movie review
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.
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Bubba Ho-Tep' (2002)
If it wasn't for the internet, this would've become just another cult classic... I guess that sorta means it still is a cult classic, but this movie could have faded into obscurity if it was released only a couple years earlier in the late 90s. Meaning, they kinda lucked out riding the crest of the internet age. Right at the start of it all, a time when you could still go viral but right before going viral had lost all meaning.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
'Gretel & Hansel' Movie Review
In this new take on the classic story of Hansel and Gretel, teenage girl Gretel (Sophia Lillis) is forced out of her house by her deranged mother after she refuses to be the servant (and "more") to a rich man. She must now fend for both herself and her younger brother, Hansel (Samuel Leakey). After wandering through the wilderness, starving, they come upon the house of a strange, isolated old woman (Alice Krige) who takes them in. Of course, you all know where the story goes from here.
By Will Lasley7 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'The Lodge'
The Lodge gets off to a stunning start and rarely lets up on the oppressive atmosphere and that’s what makes it so brilliant. The Lodge stars Riley Keough as Grace. As a child, Grace was the lone survivor of a doomsday cult, run by her eccentric, Preacher, Father, which committed mass suicide. It appears, though Grace dressed up for the ritual, including Duct Tape across her mouth with the word ‘Sin’ written on it, that Grace was the designated survivor.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'The Crazies' (2010)
This just wasn't as much fun as the original. Now, I'm not saying the original was good, I actually thought it was kind of boring considering the concept they had to work with. The difference between the original and the remake can be spelled out by tone and pacing. So far as tone goes, the original mixed a level of absurdity with the violence. Yeah there were rampaging lunatics, but some of them were fun rampaging lunatics. It gave you the idea that the virus might cause you to be violent, but in random and even wacky ways. We're not talking comedy levels here, just enough to note the difference.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
My Review of "Get Out"
I had thought I had written a review for Get Out a while back but then I realized that I didn't start writing reviews until 2018. This movie came out in 2017. When I first saw this movie I was dumbfounded by the brilliance of how Jordan Peele had married race relations and horror. Not only did he do this but he did it in the most unexpected manner.
By Brian Anonymous7 years ago in Horror
'Gretel and Hansel' Review—Dreadfully Pretentious
After having to suffer through nightmarishly bad January movies such as The Turning and Dolittle, I thought it was over. I saw the light at the end of the tunnel, and I believed my days of torture would soon be over; but before my release, I had to endure one more horror movie.
By Jonathan Sim7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Suspiria' (2018)
My fucking god... where do I even begin? What an absolutely stunning movie. Everything from the dance choreography to the setting, to the story. There was only a solitary moment that was out of place and I'm really pulling hairs to be critical of even that!
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
'The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson' Movie Review
Inspired by the infamous true crime, The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson depicts the last several days in the life of Nicole Brown (Mena Suvari), ex-wife of O.J. Simpson (Gene Freeman). We get to see her interactions with friends Kris Jenner (Agnes Bruckner), Faye Resnick (Taryn Manning), and, of course, Ron Goldman (Drew Roy). Nicole also befriends a man named Glen (Nick Stahl), but he may not be exactly the man she thinks he is.
By Will Lasley7 years ago in Horror
‘Color Out of Space’ Movie Review
Director Richard Stanley’s Color Out of Space, based on H.P. Lovecraft’s short story of the same name, is the story of the Gardner family: Nathan (Nicolas Cage), his wife, Theresa (Joely Richardson), daughter Lavinia (Madeleine Arthur), older son Benny (Brendan Meyer), and younger son Jack (Julian Hilliard). Nathan moves his family out to the backwoods of Massachusetts, where they grow vegetables and raise alpacas. One night, a strange meteorite lands in their yard, exuding a strange neon aura. Over time, the energy from the meteorite begins to “infect” everything; the crops taste bitter, the alpacas get sick, strange blotches start appearing on their skin, time becomes indeterminable, and things only get worse from there.
By Will Lasley7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Suspiria' (1977)
It's like a right of god damn passage for a horror critic to review this movie, and since the remake, I knew at some point I'd have to bite the bullet and get it over with. I'd seen it a long damn time ago and remembered it fondly. Though, I never did understand how Suspiria became a critics choice for seriously every fucking critic in the horror industry. Don't get me wrong, its good. Damn good. And for 1977, WAY the fuck ahead of it's time.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
