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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.
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Split Second' (1992)
Sleep well and dream of electric sheep. Rutger Hauer (1944-2019)There were, of course, far more iconic movies to review for Rutger Hauer. But none affected me and my love of horror as much as this movie did. Movies like Split Second are the reason I became obsessed with horror, and eventually became a horror critic and writer.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'The Possession of David O'Reilly' (2010)
Everyone who's a fan of my reviews, knows I'm not a fan of 'Shaky Camera.' There are exceptions to this, as with all things, but I feel it's a band wagon most studios need to start falling off.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
'The Dead Don't Die' (2019) Review
A bizarre melting pot of comedy, conventions, and concepts. From its hyped opening at Cannes, to its wide release, the reception for Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die (2019) has been a mixed bag. The same can be said of the film itself. Riffing off of films such as Zombieland (2009) and more directly the Romero classics, Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Dawn of the Dead (1978). In it’s humour and genre-informed characters and also in it’s critiques of humanity and society. The Dead Don’t Die is a zombie film with something to say, but what that is exactly gets lost in translation.
By Conor Crooks7 years ago in Horror
'IT: Chapter Two'
The trailer has dropped for IT: Chapter Two, the second part of the Andy Muschietti version of Stephen King's hit book. Chapter Two will follow the adult version of the Loser's club as they return to Derry to try and end Pennywise for good, after almost defeating him as children in the past.
By S. K. Gregory7 years ago in Horror
'The Return of Swamp Thing'—Review of the Sequel Film
1989 was a big year in the history of DC films. It saw the release of Tim Burton's Batman movie starring Michael Keaton in the titular role. That film was a cultural phenomenon that pleased many Batman fans. But a month prior to that film's premiere, there was another DC film, one that was not as big as Batman 89 turned out to be. It was a sequel to 1982s Wes Craven-directed Swamp Thing film. Titled The Return of Swamp Thing, this Jim Wynorski-directed sequel is seldom brought up during discussions of DC movies, which is understandable. One could argue that it is in some ways better than the first film, but it still was not enough for it to make a huge splash.
By Steven Shinder7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Leprechaun' (1993)
And now for an old classic in fucking BAD movies. Look, literally everyone going into this movie should know it's a giant shit show. They didn't even attempt to make it sound like serious horror back when the were producing it. But it's been 26 years at the time of this review. There is zero reasons for anyone to not know the Leprechaun franchise is basically one long running joke. They were basically just trying to figure out how loony-toons they could get with the concept. Shit, by nowadays standards, with movies like Sharknado, this franchise didn't even go far enough.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
‘Crawl’ Movie Review
In Crawl, we are introduced to Hayley (Kaya Scodelario), a talented competitive swimmer who always seems to come up short in meets. When a catastrophic hurricane approaches, she goes to find her dad (Barry Pepper), who has retreated to their old family home in a state of nostalgic depression, and hasn’t been responding to her calls. She finds him lying in the crawlspace, having been wounded. The cause of his injury is soon revealed to be a large alligator, and they realize that they are trapped in the crawlspace with it. With the storm intensifying, the water rising, an increasing number of gators, and some still yet unresolved tension between the two of them, Hayley and her father must fight to survive.
By Will Lasley7 years ago in Horror
"Well That Was a Mistake!"; A Bad Movie Review of 'Humanoids From the Deep' (1980, Barbara Peeters)
This film has convinced me that all films involving humanoid-fish people for some reason insist on having them partake in sex with non-fish people. It's true! Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954, Jack Arnold), The Shape of Water (2017, Guillermo Del Toro), this film, The Little Mermaid (1989, Ron Clements)! WHAT IS WITH THESE FILMS AND INTER-SPECIES FISH SEX?! Is this some kind of weird fetish I have missed out on?! (Not that I'd want to partake in such a bizarre fetish.)
By Craig York7 years ago in Horror
My Analysis of 'The Shining' (Part 3)
The characters' visions and reactions It's funny to notice that Jack and Danny make the same gesture for different purposes when confronted with the ghosts: they both press their hands over their face at one point in the movie.
By Flora Silver7 years ago in Horror
A Short Review of 'Midsommar' (2019, Ari Aster)
Before we go into details, I should highlight, if you go to see this film, do not expect a truly scary horror film, because this isn't that. It is a highly intense, disturbing, psychological thriller and drama, with significant elements of humour and heavy connotations of folk horror, displaying a truly, strangely beautiful pagan nightmare. At the same time, it acts as a highly emotional and feminist story of an emotionally fragile and depressed woman having to deal with a bitter family loss and escape the clutches of an emotionally abusive relationship, fueled by the misogynistic and culturally insensitive opinions of some of the other characters.
By Craig York7 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'Crawl'
Crawl stars Kaya Scoledario as Haley, a college student in Florida. Haley is at the University of Florida on a swimming scholarship, and she's struggling. Haley's times are slowing down, and she's worried that she may lose her scholarship. Haley receives a Facetime call from her sister, Beth (Morfydd Clark) asking her about a hurricane that is hovering over Florida.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Hellraiser: Deader' (2005)
I'll give it this much, it was better than Hellraiser: Inferno. Of course, you could make a movie about drinking a shit milkshake and it would be better than Inferno. Yes, that's right, I'm suggesting that turning 2 Girls, 1 Cup into a major motion would have been better than the absolute festering cesspool of red-hot, bloody diarrhea that was Inferno. And this pretty much means I'm never going to do a review of Inferno. My review would just consist of me spraying diarrhea into a Sunday dish, drinking it, and telling you how much better it was than Inferno. The closest you're going to get is my review of Judgment.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
