Movie Reviews

Patrick Ridremont’s ‘THE ADVENT CALENDAR’ (2021) – Movie Review

‘Tis the season for Christmas horror, as jolly old Kris Kringle shares his holiday with Krampus, evil elves, grotesque gingerbread men, and other things that creep down Santa’s chimney. In 2021, we were introduced to The Advent Calendar, a French Shudder Original movie. Let’s look at the presents that this …

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Have Yourself a Dreary Little Christmas: ‘BLACK CHRISTMAS’ (1974) Revisited – Retro Review

Black Christmas

Every year around Christmas my wife and I always watch Silent Night, Deadly Night, Christmas Evil, and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation to help us get into the Christmas spirit. We also always watch Black Christmas as well, and it is without a doubt one of our holiday favorites. It just …

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Avenging Garments! Sean Whalen’s ‘CRUST’ (2024) – Blu-ray Review

Crust

A very, and I mean very, unique take on a familiar story, writer/director/star (with a writing assist by Jim Wald) Sean Whalen’s (The People Under The Stairs) Crust, features a strange premise, with surprisingly sweet moments, a whole lotta fun, and an impressive ensemble cast. Synopsis “A depressed has-been child …

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Mark Andrew Hamer’s ‘REPLICATOR’ (2024) – Movie Review

Replicants are a common plot device in Sci-fi and Horror. 2024’s Replicator, an indie body horror revenge film, is the latest to use this common trope in its plot. Does Replicator make good use of this? Read on to find out! Synopsis A young public defender investigates the sudden moral …

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Bari Kang’s ‘ITCH’ (2024) – Movie Review

I grew tired of modern zombie movies except a select few. Even though zombies used to be my number one subgenre, I felt it was too fast and inconsistent. I grew apart and settled with the classics. Bari Kang’s ITCH! made my skin crawl, and I loved every minute, though …

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Andrew Bell’s ‘BLEEDING’ (2024) – Movie Review

I’ve seen good films and I’ve seen bad films. This is, indeed, not a good film by any stretch of the imagination.  Evidently, a new drug that is adjacent to vampire blood is being bought and sold on the black market for profit and pleasure, which already sounds like something …

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Johannes Grenzfurthner’s ‘Solvent’ (2024) Melds Obsession With Transcendence – Movie Review

After reading our interview with Filmmaker Johannes Grenzfurthner about his new project, Solvent, I decided I needed to check this film out. Anything involving missing Nazis, decrepit farmhouses, delusional filmmakers, and the director’s actual grandfather had to be awesome, right? Here’s the synopsis: While searching for Nazi documents in an …

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Marielle Heller’s ‘NIGHTBITCH’ (2024) – Movie Review

There are movies that can exceed expectations and then there are movies that don’t do anything other than exist and fulfill a slot in theaters and a resume-builder for some actors. Nightbitch is the latter of the two options. The story centers around a middle-aged mother named…..Mother. That’s her name …

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