The latest remake of The Mummy (staring Tom Cruise as not-the-mummy) is also the latest attempt to launch a Universal Monsters cinematic universe (previously attempted and failed with the NOT-starring-tom-cruise Dracula Untold). This new movie is not an auspicious start … Continue reading
So, there’s this French indie horror film called Raw that made the festival circuit rounds that was so horrific, so gory, that people were fainting in the audience. Don’t believe the lies – this is a kind of unsettling horror … Continue reading
Alien: Covenant is easily the third best movie in the rocky Alien franchise (which definitely includes Prometheus and arguably contains the Alien vs. Predator movies). Saying it’s third best is kind of damning with faint praise given that the only … Continue reading
Checked out the new movie called Phoenix Forgotten, a flick I’d only seen a poster for so I was kind of upbeat about going in cold. And it’s yet another found footage horror movie. The story is based around the … Continue reading
To all throw-back 80s horror fans, watched a new flick called The Void (on iTunes, limited theatrical release) which is very much inspired by flicks of that decade. Basic premise: a group of people are trapped in a hospital by … Continue reading
Life is the new sci-fi/horror film about astronauts investigating a life form brought back from Mars. Predictably, things don’t go well. Unpredictably, the movie takes itself very seriously and has a mind towards real science. Unfortunately, it doesn’t realize it’s … Continue reading
The Belko Experiment is the other new movie released this weekend – call it major hail-Mary counter-programming to Beauty and the Beast. It’s got a premise that’s devious and sick and could make for a good movie… American workers at … Continue reading
The Girl with All the Gifts was a great novel that has been turned into a good film. Just released on streaming with a limited theatrical release, this is 50% a great film and 50% a good one – the … Continue reading
Checked out an early showing of Get Out, the new horror suspense paranoia thriller by Jordan Peele of Key and Peele fame. Yes, the comedian wrote and directed (but did not star in) his first film – a ‘black’ horror … Continue reading
A Cure for Wellness is a new psychological suspense film that is overly long, predictable, tedious, and a real waste of time. If you want an idea of what the movie is, if you saw Shutter Island, you can pretty … Continue reading