Apocalypse Z (The Beginning of the End) is a Prime Video zombie flick from Spain. It’s a pretty standard zombie outbreak film that offers very little new… but what it does, it does well enough to get a solid recommendation. … Continue reading
Succubus is a weird mixture of trashy, sexy, sensual, surreal, icky, campy, and wired. I didn’t expect much going in… mainly maybe a little trashy fun, but honestly not a lot of hope for a good film. But I was … Continue reading
You wouldn’t think a movie starring Anna Kendrick being cast as the bachelorette on The Dating Game would fit so well into an October horror movie watchlist… but here we are. This basic premise hides the fact that bachelor #3 … Continue reading
So Donald Trump threatened to sue this movie because he says it’s election interference? But he didn’t threaten to sue a movie literally called Vindicating Trump? It’s almost like he attacks, attacks, attacks anything and lies about the reasons. So … Continue reading
Don’t believe the lies… I’m gonna try to be vague in this review, but the main take-away is that this isn’t horror, it’s science fiction. A particular brand of sci-fi that includes being a mystery thriller… but only tangentially/vaguely/conceptually horror. … Continue reading
Rez Ball opens with a first act so powerful I guess the only way to go was down. And while it’s a perfectly good sportsball movie, it never rises above that into a great one. But it’s good… a perfectly … Continue reading
Wolfs? Wolves? <deep breath> Ok… I won’t get pedantic. Anyhow, Wolves is a sassy cool lark for “they can do this in their sleep” cool guys Brad Pitt and George Clooney. They just had to show up and hope their … Continue reading
Robot Dreams is set in an alternate 1980s New York… you can tell it’s an alternate timeline because they have robots… and “they” are anthropomorphized animals. Presumably talking animals but the film only has a handful of spare words (plus … Continue reading
Reality Winner is the name of a person imprisoned after leaking classified documents to the media. Reality is the name of an excellent 2023 movie about her arrest, taken from interview transcripts of the event. Winner is this 2024 film … Continue reading
I rented this Chinese flick because it sounded like an inspiration story of self-improvement… and as I sat there on my Velcro seat, that was something I wanted to see. I also figured odds of it being a cringe-fest were … Continue reading