Reviews

Other than the awesome My Bloody Valentine from 1981 there weren’t a lot of Valentine’s Day-themed horror films back in the day, so I was psyched when I heard that there was a new one coming out called Valentine. I thought it sounded promising, and the teaser trailer was nothing …

Cate Shortland’s feature film debut, Somerault, is now available in 4k, and I just watched it. What did I think? How does it look? Read on for more! But first, here’s the trailer. Synopsis Following a reckless encounter with her mother’s boyfriend, teenage Heidi is forced to flee home and …

I happen to find detective shows boring; they just never thrilled me. I have long grown apart from it, but as a kid, I studied a lot about different serial killers. None of it fit my style of seeing real crime scene photos that don’t hold back. With that in …

When I think back to the late 80’s and early 90’s, one film that stands out (after being permanently etched into my teenage, horror-loving mind) is The Hitcher (1986). It was the heyday of the home town video store and the era of late night HBO horror binges: a haven …

Forty years is a long time! And, as you can expect, for collectors of fright films on physical media, “anniversary” editions are a big deal! Questions abound: What’s new? Given the limitations of the source material (as much as we hate to admit it, many of our 80’s favorites were …

Found-footage horror has always walked a fine line between immersion and gimmick, and Man Finds Tape (2025) understands that better than most recent entries in the genre. Co-directed by Paul Gandersman and Peter S. Hall, the film begins with a simple hook: a young man in a small Texas town …

Organized religion is frightening enough in reality. With its mysticism, power structures, and potential for corruption, it’s a natural fit for the horror genre. Most films tend to center on Catholicism or Judaism, leaning into exorcisms, rituals, and ancient doctrine. Diabolic (2025), however, turns its focus to Mormonism — territory …

I have mentioned before that I am a big fan of found footage films. Jennifer Van Gesell’s Water Horse took me to another realm. A realm where found footage meets a dark back story. The style has been tried many times, but these movies are hit or miss. The style …

Kevin Lewis’s Misdirection lays down an obvious plot, or so you think. I don’t usually watch films with bank robbers or anything similar. If it isn’t horror or retro cartoons, I am not really tending to give it a chance. Misdirection has influenced me a bit to at least give …

Online dating is one of the more common ways for people to meet in modern times. With that parasocial presence comes a lot of uncertainty about the type of people that you’re liable to open yourself up to. That’s the story of Match, one of the newest Tubi Original horror …