Movie Reviews

Remakes are tricky. A lot of them fall into the trap of being “but with cell phones” copies of their originals. Some are so unique, they might as well be different movies. The best remakes are defined by their intention. By that metric, Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria (2018) is a triumph. It’s …

As previously stated in my review for Echoes of Fear (read my review here), my favorite feature of The Women in Horror Film Festival in Peachtree, GA., this fest has shown an indisputable knack for selecting the very finest in female-centric horror films. The short films were no exception, as it was …

When I heard that Christina Ricci and John Cusack had recently teamed up in a horror film, I jumped on the chance to watch and review it. Two of my all time favorites together in one movie? What more could I ask for? A lot, I decided, after watching the …

Growing up, there was one thing that truly terrified me, and that was Bloody Mary. When I was in first grade, a friend told me the story of Bloody Mary and about the game used to summon her, and to this day, I am still terrified of mirrors. So when …

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a sucker for body horror films. There’s just something truly terrifying about your own body turning against you. No matter how fast you can run, there’s no escaping yourself. So when I heard that the 1993 Australian horror film, Body Melt, was getting …

How far would you go to save your child? Most parents would be willing to go to the ends of the earth, although arguably not as far as Leo, the protagonist of Luke Ramer’s indie horror film, The Taxidermist. Synopsis: Leo is a struggling artist, who falls upon hard times. …

If you’re a fan of parodies and ridiculously entertaining, hilariously cheesy dialogue, then Camp Death III in 2D will be your safe haven as it was mine. The acting and delivering of lines is perfectly tongue in cheek with how campy horror movies used to be at the time. You …

Spoofing works of horror is one thing, but pulling off an original horror comedy requires a whole other level of creativity, wit and balance. Writer/director Scott Dunn (Schlep 2016) tackles this challenge with his first feature that dabbles in the genre, Mandao of the Dead. How does it hold up? …

Getting over a tragedy isn’t easy. Sometimes the pain never quite heals. However, with the little help from your friends, things can get better. Or so one would think… In the new horror thriller, The 6th Friend, a group of friends learn this lesson the hard way after gathering together …

“We’re kind of in a decadent era of horror because almost every filmmaker, certainly in the United States, that’s working in horror today, is always trying to express a debt to a prior generation,” said the world’s greatest and only drive-in movie critic, Joe Bob Briggs, in an interview with …