Went to see the new horror movie Countdown, a lazy amalgamation of better (and worse) movies like The Ring, Final Destination, Nerve, and Unfriended. There’s no reason this movie should be any good… and the critical response has lived up … Continue reading
The new suspense/horror film Escape Room is the first theatrical release of 2019… and it manages to be not so bad. Usually the first release of the year is a bad horror movie that couldn’t hack it over the holidays. … Continue reading
Also checked out Searching, the new film about a regular dad whose teen daughter has gone missing and his efforts to help the cops find her. The film is told from the POV of his computer, similar to recent horror … Continue reading
Also caught Slender Man, the new horror movie based on the Internet creepypasta. Creepypasta, if you didn’t know, is a type of crowd-share internet story designed to creep you out. Slender Man is one of the stories, a modern bit … Continue reading
Had a very curious experience watching the new horror movie sequel Unfriended: Dark Web. Unfriended was a decent little horror movie from a couple years ago that was told from the perspective of someone’s monitor during an extended Skype chat. … Continue reading
So, based on the recommendation, I watched a 1992 BBC produced Halloween special Ghostwatch. Playing like a real news investigation with at least some British news people, it tells the story of a haunted house, allegedly in real-time. The film … Continue reading
Caught the latest horror flick Friend Request which is not the same as the movie Unfriended though you would be forgiven for confusing them by name. But this is a more traditional flick than Unfriended… even if both are warning … Continue reading
Caught another obscure indie flick at the theater today – Ingrid Goes West, starring Aubrey Plaza and that’s all I knew going in. I dig Aubrey Plaza so figured it was worth the risk for whatever the flick was. … Continue reading
Checked out the new movie Nerve which opens, somewhat inexplicably, on Wednesday and had early Tuesday evening showings (when the local theater has “guest appreciation” ticket prices so, hey, cheap tickets!). This is the new movie about people playing an … Continue reading
Unfriended is a new horror flick shot completely from the perspective of a single computer screen during an 82 minute Skype video chat (with the additional appearance of YouTube, Facebook, ChatRoulette, Spotify, and other software and services). It’s the one … Continue reading