Relay is one of the most electrifying thrillers to come out in recent years, and it may very well mark a career-best performance for Riz Ahmed. Already celebrated for his Oscar-nominated turn in Sound of Metal, Ahmed takes his craft to another level here, anchoring the film with a performance …
Read More »Paul Bunnell’s ‘A BLIND BARGAIN’ (2025) – Movie Review
Paul Bunnell’s A Blind Bargain had me intrigued, and also a little confused. The film, at its best, is like a sad version of Back to the Future. I wouldn’t necessarily say I loved it or hated it. It just left me with a blank ambition to understand. A Blind …
Read More »‘A Serbian Documentary’ Is The Doc Of The Year! – Review
My feeling is that humankind deserves worse, deserves to be depicted much worse than I have done. –Srdjan Spasojevic (director A Serbian Film) Most horror fans eventually hear about the extreme films. You know, the ones that push the limits for the viewer and act like a rite of passage. They …
Read More »Sam Raimi’s ‘DARKMAN’ (1990): Superhero Mayhem, Before It Was Cool
Tim Burton’s Batman was a cultural phenomenon that changed the Hollywood cinematic landscape. In the summer of 1989, the caped crusader lit up the box office to the tune of $400 million dollars and singlehandedly brought superhero films back into the limelight. Universal Studios, which had passed on Batman some 10 years before, …
Read More »Home is Where the Hurt Is: ‘THE HOME’ (2025) – Movie Review
Dealing with the horrors of losing his older foster brother to suicide, Max (Pete Davidson: Bodies Bodies Bodies 2022) has turned to a life of petty crime. After one too many run-ins with the law, Max is forced into working at a retirement home to avoid jail time. Initially, this …
Read More »Serik Beiseu’s ‘WHISPER OF THE WITCH’ (2024) – Movie Review
Supernatural Horror is one of the few subgenres of horror that really gets to me. It really gets under my skin and creeps me out. One of the latest Supernatural Horror I had the chance to check out is Whisper of the Witch. Read on for my thoughts on Whisper …
Read More »Review: The RMS Queen Mary Paranormal Tour
The RMS Queen Mary is one of the most famous ocean liners in history, celebrated for its elegant design, wartime service, and enduring presence as a permanently docked landmark in Long Beach. Yet for many visitors, its fame lies not only in its legacy of luxury and engineering, but in …
Read More »Test Your Might: 30 Years of ‘MORTAL KOMBAT’ (1995)
Welcome back to The Black Box Chronicles where I take a look at some of the movies I used to watch again and again back in 1995. For those that followed Congo and Species know that 9 year old me sat in front of my TV and watched the hot new …
Read More »I Miss Malfeitor: ‘WITCHBOARD’ (2025) – Movie Review
When I was in the seventh grade some of my classmates went and saw Witchboard one Saturday night and were talking about how awesome it was that Monday morning at school. I didn’t get to see it until it was released on VHS months later, but after I finally got …
Read More »‘HELL HOUSE LLC: LINEAGE’ Really Delivers! – Movie Review
I’d like to start by saying that I am a massive Hell House LLC super fan for life! So when the opportunity came to review the latest movie Hell House LLC: Lineage, I all but stampeded at the chance. And it absolutely didn’t let me down. Once again helmed by …
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