Movie Reviews

In Ohio folklore, The Loveland Frogman is a 4 ft tall humanoid frog that roams around the woods in Loveland, Ohio. Until recently, I had never heard of this, but it came to my attention through Facebook, where I saw several indie horror filmmakers taking about the found footage film …

Grief is something that affects everyone in their own unique way. When I lost my mother, for me it was a complete shutdown: giving up on everything for a very long time. For Anna, the character we follow in Booger, it involves a fair amount of shutting down, closing herself …

Rupert Wainwright’s Stigmata came out twenty-five years ago, when I was preparing to graduate. I had heard about this movie but never gave it a chance. It didn’t seem thrilling to me. However, when I watched it again, I fell in love. It was a movie right up my alley …

Anthologies are a dime a dozen these days; the problem is, most of them aren’t great. Hauntology rips that theory apart. Anthologies are hit or miss in modern times. You have to dig deep to find an exciting and unique plot. Hauntology surprised me because I honestly was expecting a …

We’ve all been around people who have made us feel uncomfortable and pushed social boundaries. And sometimes, there are people who are downright strange to the point of being sociopathic in their inappropriate behavior. This is an archetype executed to perfection by James McAvoy in Speak No Evil. em>. An …

I’ve been a huge fan of horror comedies since childhood. One of the first horror films I ever saw was Night of the Creeps. I love when I can tell the filmmakers are genuinely having fun and referencing other films. This is one of many reasons I loved Michael Pereira’s …

Lynn Lowery is a horror legend, having starred in George Romero’s The Crazies and David Cronenberg’s Shivers. Recently I was given the opportunity to check out one of her latest films, Guile Branco’s A Halloween Feast. I really didn’t know what to expect going in but I’m glad because it …

*TRIGGER WARNING* Please be warned that this movie deals directly with suicidal ideations; I Feel Fine may not be the film for you. Or maybe, like me, you’ll face this with understanding and motivation. Either way, please read at your own risk. The Beginning Husband and wife Austin and Hailey …

The Profane Exhibit received a limited release at film festivals way back in 2013. Unless you were among the fortunate few who saw it at one of those, it was not available for viewing anywhere else. Until now. Unearthed Films is releasing this incredible anthology on Blu-ray September 24, 2024. …

Beetlejuice is an important movie for me. “Nice fucking model” was the first time I heard an F bomb. It was my introduction to Tim Burton and my first goth girl crush, in Lydia Deetz. I’ve revisited the film many times over the years and it’s still a favorite of …