Oct
27
Jigsaw
Jigsaw is the 8th film in the torture porn Saw franchise and the first one in seven years. I can’t say I’ve missed the series and I can’t say this new one justifies the return. It’s the same as all … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Horror
Oct
19
Better Watch Out
Checked out another streaming rental (on iTunes) called Better Watch Out. It is advertised as a Christmas-based home invasion horror/suspense film and that’s more-or-less accurate… though the villain isn’t an Evil Santa as you might expect from the title. Like … Continue reading
Oct
18
Babysitter, The (2017)
Checked out the creatively titled Netflix original The Babysitter last night. To my surprise after watching it, I saw that it was directed by McG… oh how the marginal have fallen? Maybe… this isn’t his best film but it’s hardly … Continue reading
Oct
12
Happy Death Day
Checked out the new time loop horror movie Happy Death Day. By time loop movie, I mean a film that follows the tropes of Groundhog Day and similar movies and tv episodes that share the premise of a person reliving … Continue reading
Oct
11
Til Death Do Us Part
Another blind theater experience – Til Death Do You Part… about all I knew is that it has a mainly African-american cast and a title that suggests another domestic horror suspense movie. And it was…. a rather mediocre but not … Continue reading
Sep
30
Gerald’s Game
Gerald’s Game is a new Stephen King movie that premiered on Netflix Friday night. It’s based on one of his books that I thought was unfilmable when I read it 30 some years ago… but they pulled it off and … Continue reading
Sep
29
Flatliners (2017)
So they went and remade the movie Flatliners… which, if you have to remake a movie, that’s a good one. The original Flatliners was a better idea than it was a film. Both movies have the same plot – medical … Continue reading
Sep
23
Friend Request
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
Sep
08
It (2017)
So the latest (and first theatrical) adaptation of Stephen King’s It just came out and it’s a really, really solid and effective film. Based on roughly half of the novel, it follows a bunch of outcast “loser” kids as they … Continue reading
Aug
13
Annabelle: Creation
Annabelle: Awakening is the prequel to the movie Annabelle which was the prequel to the Conjuring movies… a prequel to a prequel. Who know that was a thing? The two Conjuring moves are quite good but Annabelle was quite bad. … Continue reading