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Movie reviews for horror fans; from gruesome bone-chillers to dark horror thrillers, a showcase for frightful films that seek to entertain and to terrify.
Gretel and Hansel - A Movie Review
Fairytales have a way of getting into your head. Be careful walking through the forest. Gretel and Hansel is a 2020 fantasy-horror film that adapts a new interpretation of a famous fairytale. Leaving their home in search of food and work, Hansel and Gretel are welcomed into the home of a stranger. Realizing what evils prevail in this house, the witch’s dark intentions unveil.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Horror
'Vampires vs. the Bronx' Movie Review
In this horror-comedy from SNL's Oz Rodriguez, three inner-city kids, Miguel (Jaden Michael), Bobby (Gerald W. Jones III), and Luis (Gregory Diaz IV), find out that a beloved bodega in their neighborhood is being forced to close, thanks to increasing gentrification. In order to save it, they organize a block party to raise money. But it turns out that the development company that's been "infecting" their neighborhood is run by vampires, and it's up to them to save it.
By Will Lasley6 years ago in Horror
Identity - A Movie Review
I knew we shouldn’t have come to this hotel. There’s no telling where the killer is. Identity is a 2003 mystery thriller. Ten strangers are stranded at a motel on a stormy evening. One by one, they fall victim to an unknown killer. Putting together the puzzle pieces, there is only a matter of time.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Horror
Mutant (1984)
100 minutes. Wings Hauser, Jody Medford. Rated R There is much romance to be had here. Not just in the story, but in the execution of this production and at this particular time for horror. It's a small town monster movie made during the slasher era. There are practical effects, stuntmen on fire, bodies flying off of cars and crashing through dark windows during the mayhem. Shot in Atlanta in 1983, it harkens back to another time where you could almost picture this mostly local cast in a western some thirty years previous. The influences are there. Bo Hopkins is our alcoholic Sheriff with a troubled past and the lovely Jennifer Warren is the town doctor, love interest. Wings Hauser and Lee Montgomery round out the cast as two city boys, brothers Mike and Josh respectively. Mike is getting his younger brother out of the city to cheer him up as they intended to just pass through but... they run afoul of some local town "hero's" who aren't so impressed by them. In short order we have road rage inspired stunt driving, an ok bar altercation, some cool exposition and a dead guy who isn't so dead anymore. I'll leave it at that.
By Matt Grant6 years ago in Horror
'Shortcut' Movie Review
Shortcut is about a group of students: Nolan (Jack Kane), Reggie (Zak Sutcliffe), Bess (Sophie Jane Oliver), Karl (Zander Emlano), and Queenie (Molly Dew). They are all going on a field trip to watch a total solar eclipse. When a fallen tree blocks the road, they bus takes an alternate route through a backroad, only for a serial killer (David Keyes) to hijack their bus. But the serial killer becomes the least of their worries when they encounter a mysterious creature in a tunnel.
By Will Lasley6 years ago in Horror
The Visit - A Movie Review
This is going to be a great week meeting my grandparents for the first time! Ringing the doorbell in 2015, The Visit is about estranged parents who reach out to their daughter. For the first time, Becca and Tyler are going to meet their grandparents. Keeping a video journal of their trip, they document Nana and Pop Pop’s strange behavior.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Horror
The Wicker Man (1973)
In this article, we will be looking at 2019’s book “1001 Movies to See Before You Die” and going through each film in a random order that I have chosen. We will be looking at what constitutes this film to be on the list and whether I think this film deserves to be here at all. I want to make perfectly clear that I won’t be revealing details from this book such as analyses by film reporters who have written about the film in question, so if you want the book itself you’ll have to buy it. But I will be covering the book’s suggestions on which films should be your top priority. I wouldn’t doubt for a second that everyone reading this article has probably watched many of these movies anyway. But we are just here to have a bit of fun. We’re going to not just look at whether it should be on this list but we’re also going to look at why the film has such a legacy at all. Remember, this is the 2019 version of the book and so, films like “Joker” will not be featured in this book and any film that came out in 2020 (and if we get there, in 2021). So strap in and if you have your own suggestions then don’t hesitate to email me using the address in my bio. Let’s get on with it then.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Horror
Sinister - A Movie Review
Be on the lookout for creepy ghost kids in the hallway. Sinister was released to theaters in 2012. A writer and his family move into a new home. Ellison finds a box of super 8 home movies in the attic. Witnessing the murderous stories of each film, the true-crime writer realizes the actual terrors that have happened in the house.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Horror
What Lies Beneath - A Movie Review
Something peculiar is going on here. Why is the door open when I left it closed? What Lies Beneath hit theaters in 2000. Claire believes that her home is haunted. And the neighbors are acting strange. Trying to get her husband to believe her, the occurring situations may all be in her mind.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Horror
Candyman is Just as Important as Black Panther
The Youth Deserve to See Candyman as Much as They Did Black Panther Candyman shows the thirst for White Americans to find a source of faults for the oppression of Black people, ignoring the alienation and objectification against African Americans. This statement is the gimmick of the slasher flick in question.
By Hysheem Durham6 years ago in Horror
A Film Addict Reviews! Overlord
Now that we are quickly approaching Halloween, I figured that I should maybe celebrate it a little but watching a few Halloween favorites. I’m personal fan of Beetlejuice which is my go-to Halloween film. This year, I’m starting to branch out a little bit more and watch some more of the horror oriented ones and not so much comedic. One can never go wrong with watching the original Evil Dead or Army of Darkness but I have been wanting to watch Overlord since it first came out. I have finally seen it (obviously) and let me tell you what an adventure this was.
By Anakin Shaw6 years ago in Horror
