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I saw Requiem for a Dream when I was 13 years old. My sister had just gone away to college and she was telling me about this great movie and how I needed to see it. I begged my dad to take me to the mall to get the DVD at …

I’ve really been looking forward to Dave Made a Maze since I initially wrote about the trailer. Fantasy can be hit or miss for me, and I was really excited to see where this quirky fantasy flick ended up. I’m really happy to say that Dave Made a Maze surpassed all of my …

John Carpenter’s The Thing is my favorite horror film of all time. It may be my favorite movie, period. I said as much in the retrospective I wrote for The Thing‘s 35th anniversary. It goes without saying that when I heard they were doing an illustrated tribute to the film …

Movies that follow the “battle royale” type of format are always hit or miss. You know the sort… so many people enter and have to fight for survival with only one person left standing. Often times, I find that these types of films fall into the action genre more than …

Part found footage film, part haunting mockumentary, Population Zero manages to balance the two movie genres deftly. Documentary filmmaker Julian Pinder (also the film’s director) is sent an article from an anonymous source about a murder that took place in Yellowstone Park several years earlier. Three young men were camping in …

In the heart of a quiet Mennonite community, the dark thriller Pure (directed by Ken Girotti) explores a seething underbelly of drugs, family, faith, and murder. Based on true events, the story revolves around a group of Mennonites who have been recruited and sometimes coerced into the drug trade by …

Calling Shaun Hart’s latest film, Del Playa, controversial would probably be a bit of an understatement. Del Playa bears a striking resemblance to 2014’s awful Isla Vista killings, as they both center around a killer who was scorned by females.  Before we get to my thoughts on the film, here’s the official summary …

Poor Agnes just saw its premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, and I had the privilege of viewing it. Starring Lora Burke and Robert Notman, Poor Agnes is an intense and unpredictable film. The relationship between victim and killer is never viewed as much more than one killing the other. These …

By sheer coincidence, George A. Romero — the iconic horror director — passed away just days before the 32nd anniversary of his classic Day of the Dead. The movie was released on July 19, 1985, and he died on July 16, 2017. Normally, I don’t say much about celebrity deaths, but …

The wait is finally over! After what seemed like forever, Game of Thrones is finally back with season 7. After the events that transpired last season, we had to wait over a year to find out what will happen next. As most of you have probably already heard, season 7 is …