Reviews
Second Opinion: Downrange Is A Gory, Action-Packed Blast
2012’s No One Lives was the fun, gory surprise featuring an ex-WWE Superstar nobody saw coming. All eyes were on Japanese filmmaker Ryûhei Kitamura to see whether he’d top it. Althoug...
Mosquito is a Shameless, Goofy Good Time
If there’s one low budget monster movie that people my age tend to remember, even if they’re not necessarily horror fans, it’s Mosquito. I can’t really fathom why that is, ...
Downrange’s Simple Premise Leads to a Simply Bad Film [Review]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Six stunningly attractive but vapid teenagers are driving through the middle of nowhere when they’re stopped by unexpected car trouble. In the ca...
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Actually Isn’t a Bad Film: Here’s Why!
Every once in a great while, a horror film is released that is universally embraced by fans from all walks of life. From the superb writing, visionary direction and stellar acting, it become...
Blu-Ray Review: Flowers in the Attic (U.K. Release)
A special treat was released in March for those fond of Jeffrey Bloom’s 1987 adaptation of Flowers in the Attic. At least, for fans living in the United Kingdom. Arrow Films has distribute...
Corbin Nash arrives D.O.A. to V.O.D. [Review]
While watching Corbin Nash, I couldn’t help but think about this one article Roger Ebert wrote about how painful it is to review bad movies for a living. At the time, I thought it...
Ghost Stories Relies on Jump Scares to Spice Up a Preachy, Boring Riff on Dickens
Ghost Stories follows Professor Phillip Goodman (Andy Nyman), an atheist who has dedicated his life to debunking paranormal phenomenon. His hero, Dr. Charles Cameron, had done similar work before...
Season Two of The Handmaid’s Tale Delivers on Suspense and Substance
Freedom is fleeting. The first three episodes from the second season of The Handmaid’s Tale continue the story of June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss). Opening the first episode is a harrowing sequenc...
Truth Or Dare Is An Utterly Inoffensive Slasher/Teen Drama
The Blumhouse model is genius. There’s no arguing with close to $200 million worldwide off an $11,000 budget (Paranormal Activity). And when it works, as with last year’s Happy Death Day, ...