No touchdowns for this horror movie. Jordan Peele has given himself a name in the horror genre with “Get Out,” “Us,” and “Nope,” and has been able to take on other films […]
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The Long Walk
A Stephen King movie that gets its steps in. If you’re on a long walk that requires you to walk 3 MPH or else you get shot, and you have to water […]
Rabbit Trap
It sounds like we need to elevate this horror movie a lot more. We start seeing voices on a transmission, as if “Rabbit Trap” was supposed to be a Sci-Fi survival thriller. […]
The Conjuring: Last Rites
The emotions have better spirits than the demons do. It’s 1986, and Ed and Lorraine Warren would be asked by a student of theirs: “So are you guys like Ghostbusters?” Their answer: […]
The Toxic Avenger
It’s not environmentally friendly, but it is theater friendly. “The Toxic Avenger” is a remake of the 1986 cult movie about a janitor who becomes the deformed superhero The Toxic Avenger, thanks […]
Weapons
An original horror movie with daring and thought-provoking ambitions. The poster and trailer makes the concept of “Weapons” quite clear. “Last Night At 2:17 AM, Every Child Out of Mrs. Gandy’s Class […]
Together
The body horror film that literally gets under your skin. Dave Franco and Alison Brie are a real life married couple, and their new movie together would happen to be a body […]
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I know what this sequel needs: originality. The 1997 horror film “I Know What You Did Last Summer” was based on Lois Duncan’s novel and written for the screen by Kevin Williamson, […]
M3GAN 2.0
A sequel that likes to upgrade itself, but feels more like a downgrade. Last week, I received a comment on my 1-star review of “The Electric State.” I don’t know if it […]
28 Years Later
A dangerous and unvaccinated zombie sequel made by the original filmmakers. When I reviewed “28 Days Later” in my 2020 article “How to Survive a Virus Flick,” I mentioned how it did […]
