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Early Bloomer: Carter Smith’s ‘The Ruins’ (2008) 15th Anniversary Review

The Ruins

What?! The Ruins (2008) is turning 15 years already? Sheesh. Well, let’s look back at 2008, a hard year for horror films featuring killer plants. It was a decade of ‘torture porn.’ Audiences craved more horror sequels to Saw (2004) and Hostel (2005), while thrillers like The Ruins and The Happening (2008) …

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‘The Reckoning’ (2021): A Revengeful Thriller During the Great Plague – Movie Review

Charlotte Kirk as Grace Haverstock in the horror film, THE RECKONING, an RLJE Films/Shudder release. Photo courtesy of RLJE Films/Shudder.

I recently watched the new horror thriller drama, The Reckoning. This film was directed by Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, Tales of Halloween) and co-written by himself, Charlotte Kirk (Ocean’s Eight), and Edward Evers-Swindell (The Descent). Charlotte Kirk also stars in the film alongside Joe Anderson (The Ruins), Steven Waddington (Sleepy …

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