After a string of flops, it’s nice to see that Blumhouse decided to make a decent movie again! “Drop” follows a single mother (Meghann Fahy) who goes on a first date, only to begin to receive threatening airdrop messages from an unknown sender. Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Reed Diamond, Gabrielle Ryan, and Jeffery Self also star,… Continue reading ‘Drop’ Review: Drop on by For a Decent Techno Thriller
A bad PG-13 horror film released in the first week of January? Things are finally getting back to normal at the theaters! “Night Swim” stars Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon as a married couple who move into a new home with their children, only to suspect their pool may play host to a supernatural evil.… Continue reading ‘Night Swim’ Review: Too Shallow (and Too PG-13) to Make a Splash
Sometimes when you reach five films of your franchise, you realize you should have quit while you were ahead. “Insidious: The Red Door” is the fifth installment of the “Insidious” franchise, and a direct sequel to 2013’s “Chapter 2” (“Chapter 3” was actually a prequel, as was 2018’s “The Skeleton Key”). Patrick Wilson reprises his… Continue reading ‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Review: More Like ‘The Red Snore’
Between this and “Barbie,” 2023 is about to be the year of the talking doll. “M3GAN” follows a young roboticist (Allison Williams) who creates an animatronic doll (portrayed by Amie Donald and voiced by Jenna Davis) to bond with her recently-orphaned niece (Violet McGraw), only for strange things to start happening. Gerard Johnstone directs while… Continue reading ‘M3GAN’ Review: Reminder that Dolls and A.I. Are Still Creepy
Pretty audacious for the studio to put the word “ends” in the title of this film when you know damn well it isn’t the final installment of the franchise. “Halloween Ends” is the third installment of the requel trilogy that picks up four years after last year’s “Halloween Kills.” Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her… Continue reading ‘Halloween Ends’ Review: The Franchise Should Take Its Title’s Advice
When the title is the best part thing about your film, you’re in trouble. “They/Them” is the directorial debut of screenwriter John Logan, and follows a group of teens who attend a gay conversion camp (run by Kevin Bacon), only to be stalked by a masked killer. Jason Blum produces through his Blumhouse banner. When… Continue reading ‘They/Them’ Review: A Slasher Low on Scares, High on Snores
Well, at least Ethan Hawke seemed to have fun… “The Black Phone” follows a young boy (Mason Thames) who is kidnapped by a serial killer (Ethan Hawke) and must find a way to escape. Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, and James Ransone also star, while Scott Derrickson directs and co-writes. I’m not the biggest fan of… Continue reading ‘The Black Phone’ Review: Let It Go to Voicemail
Sometimes it is wonderful when a movie is exactly what its trailer made it out to look like. “Freaky” puts a twist on the body-swap tale, when a notorious serial killer (Vince Vaughn) switches places with one of his teenage victims (Kathryn Newton). Katie Finneran, Celeste O’Connor, Misha Osherovich, and Alan Ruck also star as… Continue reading ‘Freaky’ Review: Vince Vaughn Is Having a Bloody Good Time and You Will Too
What do you get when you combine “John Wick,” “Death Wish,” “Ex Machina” and “RoboCop?” This movie, apparently. “Upgrade” stars Logan Marshall-Green as a man who is left crippled after a mugging, only to be given the chance to walk again thanks to an experimental chip implanted in his spine. He quickly discovers the chip… Continue reading ‘Upgrade’ is Very Bloody, Very Familiar and Very, Very Fun
I’ve seen people comparing this film to “Groundhog Day” and “Edge of Tomorrow” but have we all forgotten about this past February’s “Before I Fall?” “Happy Death Day” stars Jessica Rothe as a college girl who is murdered on her birthday, only to wake up and realize she is reliving the same day on a… Continue reading ‘Happy Death Day’ Worth Taking a Stab At
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