Movie Reviews

Takashi Shimizu’s ‘JU-ON: THE CURSE’ (2000) Still Spreading – Retro Review

25 years later, the curse still gathers. Takashi Shimizu’s (Marebito 2004) Ju-On series has been a landmark franchise in J-Horror, and is one of few J-Horrors to successfully cross over and enjoy commercial success internationally. Most genre-savvy fans outside of Japan, however, would identify 2002’s Ju-On: The Grudge as where …

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I Heart ‘HEART EYES’ (2025) – Movie Review

Heart Eyes

From Halloween to Thanksgiving to Silent Night, Deadly Night, holiday themed horror films are often some of the best the genre has to offer. In that vein, Valentine’s Day has a few horror gems already ssociated with it, including My Bloody Valentine (the original and the remake and 2001’s Valentine. …

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Rob Collins’s ‘MR. BUZZKILL’ (2025) – Movie Review

Mr. Buzzkill

I’ve been following Concept Media and Shawn Burkett since Don’t Fuck in the Woods back in 2016. They always deliver great horror films on a budget. Recently I had the chance to check out their latest film Mr Buzzkill. Read on for my thoughts. Synopsis Years ago, the small town …

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Scott Beck’s ‘HERETIC’ (2024) – Movie Review

Religious horror is often shrouded with nuns, secretive churches, and the spawn of Satan. But that’s not the case in Heretic, a late 2024 release from A24 Studios. Heretic dares to go beyond the tired tropes and ask genuine questions from both sides of the belief spectrum. Let’s take a …

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Bobby Canipe Jr’s ‘GRANDMA’ (2024) – Movie Review

I not very familiar with Shot On Video Horror, only recently being introduced to it through the films of Brewce Longo. My latest foray into SOV horror is Bobby Canipe Jr’s Grandma. Synopsis Dive into the blood-soaked nostalgia of ’90s shot-on-video horror with Grandma, Directed by Bobby Canipe Jr.  This …

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