Tag Archives: Possession

I don’t think it’s out of line to characterize 1998’s Fallen as a bit of a hidden gem. Though it’s not a perfect film, I nevertheless find it to be effective and entertaining. Director Gregory Hoblit (Primal Fear 1996) is able to craft a lightly creepy atmosphere melding the genres of …

Mixing two ingredients is a classic way to revitalize things that have become a bit overdone on their own. Mix some jelly into your peanut butter sandwich? Wham. You’ve got PB&J. Mix some comedy into your horror movie? You’ve got a nice way for audiences to get relaxed in between …

A lot of us have watched possession movies like The Exorcist, which was perhaps the greatest demonic possession movie of all time. It’s universally loved and hated. Some think it’s perfect and others think it’s too real or scary. For me, my first demonic viewing was something I saw on …

Last year, I discovered the multifaceted world of Dustin Wayde Mills’ films when I reviewed his films, The Hornet’s Sting and the Hell it Caused (2014 – read my review here) and The Hornet’s Disciple and the Scars She Left (2018 – read my review here). I have been a fan …

Every once in awhile, a film comes along that challenges every preconceived notion of how art is evaluated. As a critic, there are certain bedrock assumptions that allow me to meet a film on common ground. Just as I leave the house and expect a blue sky, green grass, and …

In 2018, there was one movie that caught my eye. Euro-horror Luz is an impressive gem of a film whose reputation started out small, only to grow with every screening and word of mouth. I can tell you, it was well worth the wait. When filmmaker Tilman Singer set out …

There’s simply no denying that Gaspar Noé is one of modern cinema’s most revered filmmakers… or perhaps, most reviled, depending on your opinion. Alongside peers like Lars Von Trier and Darren Aronofsky, Noé has set the bar for breathtaking artistry and a confrontational film style that completely spits in the …

It’s a story that’s been told several times. Amityville Horror and the movies that followed told the events that happened to the Lutz’s and everyone else who has ever lived at 112 Ocean Avenue. But this version of the Amityville story is slightly different than the ones that I have …

I am all about movies centering about witches, magic, demons, possession and what have you. Strangely, most of the time I find that these kinds of movies are not very good. More often than not, movies in said themes are made cheaply and rely on the genre itself to carry …

Although known for ’90s and early 2000 action classics such as Con Air, Face/Off and Gone in Sixty Seconds, Nicolas Cage has also explored other genres with films such as Leaving Las Vegas and The Family Man. Starring in thrillers like 8MM and Bringing Out the Dead, this action legend …