Movie Reviews

This Year, We’re Thankful For Eli Roth: ‘THANKSGIVING’ (2023) – Review

“They don’t make ’em like they used to,” us old-timer horror fans say frequently, as we begrudgingly shove our credit cards into the box office kiosk or violently smack at the buttons on our smartphones to purchase tickets to the latest release in this ever-evolving genre. Well, now we can …

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‘Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story Of The Cabbage Patch Kids’ (2022) – Film Review

Cabbage

When the Cabbage Patch Kids craze hit, I was lucky enough to be just the right age. I was also lucky enough to receive a doll during this craze. I actually ended up with four dolls by 1985. How I got my first doll was a total fluke though! My …

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‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ (2023) – Movie Review

Five Nights at Freddy's

Five Nights At Freddy’s follows troubled security guard Mike who begins working at the abandoned Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the late shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through. The film stars Matthew Lillard, Josh Hutcherson, and Elizabeth …

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‘THE PASSENGER’ (2023): A Cinematic Odyssey Of Fear And Self-Discovery

Buckle up, moviegoers, because The Passenger isn’t your run-of-the-mill psychological thriller – it’s a riveting journey into the abyss of fear, survival, and the ghosts that haunt our past. Directed by Carter Smith (The Ruins 2008 – read our interview with him HERE) and penned by Jack Stanley (Lou 2022), …

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Why ‘HELEN’S DEAD’ Breathes Life Into Mystery Movies – Review

Helen’s Dead isn’t a typical horror film. Directed by K. Asher Levin with a screenplay by Amy Brown Carver, it’s more of a horror whodunit, a modern-day Clue. Packed with ‘cringe’ moments that satirize today’s social media culture, this film offers a fresh and nuanced peek into the modern zeitgeist …

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John Ainslie’s ‘DO NOT DISTURB’ Is Trippy And Terrifying – Movie Review

Still from Do Not Disturb

I had the pleasure of getting an early look at Do Not Disturb, a psychedelic horror movie from Dark Star Pictures, which will be released soon. Do Not Disturb was written and Directed by John Ainslie (The Sublet 2015) and stars Kimberly Laferriere (Serpent in the Bottle 2020) and Rogan …

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Cairo Smith’s Psychological Thriller ‘Screwdriver’ (2023) – Film Review

Screwdriver

When I get asked what my favorite subgenre of horror is, I always give slasher films as my immediate answer. While this is true, I have to confess I also love psychological thrillers. I can honestly say that many of them have held more scare value to me than slasher …

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‘Tis The Season: ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL KNIFE’ (2023) – Movie Review

It's A Wonderful Knife

‘Tis the season to get bloody. Every year amidst the family-friendly parade of feel-good Christmas cinema, we get a few fresh attempts at holiday horror sprinkled in. Among the deluge of formulaic but popular Hallmark entries mixed with the yearly classics on repeat, someone inevitably finds a new reason for …

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Your Friend ‘Til The End: ‘CHILD’S PLAY’ (1988) Turns 35

Child's Play

Greetings, slasher enthusiasts! Today, we find ourselves delving deep into the unsettling world of Child’s Play, a horror classic that’s managed to entertain us for a staggering 35 years. And when I say Child’s Play, you know I’m referring to the one and only Chucky, though I prefer his Christian …

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Leave Them Alone! Visual Vengeance ‘LYCAN COLONY’ (2006) Blu-ray Review

Lycan Colony

No-budget cinema is where you can find some of the most gonzo ideas ever committed to video. It’s this creative freedom that can either generate an underground masterpiece or an over-ripe turd. Not quite a masterpiece, but certainly gonzo, Wild Eye Releasing’s new Visual Vengeance Blu-ray of Rob Roy’s (Damaged …

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