Reviews
Back to the ‘80s: Halloween 4 and 5
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 particul...
A Quiet Place is Unbearably Suspenseful! [Blu-Ray Review]
The skeletal outline of A Quiet place reminds me a little bit of A Nightmare on Elm Street in the sense that it pits people against an adversary that preys on one of our basic...
Graphic Novel Review: The Most Disturbing Part of Alisik is Its Sexualization of Teenage Girls
The first volume of Alisik opens with the lead character, a teenage girl, asking the reader, “Do you believe in love at first sight?” She says, but, “There’s one problem. I...
Season Two of The Handmaid’s Tale is Unrelenting Drama and Suspense
If somehow you have not watched The Handmaid’s Tale, make sure your subscription to Hulu is up-to-date and begin watching immediately. That is to say if you enjoy suspense. If you enjoy horror....
Big Legend is More Like Big Meh [Review]
Big Legend, written and directed by Justin Lee and released by Papa Octopus Productions, is a survival film that features Bigfoot. The lead character, former Army Ranger Tyler (Kevin Makely), takes hi...
Who’s Watching Oliver is a Sobering Character Study [Review]
I have only seen a few movies that have stuck with me way after the credits rolled. The kind of film where you weren’t sure what you had just witnessed and why it had elicited such a strong res...
Another WolfCop is a Howling Good Time! [DVD Review]
Another WolfCop sees Lou Garou back for another round of alcohol-induced, lycanthropic crime fighting. Limbs will fly and arterial spray is the order of the day. In this second outing, Lou a...
The First Purge Is Violently Topical [Review]
The Purge is a killer concept for a horror movie, but even the most optimistic pundit couldn’t have predicted just how quickly it would take off. We’ve had four movies in five years, with ...
Comic Review: Buffy Season 12: The Reckoning #1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is back for its final comic book season. The end is bittersweet. While everything is clearly planned, it feels more like a cancellation, given that this new “season...