Oct
19
Mads
Mads is a simulated single-take French horror film (on Shudder) and If I were rating it only on its technical prowess, it’d get a much better rating. But rating it on how it fills its time as a one shot … Continue reading
Oct
19
Outside
Outside is a Filipino Netflix family drama zombie horror film… and it really needed one of those descriptors removed to make this 2hr 20min flick work. Yes… another 2+ hour horror film… some work, others don’t. Guess which one this … Continue reading
Oct
17
Smile 2
I didn’t think much of the first Smile… called it a movie that borrowed from other better – and worse – movies while seeming like they thought they’d hit on something original. It wasn’t bad necessarily but it was so … Continue reading
Oct
17
Amber Alert (2024)
Amber Alert is a thriller that director Kerry Bellessa kind of made already back in 2012. The earlier Amber Alert, which I haven’t seen, is a low budget found footage pic where this new one clearly had a much higher … Continue reading
Oct
15
Beezel
Beezel is a horror flick with a very strong start. So strong, I marvel at how it all goes wrong. The flick is about an average house and the infestation of witch it has in the basement. It follows various … Continue reading
Oct
15
Forge, The
The Forge is a faith-based film that has stuck around for a long time in theaters… and it came out on paid streaming recently. I figured I’d catch up to it at home (when it hits a reasonable price)… but … Continue reading
Oct
14
Last Straw
Last Straw is a home invasion thriller set in a diner… so a diner invasion thriller? Not sure that’s a subgenre… but anyway, it starts out strong and then makes a script blunder and just barely recovers. It’s about a … Continue reading
Oct
13
Apprentice, The
So Donald Trump threatened to sue this movie because he says it’s election interference? But he didn’t threaten to sue a movie literally called Vindicating Trump? It’s almost like he attacks, attacks, attacks anything and lies about the reasons. So … Continue reading
Oct
12
Caddo Lake
Don’t believe the lies… I’m gonna try to be vague in this review, but the main take-away is that this isn’t horror, it’s science fiction. A particular brand of sci-fi that includes being a mystery thriller… but only tangentially/vaguely/conceptually horror. … Continue reading
Oct
12
Mr. Crocket
Mr. Crocket has the smell of an old creepy pasta story… one that was already turned into a tv series called Channel Zero: Candle Cove. The idea of a half-remembered children’s tv show that was just a little off kilter … Continue reading