Reviews
The House That Jack Built (Director’s Cut) is 2018’s Best Movie, Period
On Wednesday, Nov. 28, IFC held a special one-night screening of the director’s cut of The House That Jack Built at select venues across America. It’s the exact same print that made people at Cannes v...
Something Wicked This Way Comes Doesn’t Hold Up to the Test of Time [Retrospective]
Something Wicked this way Comes tells the story of two young boys who are thrilled to learn that a traveling carnival has set up shop in their sleepy town. It offers an assortment of rides and attract...
After 40 Years, The Toolbox Murders (1978) is Still Slow and Dull [Retrospective]
The Toolbox Murders (1978) was highly controversial at the time of its release and forty years later, it remains a topic of discussion for a number of reasons. Phil Donahue even weighed in on the flic...
Back to the ’80s: The Seventh Sign
Welcome to Back to the ’80s. This recurring feature aims to take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly from horror’s most beloved decade. Regardless of which category a particular film falls under...
Five Years On, Evil Dead (2013) is Still a Visceral and Intelligent Reboot [Retrospective]
Evil Dead (2013) follows Mia, a heroine addict who is attempting to kick her habit cold turkey. She and her best friends have holed up in a cabin in the woods so that Mia can safely detox from her dru...
The Evil Dead is a Low Budget Masterpiece
Ash, his girlfriend, and a couple of their buddies trek to a cabin in the woods for a break from the pressures of school, studying, and day-to-day life. Shortly after, the friends arrive at their dest...
Ice Nine Kills Has The Cure For Post Halloween Blues
Are you feeling the post-Halloween blues? I think all of us horrorphiles are. People are talking about the upcoming Christmas holiday, whereas I am in the process of planning next Halloween’s wicked f...
In A Stranger’s House is an Effective, Impressive Little Chiller [Review]
Found footage has kind of had its day, but the format remains an easy option for anxious indie filmmakers eager to make something without the means necessary (or the financial support) to do so. Take ...
Lasso is Sporadically Entertaining and Gory AF [Review]
Lasso takes place somewhere no horror movie in recent memory has dared set foot: the rodeo. It begins, somewhat disconcertingly, with a young woman waking up to find herself chained to a radiator. Bot...
