[Review] BRAHMS: THE BOY II – Lifeless, Limp, and Lazy
Why do studios make sequels? The cynical among us, who have sat through too many sucky seconds in a series say it’s a cheap and easy way for the studios…
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[Review] Fantasy Island (2020)
For a movie set on a gorgeous tropical island where the host has guaranteed to make your greatest desire come true, Fantasy Island sure does start off in a dark…
[Review] GRETEL AND HANSEL – From Classic Fairy Tale to Modern Masterpiece
Hansel and Gretel is a classic fairy tale we all think we know. A brother and sister get lost in the woods. They get hungry. They find a house made…
[Review] The Turning Is A Confusing Stinkfest to the Very End
With most of the award season films already released and no real big money box office tent poles scheduled to come out until at least March, movie studios have always…
[Review] Exhilarating “Underwater” Leaves You Breathless
From the very opening credits, Underwater is an unnerving experience. Along with listing the cast and crew who made the movie, the credits are filled with news headlines and pull…
[Review] “The Grudge” Suffers From Its Own Curse
A police officer enters a home to find an elderly woman in the kitchen dripping blood from her mangled, fingerless hands. A few seconds later the cop almost falls into…
[Review] “Black Christmas” (2020): Fails to Deliver Horror Holiday Cheer
There are many reasons a person goes to see a horror movie. They want to be scared. They want to be thrilled. They want to be grossed out. Above all,…
[Review] “Lost Gully Road” is a Dead End
Not every horror movie needs to be a gore-filled, action-packed thrill ride; there’s a lot to be said for films that take the time to develop strong characters and build…
[Review] “Red Handed” Drops the Ball
On the surface, Red Handed is the story of three estranged brothers whose trip to spread their dad’s ashes along the supposedly spooky Sazerac River gets derailed by a weird…
[Review] Doctor Sleep Celebrates Kubrick As Well As King
First, let’s set aside that old movie fan trope about the novel being better than the book, or vice versa, that gets dusted off every time the “Based on a…
[Review] Marla Mae Massively Misses the Mark
The idea, at least on paper, is terrifying. A woman, Marla Mae (Lisa van Dam-Bates), who has always wanted an IUD (intrauterine device) but for some reason has never gone…
[Review] Countdown – Keeps You Guessing When It Will End
It must have sounded great in the pitch meeting: It’s about an app you download to your phone that tells you how long you have to live. For most people…
[Review] Haunt – an Ambitious Haunted House Scarefest from Beck and Woods
It’s easy to see why a horror movie maker might want to set his story in a carnival haunted house: The jump scares come virtually prepackaged. If it’s a gag…
[Review] Zombieland: Double Tap Offers Up Gallons of Guts & Guffaws
Sequels can be such a crapshoot. The good ones take a story you already love and advance it in new and interesting ways. The bad ones simply rehash the original…
[Review] Pumpkins Showcases Potential of Filmmaker Metheringham
Directed by Maria Lee Metheringham, Pumpkins is a fun little movie. It’s not very scary, mind you, but there’s something special about it, something in the DIY ethics you feel…