Tag: horror
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Your Monster: Unveiling Humanity
Movie Info: Your Monster tells the story of the soft-spoken actor Laura Franco (Melissa Barrera), who is dumped by her longtime boyfriend (Edmund Donovan) while recovering from surgery and retreats to her childhood home to recover. With her future looking bleak, insult is added to injury when Laura discovers her ex is staging a musical…
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Sleep: A Haunting Exploration of Possession and Matrimonial Unity
MOVIE INFO: SLEEP follows newlyweds Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun, PARASITE) and Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi), whose domestic bliss is disrupted when Hyun-su begins speaking in his sleep, ominously stating, “Someone’s inside.” From that night on, whenever he falls asleep, Hyun-su transforms into someone else, with no recollection of what happened the night before. Overwhelmed with anxiety that…
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“The Wolf Man: A Fresh Take on a Classic Monster with Mixed Results”
MOVIE INFO: From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale The Invisible Man, comes a terrifying new lupine nightmare: Wolf Man. Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, It Comes at Night) stars as Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, who inherits his remote childhood home in…
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Red Rooms: A Haunting Dive into the Dark World of True Crime Obsession
MOVIE INFO: The high-profile case of serial killer Ludovic Chevalier has just gone to trial, and Kelly-Anne is obsessed. When reality blurs with her morbid fantasies, she goes down a dark path to seek the final piece of the puzzle: the missing video of a murdered 13-year-old girl, to whom Kelly-Anne bears a disturbing resemblance.…
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“The Damned: A Chilling Tale of Survival and Morality
MOVIE INFO: Eva (Odessa Young), a 19th-century widow is tasked with making an impossible choice when, in the middle of an especially cruel winter, a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing post. Eva and her crew must choose to either rescue the shipwrecked or survive the winter with their last remaining food.…
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Oddity: A Masterclass in Atmospheric Horror
MOVIE INFO: When Dani is brutally murdered at the remote country house that she and her husband Ted are renovating, everyone suspects a patient from the local mental health institution, where Ted is a doctor. However, soon after the tragic killing, the suspect is found dead. A year later, Dani’s blind twin sister Darcy, a…
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Nightbitch: A Bold Attempt at Exploring Motherhood, but Stumbles with Metaphor and Execution
MOVIE INFO: A woman (Amy Adams) pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom seeking a new chapter in her life and encounters just that, when her maternal routine takes a surreal turn. REVIEW: “Nightbitch,” directed by Marielle Heller and starring Amy Adams, is a film that ambitiously tackles the complex themes of motherhood, independence, and…
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Nosferatu: Egger’s Haunting Masterpiece That Elevates the Classic Tale
MOVIE INFO: Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. REVIEW: Robert Eggers’ latest film, Nosferatu, is a stunning reimagining of the 1922 silent classic. Eggers, known for his atmospheric horror films like The Witch and The Lighthouse, brings his…
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Dear Santa: A Slightly Devilishly Fun Twist on the Christmas Movie that Slowly Goes to Hell and Back
MOVIE INFO: When a young boy mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error, a devilish Jack Black arrives to wreak havoc on the holidays. From the hilarious minds behind DUMB & DUMBER, Christmas is about to go up in flames. REVIEW: “Dear Santa,” now streaming on Paramount+, offers a unique …
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Heretic: Hugh Grant Plays His Mystique to See if There Really are Children of a Leser God
MOVIE INFO: Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. REVIEW: Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the dynamic duo behind “Heretic,” have once again delivered a thought-provoking cinematic experience…
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The Substance”: A Bold Satire on Beauty Culture with a Standout Performance by Demi Moore
MOVIE INFO: Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You, only better in every way. You should try this new product, it’s called The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE. With The Substance, you can generate another you: younger, more beautiful, more perfect. You just have to share time — one week for…
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Humanist Vampire Seeks Consenting Suicidal Adult” Breathes New Life into Vampire Lore
MOVIE INFO: Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she’s too sensitive to kill! When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply, Sasha’s life is in jeopardy. Luckily, she meets Paul, a lonely teenager with suicidal tendencies who is willing to give his life to save hers. But their friendly agreement soon…
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MaXXXine: A Dazzling Dive of a Mess into 80s Hollywood with Mia Goth’s Interesting Performance.
