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 […]
It Lives Inside
A Haunting in Venice
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 […]
The Nun II
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 […]
El Conde
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 […]
They Live
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 […]
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
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 […]
Talk to Me
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 […]
Haunted Mansion
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 […]
Cobweb
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 […]
Insidious: The Red Door
Not much of a sequel or directorial debut. The first “Insidious” film from 2011 was scary, especially with its title card being loud and freaky. The second film, at least, had one […]
