Reviews
American Fright Fest is Exactly What It Sounds Like [Frightfest 2018 Review]
Some movies instantly connect. Some movies work their way into your rotation before the first viewing has even concluded (personal examples include but aren’t limited to; Green Room, Tragedy Gir...
Dead Night is Unpredictable and Spooky [DVD Review]
Dead Night tells the story of a mother and her family trekking to the Oregon wilderness as a last ditch effort to treat her husband’s cancer through new age healing methods. Rather than the peac...
She Could Fly #3 Soars Higher, Dips Lower [Review]
“Chekhov’s gun” is a storytelling rules: If a writer introduces a gun in the first act, it’s going to go off in the second. She Could Fly has skirted around violence while promising the possibility so...
Found Footage 3D is a Meta Take on the Subgenre [Blu-Ray Review]
Found Footage 3D follows a group of friends setting out to make the first found footage horror film in 3D. Naturally, the aspiring filmmakers throw caution to the wind and elect to shoot their flick i...
Heretiks is Spooky, Nun-Based Horror [Frightfest Review]
Following the lively, train-set werewolf movie Howl, comes another H-word flick from British filmmaker Paul Hyett in the form of Heretiks. Bravely, in a year that’s set to give us the hugely ant...
Truth or Dare (2017) Is a Bloody Good Time [Review]
We all remember playing truth or dare in our awkward teenage years. Sweating uncontrollably when it was your turn. You were reluctant to pick dare because you were at the mercy of whatever twisted ide...
The Nun Highlights The Limitations Of The Conjuring Universe [Review]
Before we get to the verdict The Nun, let’s start with a little backstory: Back in 2015, a then-unknown filmmaker named Corin Hardy burst onto the scene with a nifty little creature feature call...
Ravers is Loaded With Heart, DIY Spirit, Bad Dance Music [Frightfest 2018 Review]
Ravers took four years to complete, which means that even when its seams start to show, the film is charming in a sweetly D.I.Y kind of way. It mattered so much to everyone involved that they schleppe...
Hereditary is a Strikingly Accurate Comment on the Destructive Power of Grief
I passed on checking out Hereditary during its theatrical run so I would be afforded the luxury of taking a break if things got too intense. And I’m glad I did. It’s a beautiful film but i...