MOVIE INFO: In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past. REVIEW: MaXXXine is a vibrant and thrilling but messy conclusion to Ti West’s “X” trilogy, It captures the…
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‘It’s What’s Inside: A Body-Swap Bash that Dances on the Edge of Delight and Disappointment”
MOVIE INFO: A group of friends gather for a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend arrives with a mysterious game that awakens long-hidden secrets, desires and grudges. REVIEW: In Greg Jardin’s debut feature, It’s What’s Inside, we are thrust into a world where the mundane and the fantastical collide with…
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“I Saw the TV Glow”: A Journey Through the Static
MOVIE INFO: Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack. REVIEW: In Jane Schoenbrun’s latest…
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Handling the Undead: A Hauntingly Beautiful Exploration of Life, Death, and Everything In Between”
MOVIE INFO: On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they, and what do they want? A family is faced with the mother’s reawakening before they have even mourned her death after a car…
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In a Violent Nature: A Slasher Movie Looking for a Soul
MOVIE INFO: When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year old crime, his body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving it. The undead golem hones in on the group of vacationing teens responsible…
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Speak No Evil: A Masterclass in Psychological Horror
MOVIE INFO: When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare. REVIEW: “Speak No Evil” is a chilling exploration of human vulnerability and the dark corners of…
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: A Riotous Return to the Macabre
MOVIE INFO: Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally…
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Afraid: A.I. Horror That Fulfills its Coding.
MOVIE INFO: In AFRAID, Curtis (John Cho) and his family are selected to test a revolutionary new home device: a digital family assistant called AIA. Taking smart home to the next level, once the unit and all its sensors and cameras are installed in their home, AIA seems able to do it all. She learns…
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Alien: Romulus: A Greatest Hits Version That Won’t Make You Scream
MOVIE INFO: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. REVIEW: Alien: Romulus doesn’t really try to recreate the series. It’s content to recycle the greatest hits. It’s filler. The original 1979 masterpiece has…
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Exhuma: Exhuming All the Layers of Korean Horror
MOVIE INFO: When a renowned shaman (KIM Go-Eun) and her protégé (Lee Do-hyun) are hired by a wealthy, enigmatic family, they begin investigating the cause of a disturbing supernatural illness that affects only the first-born children of each generation. With the help of a knowledgeable mortician (YOO Hai-jin) and the country’s most revered geomancer (CHOI…
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Trap: Watch Out, It’s a Parent Trap!
MOVIE INFO: A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event REVIEW: I suspect every kid has suspected, at one point, their dad might be a serial killer. The more he loved you, the more you thought he wanted to kill you. …
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Arcadian: The Kids Get All the Breaks
MOVIE INFO: In a near future, life on Earth has been decimated. Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his twin teenage sons, Thomas (Jaeden Martell) and Joseph (Maxwell Jenkins), have been living a half-life — tranquility by day and torment by night. When the sun sets, ferocious creatures of the night awaken and consume all living souls…
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A Quiet Place: Day One: A Family Needs a Pet to Work
MOVIE INFO: Experience the day the world went quiet. REVIEW: Every family needs a pet to make it seem complete. In A Quiet Place Day One, a movie where silence is both golden and a survival necessity, that animal can only be a cat, the only nonhuman creature that won’t scream or move a muscle…
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Chattanooga FF: A Guide to Becoming an Elm Tree: Respecting the Grief of Folklore…..
