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 …

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 …

The good, the bad, and the guy with the gun

A look back at the earlier Evil Dead films (Spoilers) With Evil Dead Rise right around the corner, I thought it was time to rewatch what’s come before—at least in terms of the films. I wanted to hold off on watching the tv show until another time because I wanted to finish my first draft by the …

What did you do in quarantine?

Well, I’ve given up on not mentioning the pandemic (Spoilers) Two best friends, Parker Mason (Gideon Adlon) and Miri Woodlow (Bethlehem Milion), have decided to do their COVID-19 quarantining at this gorgeous lake house. From their first scene, it’s apparent that Parker and Miri have very different ideas regarding safety precautions. Miri’s all about wearing …

Titanium

Meet the latest horror/gay icon (Spoilers) Gemma (Allison Williams) is a roboticist working at Funki designing toys. When her sister and brother-in-law die in a car accident, Gemma takes guardianship of her young niece Cady (Violet McGraw). Since Gemma, in her own words, doesn’t “even take care of her own plants,” she ends up turning …

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