Having not watched any trailers, it turns out re-watching the original 1992 Candyman in advance of this new film was a wise decision. The new Candyman is a direct sequel to the original film… another one of those sequels that … Continue reading
Here’s a refreshing film… an actually scary, mysterious, and thrilling horror movie. It shouldn’t be hard… but apparently it is. And it’s in a sub-genre of horror that contains some of the most trite examples of horror movies, some of … Continue reading
If you’d revealed to me this was Neil Blomkamp joint after I saw it, I wouldn’t believe you. I’ve found his movies not exactly perfect over the years but certainly capable at the least. But Demonic just seems like an … Continue reading
I rather liked the first Don’t Breath film but never thought there was a need for a sequel. But here we are. And it’s not a complete disaster… though perhaps it makes some story decisions that some might find… controversial. … Continue reading
You’d think a movie about blood-sucking locusts would be a fun (or insufferable) B movie. But, no, leave it to the French to give us a story about a struggling small business owner with family drama who is trying her … Continue reading
The Retreat is a movie that suffers from the weird decision to film it in the dark. The movie has long sequences at night (or inside without lights) that are so black I could barely see anything at all. This … Continue reading
When I heard the premise of this movie, I thought it could be good pulpy fun… maybe a little campy, maybe deadly serious. And I got one of those two things and, for awhile, the movie is fairly decent. But … Continue reading
Time to play our favorite M. Night Shyamalan game: Which Night are we gonna get? The one with assured direction, thoughtful dialog, and inventive stories? Or the one with tin-eared dialog, inexplicably bad acting, and a ham-fisted story? I mean… … Continue reading
Deeply unsettling and somewhat transgressive is how I’d describe this movie. It plays in the same themes and ideas of other films in a sub-genre I call the domestic thriller or horror. Movies where the average everyday people in your … Continue reading
To crib from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this movie is hereby subtitled, “Pigging out at the All-You-Can-Eat Moron Bar.” Which is kind of sad since I thought everything that happens up to the first shark attack is pretty good. Decent … Continue reading