All Movie Reviews
Sympathy for the Devil Will Make You Carsick [Review]
Even a bad Nic Cage movie is still a good Nic Cage movie. Such is the case with Sympathy for the Devil, a completely useless, plodding non-entity of a film masquerading as a thriller in which the prem...
Quicksand is a Ruthlessly Efficient Single-Location Thriller [Review]
When we were kids, quicksand seemed like an actual problem we’d have to contend with as adults and, in a way, it’s kind of disappointing that it isn’t. The quicksand featured in Quicksand, a slick, hi...
‘Silent Rage’ is Equal Parts Fun and Scary [The Rabid Dog’s House]
The Rabid Dog’s House is a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where contributor Justin Steele uncovers hidden gems, lost classics, and overlooked indie offerings with a little bite. Flying solo or wit...
Why ‘Assault on Precinct 13’ is a Classic Horror Movie (Without Actually *Being* a Horror Movie)
Assault on Precinct 13 is John Carpenter’s sophomore effort. Before this, his only feature film had been Dark Star, co-written and co-starring Dan O’Bannon. Yet even though Dark Star surely has its me...
Fall into Darkness Lands Strong with Nostalgic ’90s Thrills [The Rabid Dog’s House]
The Rabid Dog’s House is a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where contributor Justin Steele uncovers hidden gems, lost classics, and overlooked indie offerings with a little bite. Flying solo or wit...
‘Brooklyn 45’ is Strongest in Its Quietest Moments [Review]
Sometimes, all you need for a film to work is to put a group of great actors in a room together and let them do their thing. Such is the case with Brooklyn 45, the latest feature from writer-director ...
Killer Kites is So Much Better Than It Has Any Right to Be [Review]
With a title like Killer Kites, you know exactly what you’re in for–especially if you’ve seen the delightfully unhinged trailer. This is the kind of wacky, no-holds-barred, zero-budget horror movie th...
‘The Serpent and the Rainbow’ is Wes Craven’s Most Underrated Movie
The Serpent and the Rainbow is based on anthropologist Wade Davis’ autobiography and as a result, claims to be entirely true. Whether it is or not doesn’t really matter because it makes for one ...
The Wrath of Becky is a Brutally Incisive Sequel [Review]
Becky, released in 2020, was a surprisingly gnarly little thriller about a young girl whose home is besieged by neo-Nazis and, rather than just succumbing to them, she fights back with everything she’...