Of all the reasons to rent what looks like Generic Zombie Movie #583, it being almost two hours long is one of the stranger ones. But, yeah, here’s another zombie movie that doesn’t sound like it’s moving the needle, but … Continue reading
Clown in a Cornfield begs the question: where are the scarecrows? Are they going to bring this up in the next meeting of Horror Icons Anonymous? I think the clowns co-opting the cornfields is reason for a dialog – even … Continue reading
I figured I was designed to enjoy this film… or any flick involving the mystical magical act of sleep that so often eludes me. So what a disappointment I bounced off this one hard. It’s a South Korean film about … Continue reading
Hot take incoming given this film’s Letterboxd average and the reputation of its director, but I didn’t have any feelings for this one at all. Didn’t hate it, was a little hum-drum but not aggressively so. It just kind of … Continue reading
Rosario is a horror movie you’ve seen before, though perhaps different in its Hispanic representation. Though with dark religious representation like this, maybe we should just leave the possession to the Catholics. A Mexican-American professional gets a call that her … Continue reading
Until Dawn is based on a PlayStation story-driven video game that borrows its story and characters from slasher films. So making a movie based on a video game based on horror movies seems pretty circular. So they compromised and made … Continue reading
I’m sad to damn this ambitious horror film with faint praise because it comes off like yet another generic PG13 horror flick… you know the ones I’m talking about. But it goes all serpentine and gets enough right to settle … Continue reading
The Ugly Stepsister is a Norwegian language retelling of the Cinderella story from the ugly stepsister’s POV. And when the call for actresses to play the ugly stepsister goes out, that must be a tough decision to show up for … Continue reading
Sinners is a curious movie that wants to be about two different things mashed into a depiction of the dirty south. It isn’t just a movie about the blues (which it is) but it’s also a southern gothic horror. The … Continue reading
825 Forest Road is a frustrating film. On the one hand, it knows that fear is best expressed as a lurking dread rather than cheap jump scares. On the other hand, it’s incredibly poorly written full of “What?!” moments where … Continue reading