Summary: In Adam MacDonald’s Backcountry, A couple, Jenn (Missy Peregrym) and Alex (Jeff Roop) go camping in the woods. They encounter a bear. If you want to see a truly terrifying film, forget going to the theater to see M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit. Spend the money on Backcountry, a 2014 Canadian film that opened […]
The Visit PG-13 | 94 min | M. Night Shyamalan | (USA) | 2015 Review: I should have gone to see Gremlins at the midnight movies tonight. Synopsis: A brother and sister go for a week-long vacation to visit their grandparents for the very first time. Upon getting to know their grandparents they learn that […]
Animal and even plant horror are familiar categories: you can find entries for horror films featuring mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, birds, and plants, for instance, on Wikipedia (check out the List of Natural Horror Films). So far, however, you’ll be hard-pressed to find anything about geological horror. So where are the horror films about rocks […]
PG-13 | M. Night Shyamalan | 108 min | (USA) | 2004 This review evolved serendipitously as M. Night Shyamalan has a new film coming out this week. The Visit premiers on September 11, 2015 and, in preparation, my cohorts and I decided to review some M. Night Shyamalan films to pump ourselves up. I […]
R | 2015 | 97 min | (USA) | Ciaran Foy Review: Ripe with commentary on the American family, Sinister 2 is scary but won’t leave you scared. Synopsis: An abused woman and her twin sons moved into an abandoned home that holds unexpected inhabitants. Grade: B
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | 98 min | 1986 | John McNaughton | X[i] Synopsis: Henry is an unrepentant serial killer who forms a murderous bond with another man. Review: Michael Rooker’s chilling tour de force performance is perhaps the greatest serial killer characterization ever committed to film. Grade: A Viewing Henry: Portrait of a Serial […]
Treehouse (2014) provides us with an underlying religious message about how living a righteous life brings about strength and salvation. I am not here to suggest anything about the writer or director’s affiliation, only to pull forth a narrative that seems too obvious to ignore. Throughout the 98 minute film, there are frequent references to […]
Synopsis of Starve: “While researching an urban legend on feral children, three friends find themselves trapped in an abandoned high school, where they are confronted with an evil more sinister than the legend itself.” (imdb.com) Review: Starve whets the palate but never satiates the horror lover’s appetite.
R | 81min | 2015 | (USA) | Travis Cluff , Chris Lofing Synopsis: Twenty years after a tragic accident during a high school play the students try to pay respects by resurrecting the play. This time Charlie returns to finish business and steal the show. Review: This one leaves audiences swinging limp in the […]