Midsommar is the second film by Ari Astor who made a big splash with his first cerebral/weird horror flick Hereditary last year. Hereditary was an acquired taste, a slow burn, a moody art house horror flick with a freak-out ending. … Continue reading
Checked out the new suspense/thriller/domestic horror movie Ma… I’ve decided the subgrene of suspense/horror flicks is “domestic horror”… as in what average everyday person in your life could turn out to be a psychotic stalker killer who will cut your … Continue reading
Also checked out the new suspense / domestic horror movie The Intruder. This is in that long of chain of movies where regular people are confronted with the evil of A) the nanny, B) the neighbor, C) the neighborhood cop, … Continue reading
Finally finished the new Netflix original movie Triple Frontier. This is a tough-guy action flick with an interesting cast. While not the best movie, easily one of their better Netflix originals. I mean, it’s no Cloverfield Paradox! :-p So … Continue reading
Checked out Jordan Peele’s latest film Us. This is his follow-up to the very good to great Get Out. It’s also a horror/suspense film but more than “just” a horror film, though on a different social message level than Get … Continue reading
Checked out the positively confounding sci-fi paranoia political thriller (I guess) Captive State this weekend. I’d only seen one trailer for this one and it’s coming out in the shadow of the latest Marvel blockbuster so it doesn’t seem they … Continue reading
The new suspense/horror film Escape Room is the first theatrical release of 2019… and it manages to be not so bad. Usually the first release of the year is a bad horror movie that couldn’t hack it over the holidays. … Continue reading
Checked out the new Netflix original horror flick Bird Box. This is a movie that’s being compared as an also-ran to the excellent A Quiet Place because one movie is about being very quiet around an invading alien force and … Continue reading
Also saw the new cold war inspired / 90s era throwback submarine action thriller Hunter Killer. This is a movie with very bad reviews and very bad marketing that I think is a victim of low expectations and an easy … Continue reading
Checked out the new twisty crime drama Bad Times at the El Royale. I might be the only person that did based on bad box office this weekend. Apparently Fox continues to half-heartedly market things, what with them being bought … Continue reading