Movie Reviews

Shelley Duvall’s Return to Acting: ‘THE FOREST HILLS’ – Spoiler-Free Review

Shelley Duvall

In 2022, the news broke out that Shelley Duvall (The Shining, 1980) would be returning to acting for the first time in two decades. Duvall’s career briefly died out in a whisper with her 2002 movie Manna from Heaven. Afterwards, Duvall battled mental health issues and avoided Hollywood; resorting to …

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Bruckner Strikes Again: ‘THE NIGHT HOUSE’ (2020) – Spoiler-Free Review

2020 was an insane year. From a devastating pandemic, worldwide police brutality marches, a bizarre election, missing toilet paper, and spicy chicken sandwiches (Popeye’s was better). While the pandemic had us on lockdown, movie theaters weren’t deemed essential. Production studios had to reconstruct their model to get movies to the …

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Horror Anthology ‘Worst Laid Plans’ (2023) – Movie Review

I love vacation horror. Call me a sadist, but the idea of a happy family outing turning into a bloody shitshow makes my little black heart squeal with excitement. So when I heard about Genre Blast Film’s Worst Laid Plans a year ago, I kept a close eye on the film’s progress. …

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George James Fraser’s ‘Last Night’- Short Film Review

Last Night

I believe the expectations of bachelor parties are not only wild but can be over the top sometimes. No one really discusses their counterpart, bachelorette parties. Let me tell you, ladies know how to party, perhaps even a little more than men do. George James Fraser’s short film Last Night …

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Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret’s ‘The Worst Ones (2023) – Movie Review

There’s a fine line between responsible commentary and exploitation. The film-within-a-film aesthetic of The Worst Ones could fall on either side with its compelling inside look at the troubled process of filmmaking. Chronicling the production of an “art” film about life in the Picasso slums of Boulogne-Sur-Mer in Northern France, …

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Brandon McLemore’s ‘Dark Entities’ (2023) – Movie Review

Dark Entities, the debut feature film from writer/director Brandon McLemore (who also plays the male lead, Wes), is a film that wears its influences on its sleeve.   Synopsis: Following a tragic accident in 1977, the three Winters siblings move into the mysterious home they inherited. They soon discover the …

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Psychosis Baby Blues: ‘ADALYNN’ (2023) – Movie Review

Adalynn

Only a few things come to mind as more difficult than becoming a new parent. Now add living with untreated mental illness and grieving trauma. Mixed in some baby blues and postpartum psychosis and you’ve got a recipe for real-life elevated horror cinema. Adalynn(2023) Synopsis After Adalynn’s husband goes away …

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