I haven’t seen a lot of Argento’s work and certainly only one of his most recent attempts (but, shhh, if you talk about Dracula 3D, shitty CGI bats will come eat you up). So I was skeptical about Dark Glasses, … Continue reading
Piggy tells the story of an overweight teen girl who is ruthlessly mocked by her bullies and constantly judged – whether cruelly or dismissively – by the adults in her life. When she sees a couple of her bullies kidnapped … Continue reading
Saloum follows a trio of mercenaries fleeing an African conflict. They hide out on a region called Saloum and quickly discover there are evil spirits about. Lots of opportunity here to tell a unique story in a unique setting… but … Continue reading
The Curse of Bridge Hollow is a Disney Channel-like film on Netflix. It’s a PG kids Halloween film in the vein of Goosebumps, Hocus Pocus, and a bunch of similar children’s flicks. No crime there. Or at least not one … Continue reading
Vesper is a lovely little fungal science fiction film with confidence, sensitivity, and intelligence. I appreciate its ability to just let your live in its mycelia dreamscape/nightmare without over-explanation or over-exposition. There is a text crawl at the start of … Continue reading
Significant Others is a sci-fi/thriller/horror flick about a couple who go on a hiking trip in the Pacific Northwest. Only something isn’t quite right with the woods. Something eerie, something out-of-place. The first half of this movie is a very … Continue reading
I think Halloween Ends will be the most polarizing and divisive film in this entire crazy franchise. And I suspect I’m going to be an odd man out for giving it that crazy high a score. I was sitting in … Continue reading
The Sound of 007 is a documentary about the songs and scores of the James Bond franchise over the past 60 years. My first instinct was to be above a bunch of navel gazing at the classic Bond theme… but … Continue reading
Grimcutty is a pretty bad and unintentionally laughable Hulu original horror flick… but it’s got a certain something that rings my bell. It’s a flick about creepypasta/urban legends/internet folklore which I find interesting, even fascinating. This is hardly the first … Continue reading
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon is about a young woman who comes to her senses in a strait jacket in a psychiatric ward. She uses psychic powers to escape into the wilds of downtown New Orleans where she gets … Continue reading