50 years old and still scary AF, M-E-E-ERRIN!!!!! Back in 2012 when promoting his movie “Killer Joe,” I told the recently departed William Friedkin that “The Exorcist” gave me the chills. I can’t provide you the evidence because it’s long… Read More ›
Another horror film you can worship. I like to compare “It Lives Inside” to “Smile.” That movie was about a young woman who has to not sleep, because she gets haunted by a sinister smile, which would eventually kill her…. Read More ›
The spirits within push this Branagh mystery franchise higher. Kenneth Branagh’s take on Hercule Poirot has transitioned from an Agatha Christie character to an iconic movie name, and I’m not insulting literature in any way. Three films have made and… Read More ›
This sequel conjures up too many scares. Here’s one of my opening quotes in my review of “The Nun” back in 2018. “No matter what the trailers say (“The Darkest Chapter in the Conjuring Universe”), it’s still the same old… Read More ›
This vampire satire drinks some fresh blood. “El Conde” is the third vampire movie I have seen this year, after the charming “Renfield” and the boring “Last Voyage of the Demeter.” I’ve seen vampires in the forms of Tom Cruise… Read More ›
A John Carpenter guilty pleasure turns 35. I experienced John Carpenter’s 1988 cult film “They Live” for the first time the other day, and I must say it is iconic. The kind when a certain pair of sunglasses can make… Read More ›
Another vampire movie that sucks. Corey Hawkins gives a likable performance as a black doctor named Clemens in 1897 Bulgaria, who joins the ship known as the Demeter, which is on a voyage to London. On board the ship is… Read More ›
It’s all fun and games, until somebody gets possessed from the other side. You have to be idiotic teenager who does drugs and drinks to get in too deep, when it comes to a game. A game in which there… Read More ›
Humor and heart get conjured up in this fun ride-to-film transition. 20 years ago, we had the Eddie Murphy film version of the popular Disneyland ride “The Haunted Mansion,” which didn’t work and ended up being forgettable. 20 years later,… Read More ›
A kid deals with awful parents, a hidden sibling, and a cliched script. “Cobweb” is a horror film that represents evil in characters, but its script is too cliched for its own good. The parents have to not believe their… Read More ›