Maybe Not The Most Original, But Still Well Done (Spoilers) You really need to admire the resiliency of the slasher movies. Whenever it seems like the genre is on its last legs, something comes along to breathe new life into it. The audience is growing familiar with genre tropes, let’s have fun with that in …
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Knock On Any Door
It’s Kaitly Dever vs. the greys time (Spoilers) Brynn Adams (Kaitlyn Dever) is a young woman living by herself in this awesome looking, but isolated lake house. Brynn is a pariah in her hometown for reasons that gradually become clearer as the movie goes on. One night, Brynn wakes up and discovers that there’s an …
Where, oh where, has my review gone: The Nun II
Where, oh where, can it be? To see my review of The Nun II for MovieWeb, go here.
Where, oh where, has my review gone: The Flood
Where, oh where, can it be? The fact it took me until now to remember I wrote this review is a tip-off to the movie’s quality. Of course, if you still want to see my review of The Flood for MovieWeb, go here.
On The Rise
An Underrated Werewolf Movie (Spoilers) Bad Moon is a 1996 horror film written/directed by Eric Red and based on the novel Thor by Wayne Smith. The plot concerns Uncle Ted (Michael Pare), who decided to visit with his sister Janet (Mariel Hemingway) and nephew Brett (Mason Gamble). Thor is the family dog and the only one to realize …
Drac Pack Part 2
On the ocean, no one can hear you scream (Spoilers) Clemens (Corey Hawkins) is the most recent hire to the Demeter, a ship traveling from Romania to England. Other crew members include Captain Elliot (Liam Cunningham) and first mate Wojchek (David Dastmalchian). Eventually, Clemens discovers Anna (Aisling Franciosi) in the cargo hold, who alerts him …
Drac Pack Part 1
It’s Nick and Nick time in Renfield (Spoilers) Following the lead of Tod Browning’s Dracula, Robert Montague Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) is a solicitor who comes to the home of Count Dracula (Nicholas Cage) as part of a real estate deal, only to discover that his new client is a vampire. The film even includes footage …
Oogie Boogie
This one doesn’t gamble, however. (Spoilers) The Boogeyman is a film adaptation of the short story of the same name by Stephen King, originally published in Cavalier magazine and then collected in the anthology Night Shift. It concerns the mythological creature that’s haunted children in cultures all over the world. It has many names and is commonly believed to …
Where, oh where, has my review gone: Silver Bullet
Where, oh where, can it be? To see my review of Silver Bullet for MovieWeb, go here.
Ghostface Takes Manhattan
It was either this or going into space. (Spoilers) One year after the events of Scream (2022), Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera) is dealing with all sorts of problems. Unlike celebrity survivor Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Sam’s reputation is in the toilet due to an online rumor that she masterminded the killings in the last movie. Her relationship …