Having just watched the original Austrian Goodnight Mommy, I went into the American remake hoping it was better than the ratings suggest. And what I got was a defanged, sanitized, and far more mainstream version of the same plot… but … Continue reading
The Summoned is about a young couple, he a regular auto mechanic, she an up-and-coming star, who are invited to an exclusive therapy clinic in the middle of nowhere. Other rich and famous folk show up and soon the mechanic … Continue reading
They/Them is a movie that can’t pick a lane and winds up swerving all over the road, running everyone into a ditch, and satisfyingly no one. I think they had a good idea… a twist on the old-fashioned summer camp … Continue reading
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn is the fourth film in this franchise and you can draw a line graph in quality that you could ski down. Part 1 was better than 2, part 3 was worse than 2… but part 4 makes … Continue reading
I’d heard Ti West was working on a sequel to his movie X (which I wasn’t a huge fan of). I went to see this one in total ignorance, not even realizing it was a Ti West film. And then … Continue reading
It kind of breaks my heart to give this such an average score. I was really digging this film’s actorly vibe, enjoying the slow crepe towards whatever reveal it was aiming for. And then… it just just kept creeping and, … Continue reading
Barbarian is a particularly bad title for a particularly great horror film. I didn’t see a trailer, didn’t even know the premise, the decade, or anything other than it being in the horror genre. And I loved the build up … Continue reading
Rented this one hoping for some gold old fashioned craft-iness mixed with sorority secret society scares. I guess it’s got a tiny bit of those things but mainly its got no budget and no particularly artistic eye with the budget … Continue reading
Technically, The Invitation is a little hard to talk about without spoilers… the movie’s structure is obviously hiding something. But the trailers already spoil everything… so thanks advertising department. So I’ll go ahead and spoil it too, I guess (starting … Continue reading
Glorious is a Shudder original movie I was rooting for. A wonderfully creative and down-‘n-dirty use of a low budget single location that saves them the money to hire the voice of JK Simmons. That’s smart… and I dig the … Continue reading