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‘Prey’ Movie Review
Prey, which takes place a few hundred years before the events of Predator, follows a Comanche girl named Naru (Amber Midthunder) who is in constant competition with her brother Taabe (Dakota Beavers). Both are incredibly skilled hunters, but of course, Naru isn’t given the same credit as her male peers. But when a Predator (Dane DiLiegro) lands in their territory, Naru is finally given the chance to show just how good of a hunter she is.
Will LasleyPublished 2 years ago in Horror Glorious: A Review
Have you ever wondered what a conversation would be like with a god trapped in a stall in a dirty rest stop bathroom? Yeah, me neither. Nonetheless, this is what director Rebekah McKendry explores in Glorious–a horror flick whose subgenre I simply can’t decide. Is it a creature feature? If you consider the god “Ghat” a creature then yes, however you only ever see his floating gelatinous ass. Is it psychological thriller? For the main character Wes, maybe, but mostly just confusing for the viewer. So how can I describe this film?
Breanna LudemanPublished 2 years ago in HorrorWhat does 'Men' want?
Alex Garland's (Annihilation, Ex-Machina) Men is a 2022 folk horror movie that tells the story of Harper, played by Jessie Buckley (Fargo, I'm Thinking of Ending Things,) who takes a vacation to the English countryside after the death of her estranged husband, James (Paapa Essiedu), and is stalked and tormented by the men of the nearby village, all played by Rory Kinnear (Our Flag Means Death, Black Mirror.)
Emily MikkelsenPublished 2 years ago in HorrorThe Bad Seed (1956)
If, as Hillary Clinton once observed, it "takes a village to raise a child," then it must take an Act of God, in the form of a well-timed lightning bolt, to kill one.
Nope review: Is Jordan Peele's latest sci-fi horror his best film yet?
In 2017, Jordan Peele, best known, at the time, for his comedy work on the popular sitcom Key and Peele, and a variety of feature film outings, including Keanu, shocked cinemagoers around the world with his horror film debut, Get Out, which singularly redefined the genre, receiving critical acclaim and later earning the director/writer his first Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. The mixed response from audiences over its genre notwithstanding (something Peele later lamented when acknowledging the genre confusion caused by the Oscar-winning flick), Peele created something truly special with Get Out, providing a terrifying and wholly unique look at liberal racism through intensely provocative social commentary and a deeply unsettling premise.
Liam SpencerPublished 2 years ago in HorrorMonsters Aren’t Real
My alarm goes off at 6:00am and I hit the snooze button several times before getting out of bed. Yikes!!! I have 40 minutes to get myself and my daughter dressed. My boss warned me yesterday about my tardiness, so quickly we move through my apartment half sleepy and the other half shows under my puffy eyes my sleep schedule is literally 5am until 5am yes it’s true my friend Monster keeps me up all night and she’s always around and she never shut up she’s nice nasty and very critical of me having Lupus and Alopecia all night she talks saying mean things about everyone especially me. Her favorite thing is to remind me just how much the world hates me.
roshanda CarterPublished 2 years ago in HorrorMovie Review Bodies Bodies Bodies is Clever But Unsatisfying
Bodies Bodies Bodies is a mixed bag. At once a horror whodunnit and a snappy send up of Gen-z, Bodies Bodies Bodies has a tricky tone to pull off and I don’t think it quite threaded the needle. The movie wants laughs and scares in equal measure and while it earns both, the whole is never as good as the parts. In the end Bodies Bodies Bodies is quite effective but not as effective as it needs to be.
Sean PatrickPublished 2 years ago in Horror‘They/Them’ Movie Review
They/Them is a new Peacock original slasher film written and directed by award-winning playwright and screenwriter John Logan. The film is about a conversion camp for queer youth run by the charismatic Owen Whistler (Kevin Bacon) where we follow a group of new arrivals, particularly a nonbinary teen named Jordan (Theo Germaine). I don’t want to say anymore about the plot, but needless to say, they don’t exactly try to make queer conversion therapy look good (which it isn’t).
Will LasleyPublished 2 years ago in HorrorMovie Review: 'Fall' Made Me Afraid of Heights
Well, it’s official, I am afraid of heights. Watching the new movie Fall, the story of two extreme climbers going to the top of the tallest TV tower in Texas, confirmed something I had kind of already known about myself. I’d had a minor panic attack while at the top of the former Sears Tower in Chicago about 10 years ago and I am pretty sure it came from just looking out of a window at the vastness of the City of Chicago and quickly growing dizzy.
Sean PatrickPublished 2 years ago in HorrorNew Classic Movie Review: Jordan Peele's 'Us'
Us was a horror movie event when it was released in 2019. Jordan Peele has turned his every work into something everyone needs to see, something confirmed by his recent film Nope. Following the breakout success of his Academy Award winning Get Out, Peele busted through some very high expectations and created another masterful horror movie. Us is a chilling, gripping, watch-it-through-your-fingers, entertaining creepfest. That it is also masterfully acted and directed is an example of how too many filmmakers allow genre to hold them back. The best filmmakers, like Peele elevate the genre rather than lower themselves to it.
Sean PatrickPublished 2 years ago in Horror‘Nope’ Movie Review
In Nope, OJ and Emerald Haywood (Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer) run a ranch that wrangles and trains horses for the film industry. When OJ sees what could only be a flying saucer in the clouds, he and Em become determined to capture irrefutable video evidence of extraterrestrials with the help of tech wiz and conspiracy theorist Angel (Brandon Perea) and veteran Hollywood cinematographer Antlers Holst (Michael Wincott). But it looks like the threat might be greater than expected, and the staff and patrons of a local theme park run by former child star Ricky Park (Steven Yuen) might be in grave danger.
Will LasleyPublished 2 years ago in HorrorTop Horror Films You Can Watch on Netflix
Whether you're looking for a good scare or just want to enjoy all the blood, guts and carnage that comes with it, Netflix has plenty of horror films to choose from.
Courtenee HeslopPublished 2 years ago in Horror