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Horror

A Quiet Place Part II :: One of the best horror sequels ever

June 4, 2021Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Jump scares serve a purpose and shock the audience to their core…. continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Cillian Murphy, Djimon Hounsou, Drama, Emily Blunt, Horror, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Paramount Pictures, Sci-Fi

Kino Lorber brings two classic Bob Hope ‘old dark house’ movies to the light

April 30, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Bob Hope on Bluray… continue reading

shop HOTCHKA affiliates Anthony Quinn, Bob Hope, Comedy, Elizabeth Patterson, Horror, Kino Lorber, Paul Lukas, Paulette Goddard, The Cat and the Canary, The Ghost Breakers

Warner Archive :: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) Blu-ray Review

April 19, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A new restoration sparks new life into the Hammer Horror classic… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Christopher Lee, Hammer Films, Hazel Court, Horror, Peter Cushing, Robert Urquhart, Sci-Fi, The Curse of Frankenstein, Thriller, Warner Archive

Tintorera (1977) Review :: Tintorera horrifies but for the wrong reasons

February 3, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Kino Lorber’s new Blu-ray looks great but the film is problematic… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Andrés Garcia, Drama, Fiona Lewis, Hemdale, Horror, Hugo Stiglitz, Jennifer Ashley, Kino Lorber, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Priscilla Barnes, Roberto Guzman, Romance, Scorpion Releasing, Susan George, Tintorera

Synchronic tells an evocative, trippy time travel story that gets better as it goes

January 1, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Synchronic’ has a fairly different take on the time travel story, combining horror with a detective story… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Ally Ioannides, Anthony Mackie, Drama, Horror, Jamie Dornan, Katie Aselton, Sci-Fi, Synchronic, Well Go USA

The Golem (1920) Review :: Kino Lorber brings The Golem to life on Blu-ray

October 20, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The classic silent film gets a glorious restoration… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Albert Steinrück, Ernst Deutsch, Fantasy, Horror, Kino Lorber, Lothar Müthel, Lyda Salmonova, Otto Gebühr, Paul Wegener, The Golem, UFA, Universum Film

Shortcut is a decent enough horror with room for growth

October 12, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Shortcut’ is two movies in one, one classic horror claustrophobia and the other mediocre monster hunter… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Adventure, Andrei Claude, Fantasy, Gravitas Ventures, Horror, Jack Kane, Shortcut, Sophie Jane Oliver, Terence Anderson, Zak Sutcliffe

Possessor Review :: Possessor is the most disturbing film of the year

October 6, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘Possessor’ is the goriest film I have seen this year with many moments that made me turn my head… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Horror, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Neon, Possessor, Possessor Uncut, Rossif Sutherland, Sci-Fi, Sean Bean, Thriller, Tuppence Middleton

Antebellum Review :: Antebellum mixes social commentary with a twist

September 17, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The thriller is sure to raise the hackles of a certain portion of the population… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Antebellum, Eric Lange, Gabourey Sidibe, Horror, Jack Huston, Janelle Monáe, Jena Malone, Kiersey Clemons, Lionsgate, Mystery, Thriller

Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula gets bogged down in its world-building

September 6, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘Peninsula’ isn’t as striking as ‘Train to Busan’ but still a bloody good time… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Foreign, Gang Dong-won, Horror, Kim Do-yoon, Kim Min-jae, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Re, Peninsula, Thriller, Well Go USA

The New Mutants wasn’t worth the wait

August 29, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘The New Mutants’ trades in the big blockbuster moments for more personal moments for a young group of mutants… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing 20th Century Studios, Action, Adam Beach, Alice Braga, Anya Taylor-Joy, Blu Hunt, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga, Horror, Maisie Williams, Sci-Fi, The New Mutants

Sputnik is a Russian sci-fi film that delivers suspense

August 21, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The tone for the film crafts a dark and mysterious setting that keeps building as the film progresses… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Fedor Bondarchuk, Foreign, Horror, IFC Films, Oksana Akinshina, Pyotr Fyodorov, Sci-Fi, Sputnik

Is The Rental worth a rental? Jeremy Fogelman & Justin Moore review it

July 28, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

Two critics have differing opinions on Dave Franco’s new thriller… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alison Brie, Anthony Molinari, Dan Stevens, Horror, IFC Films, Jeremy Allen White, Sheila Vand, The Rental, Thriller, Toby Huss

Homewrecker goes low-budget horror with a touch of satire

July 8, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Homewrecker’ feels like something that almost is where it needs to be… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alex Essoe, Comedy, Homewrecker, Horror, Kris Siddiqi, Precious Chong, Uncork'd Entertainment

Gretel and Hansel puts a new spin on the classic fairy tale

May 20, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A stellar Blu-ray presentation lacks extras… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alice Krige, Fantasy, Gretel and Hansel, Horror, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Mystery, Orion Pictures, Sammy Leakey, Sophia Lillis

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    NOVOCAINE    ★★★
    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
    ALIEN: ROMULUS   ★★★
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
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    THE BABY MY HUSBAND LIED ABOUT  ★★★
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    HATS OFF TO LOVE  ★★✩
    SNATCHED FROM THE CRIB  ★★✩
    I LOVE LUCY (1951-1957) ★★★
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    SINS OF MY HUSBAND  ★★✩
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