MOVIE INFO: Padraig (James Healy-Meaney), is a lonely and grief-stricken man who seeks the help of a mysterious carpenter names John (Gerry Wade), to help him build a coffin for his already dead and buried wife. REVIEW: I don’t mind slow films that take their time to tell their story fully visually, especially ones like…
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Chattanooga FF: CANVAS: Sibling Rivalry as Revenge Art
MOVIE NFO EVE, a reclusive, wealthy and disgraced former child-prodigy artist, longs to repair the broken relationship with her sister, MARISSA, a successful yet currently insolvent painter. Largely estranged since their father’s suicide decades ago, Eve efforts to draw Marissa back in by announcing her plan to donate three highly valuable paintings to a meager…
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Chattanooga FF: The Wheel of Heaven: Getting the Circle Game
MOVIE NFO A woman caught up in predatory relationships is thrown into a multi-layered world of choices after she discovers a mystical book in a thrift store. REVIEW: The Kentucky Fried Movie, a skit movie made in 1977, was a guilty pleasure of mine when I was a bored and lonely college student. It was…
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Chattanooga FF: Sweet Relief: Getting Through It Is the Relief
MOVIE NFO A woman’s dangerous inclinations, a sadistic child killer, and a panic surrounding an online murder challenge reveal the insidious violence of a small New England town. REVIEW: Sweet Relief has a good beginning and ending but a miserable middle. It’s a horror film about the disaffection of the online generation. Yet, most of…
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Chattanooga FF: Off Ramp: Getting to True Juggalo
MOVIE INFO: A couple of lovable, degenerate Juggalos must sojourn through America’s hellish underbelly to The Gathering of the Juggalos, the one place on earth they feel accepted REVIEW: What makes Off Ramp so enjoyable to watch is its twisted take on Deliverance, the backwood revenge story that features every racist hillbilly assumption and stereotype. …
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Chattanooga FF: Quantum Suicide: The Infinite Possibilities of Going Crazy and Dying
MOVIE NFO A lone physicist builds a particle accelerator in his garage and embarks on a quest to understand the nature of reality. REVIEW: Quantum Suicide involves the possibilities of death by a gun pointed at your head gong off if rigged to a computer system, a particle accelerator and if life or death is…
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Chattanooga FF: Noclip: Being Dumbass in Liminal Spaces
MOVIE INFO: Two filmmakers set out on an adventure into a creepy old mall, only to find themselves lost in an increasingly claustrophobic maze of hallways, liminal spaces, stairwells and backrooms in this comedic found footage horror film. REVIEW: Mall corridors can be spooky places if you are getting lost in them. I have anxiety…
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Chattanooga FF: Love and Work: An Anti Slacker Comedy
MOVIE INFO: Diane and Fox love to work. Unfortunately, they live in a polarized world where having a job is illegal. REVIEW: Love and Work is an anti-slacker comedy about people who want to and love to work in a society that bans it. It’s a one note film that is spot on about its…
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Chattanooga FF: The Lonely Man with a Ghost Machine: The Imperfect Grief that Haunts Us
MOVIE INFO: The last man on Earth after a global catastrophe finds himself questioning his purpose and sanity as both his dead wife and a mysterious stranger confront him with his past, his present, and whatever future might remain in the wastes of a dead world. REVIEW: The director, Graham Skipper’s The Lonely Man with…
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Chattanooga FF: Cannibal Mukbang: Eating Human Life and Relationships
MOVIE INFO: Shy and looking for love, a man becomes smitten with an outgoing and mysterious woman, who, much to his surprise, reciprocates the attraction. As his feelings for her intensify, so does his unexpected submersion into the woman’s biggest fixation: the wild world of mukbanging. And with it, lots of bloodshed. REVIEW: The poster…
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Chattanooga FF: Daughter of the Sun: Getting to Malick
MOVIE INFO: A 12-year-old girl lives life on the run alongside her father who has Tourette Syndrome. Desperately seeking a normal family life, she befriends a group of outcasts who want to harness a volatile supernatural power her father is hiding. REVIEW: Daughter of the Sun , a fantasy drama about a daughter and her…
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Chattanooga FF:: The Buildout : A Story of Grief from a Young Director Trying to Find Himself
MOVIE INFO: friendship is tested as two women experience something strange in the desert. REVIEW: The Buildout, the first feature film debut of director and writer Zeshaan Yonnus is neither a horror film nor drama with tinges of sci-fi, but a somewhat shakey combination of the two. It tries to bridge the gap between found…
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Mother, May I?: Sons and Mothers and Fiancées, Oh My
MOVIE INFO: Emmett wants to clean and flip his recently deceased mother’s house: get in, get out, and avoid any trauma still lingering from when she abandoned him as a young child. Anya, his fiancé, see’s this as an opportunity to finally force Emmett to deal with his trauma because she believes it is preventing…
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Under Paris: A Shark Movie Worthy of Its “Jaws”
MOVIE INFO: To save Paris from a bloodbath, a grieving scientist is forced to face her tragic past when a giant shark appears in the Seine. REVIEW: Under Paris, a Jaws imitator that takes place in the Seine, comes just in time for the Paris Summer Olympics. It’s a macabre tourist ad more likely to…
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T.I.M.: All for the Codex of Love
MOVIE INFO: An engineer begins work on her company’s latest product, an A.I. humanoid called T.I.M. — Technologically. Integrated. Manservant. Things take a turn for the worse when T.I.M.’s servient programming leads to a dangerous obsession with her. REVIEW: A.I. and robots in movie have gone bad for a while now. T.I.M. (Technology Integrated Manservant)…
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The First Omen: A Worthy Predecessor to the Devil.
