Morgan is a tidy, if derivative, thriller
Two star turns may not be able to mask the familiarity of the story… continue reading
Horror
The Shallows is a beautiful, fetishistic, tense, and ridiculous shark movie
‘The Shallows’ isn’t campy enough to be stupid nor chilling enough to be enthralling… continue reading
The Conjuring 2 brings more chills on a grander scale
The Enfield Haunting takes the spotlight in this go-round but another famous haunting is also referenced… continue reading
Death Becomes Her gets a Blu-ray upgrade
Is the Blu-ray an improvement over the previous versions?… continue reading
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is much better than it has any right to be
‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ is actually a pretty decent parody, if not as good as it could have been… continue reading
Victor Frankenstein puts a new-ish spin on an old story
You know the classic story, but the new movie shows how it began… continue reading
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is raunchy fun
A zombie apocalypse is usually nothing to laugh at, but in this case we’ll make an exception… continue reading
Hidden ratchets up the tension with a surprising premise
The new direct-to-DVD film puts a spin on the post-apocalyptic thriller… continue reading
Goosebumps is a charming, if kinda rushed, kids movie
‘Goosebumps’ uses a fairly clever take and is surprisingly funny for a family movie… continue reading
The Visit redeems M. Night Shyamalan … or does it?
Shyamalan’s new thriller is a bit schizophrenic to be a true return to form… continue reading
The Gallows is a tight, tense found footage thriller
Found footage horror films may have run their course a long time ago, but ‘The Gallows’ does a decent job of making the hair on the back of your next stand on end… continue reading
Insidious: Chapter 3 succeeds in delivering the scares
Writer/director Leigh Whannell piles on the scares while star Lin Shaye guides us through the terror in a horror film sure to make you jump out of your seats… continue reading
Poltergeist thinks it knows what scares you
The ads for ‘Poltergeist’ ask “What are you afraid of?” I’m terrified of another needless remake of a classic movie… continue reading
Unfriended puts a new twist on the horror genre
Some people may write ‘Unfriended’ off as just another “dead teenager” movie, but the film is more original than many recent horror films that have made the genre so formulaic… continue reading