Oct
19
Mads
Mads is a simulated single-take French horror film (on Shudder) and If I were rating it only on its technical prowess, it’d get a much better rating. But rating it on how it fills its time as a one shot … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Horror
Oct
19
Outside
Outside is a Filipino Netflix family drama zombie horror film… and it really needed one of those descriptors removed to make this 2hr 20min flick work. Yes… another 2+ hour horror film… some work, others don’t. Guess which one this … Continue reading
Oct
17
Smile 2
I didn’t think much of the first Smile… called it a movie that borrowed from other better – and worse – movies while seeming like they thought they’d hit on something original. It wasn’t bad necessarily but it was so … Continue reading
Oct
12
Mr. Crocket
Mr. Crocket has the smell of an old creepy pasta story… one that was already turned into a tv series called Channel Zero: Candle Cove. The idea of a half-remembered children’s tv show that was just a little off kilter … Continue reading
Oct
11
Terrifier 3
Well, I doubt anyone is gonna be watching this one who didn’t know what they were signing up for. If the axe-wielding killer clown without a dental plan doesn’t rat them out, the title Terrifier aught to get the point … Continue reading
Oct
09
House of Spoils
As a film about a chef trying her best to succeed, this is a good film. As a spooky film about a chef in a haunted kitchen, it’s a little less so. As a story that eventually leans into a … Continue reading
Oct
07
Hold Your Breath
Hold Your Breath is a generic title for a movie with an interesting, unique, and rarely mentioned time in American history… and with (the potential for) a unique villain <glances suspiciously at the dust I haven’t cleaned off my tv … Continue reading
Oct
05
Platform 2, The
For the first half of Platform 2, I was wondering what all the negativity was about. I kind of loved the first film for its simple social metaphor. It was a Twilight Zone / Black Mirror type message film but … Continue reading
Oct
05
V/H/S Beyond
V/H/S/Beyond is like all of the other V/H/S films… a mixed bag. Some good shorts, some bad… too many in the bad camp this late in the franchise’s life, honestly. In this case, the theme of the shorts is UFOs … Continue reading
Oct
04
Salem’s Lot (2024)
I read Salem’s Lot back in the 80s or 90s. It’s very early Stephen King and I guess it wasn’t bad, but it was kind of unmemorable too. In fact, it’s so unmemorable, I totally forgot there was a 3 … Continue reading