Reviews
Dreamland Suffocates Under Its Delusions of Grandeur [Review]
Dreamland is the latest offering from beloved Canadian director Bruce McDonald, of fan favorite Pontypool and, more recently, the delightfully festive yet divisive Hellions, fame. The movie’s s...
Becky is Kevin James Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before [Review]
With Becky, comedic actor Kevin James seeks to follow in the footsteps of his long-time chum Adam Sandler by proving he, too, can do dark, difficult, and deep. As the gnarly trailer for the movie sugg...
Creepshow: Season One [Blu-ray Review]
Shudder’s Creepshow is a welcome companion to the two the two Creepshow feature films brought to us by George Romero and Stephen King (the less said about the rightfully mali...
The Butcher of Paris #5 “Beating Chance” [Comic Review]
The Butcher of Paris #5 “Beating Chance” closes out the series with a whimper. Writer Stephanie Phillips and artist Dean Kotz have great intentions. They’re putting a much needed ...
Sequelland: A Story of Dreams of Screams [Book Review]
Randy Meeks says, “Sequels suck” in Scream 2, which is ironically a good sequel. He sparks a debate in his film class with the students trying to come up with examples of good second ent...
The Dead Lands is the Māori Buddy Cop Horror You Didn’t Know You Needed [Series Review]
The Dead Lands has a brilliant premise. Waka (Te Kohe Tuhaka) is a Māori warrior, notorious for his ruthlessness. He’s lived a life without honor but has conquered much of the lands surro...
Jumbo Can’t Sustain The Momentum of its Carnival Ride [Chattanooga FF Review]
Zoé Wittock’s Jumbo is a movie that defies any easy characterization, and is at alternating turns an outsider coming of age narrative, a family melodrama, and a visually lush tale of first ...
The Pandemic Anthology is Horror Spiked with Much Needed Humor [Chattanooga FF Review]
In lieu of the world crumbling into a glorified dumpster fire, it’s hard to not be scared. Look, we are in the middle of a pandemic, there is no getting around that. You can’t turn on your...
Skull: The Mask is Nasty, B-Movie Fun [Chattanooga FF Review]
In the scene that best captures the essence of Brazilian slasher film Skull: The Mask, a monster (Rurik Jr.) stalks toward a priest (Ricardo Gelli). The priest backs toward a crucifix. He takes Christ...