way. … Continue reading
I skipped this documentary back in 2019… not because of its gay text, but because I saw Nightmare on Elm Street 2 once on video back in 1985 and hated it. Not because I, as a clueless teen, saw some … Continue reading
Nowhere is another survival film… or maybe unlikely predicament film. I’m not sure if there’s an actual name for the sub-genre of these survival in unlikely circumstances movies. I think I’ll call them Predicament Films until I hear otherwise. Anyhoo, … Continue reading