MOVIE INFO: When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate. REVIEW: I don’t remember too much of 1976’s…
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Birth/Rebirth: The Joys and Horrors of Co-Parenting a Reanimated Child
MOVIE INFO: Rose (Marin Ireland) is a pathologist who prefers working with corpses over social interaction. She also has an obsession — the reanimation of the dead. Celie (Judy Reyes) is a maternity nurse who has built her life around her bouncy, chatterbox six-year-old daughter, Lila (A.J. Lister). When one tragic night, Lila suddenly falls…
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Mean Spirited: A Horror Comedy That Tries to Possess the Audience’s Attention Span
MOVIE INFO: SynopsisWhen two estranged friends reconnect, things buried deep down are bound to surface. Wannabe famous vlogger Andrew Castellano sets off for a weekend at the mountain cottage of his former friend-turned famous actor Bryce. Andy has decided to bury the hatchet, but he isn’t quite himself anymore. REVIEW: Co-writer/director/star Jeff Ryan goes to…
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Infested: Itsy Bitsy Spiders Grow and Grow
Movie Info: Kaleb is about to turn 30 and has never been lonelier. He’s fighting with his sister over an inheritance and has cut ties with his best friend. Fascinated by exotic animals, he finds a venomous spider in a shop and brings it back to his apartment. It only takes a moment for the…
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Late Night With the Devil: Chasing the Ratings Demon
MOVIE INFO: Johnny Carson rival Jack Delroy hosts a syndicated talk show ‘Night Owls’ that has long been a trusted companion to insomniacs around the country. However, ratings for the show have plummeted since the tragic death of Jack’s beloved wife. Desperate to turn his fortunes around, on October 31st, 1977, Jack plans a Halloween…
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Abigail : This Vampire Flick Has Some Real Bite
MOVIE INFO After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors start to dwindle, one by one, and they discover, to their mounting horror, that they’re…
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Talk to Me: Don’t Talk to that Hand.
MOVIE INFO VIA ROTEN TOMATOES: When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. REVIEW: I usually like horror films that get their scares from deep wells of grief. That’s why…
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Dream Scenario: Getting Fully Inside Every One’s Head
MOVIE INFO VIA ROTTEN TOMATOES: Hapless family man Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom, in this wickedly entertaining comedy from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli…
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Raging Grace: Horror with a Socio-Political Soul
MOVIE INFO VIA ROTTEN TOMATOES: Joy (Max Eigenmann) is an undocumented Filipino immigrant struggling to do the best she can to support her daughter, Grace (Jaeden Boadilla). Soon she secures the perfect job: taking care of an extremely wealthy but terminal old man. The new position pays well and guarantees a roof over their heads,…
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Thanksgiving: Eli Roth Dishes Up a Turkey Day Anti-Consumerist Satire With All the Best Horror Trimmings
MOVIE INFO VIA ROTTEN TOMATOES: After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts — the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan. Will the town uncover the…
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Lisa Frankenstein: Putting the Pieces Together in the Wrong Places
Movie info via Rotten Tomatoes: A coming of RAGE love story from acclaimed writer Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find…
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The Last Voyage of the Demeter; Making Way for the Nosferatu
Movie info via Rotten Tomatoes: Based on a single chilling chapter from Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula, The Last Voyage of the Demeter tells the terrifying story of the merchant ship Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo–fifty unmarked wooden crates–from Carpathia to London. Strange events befall the doomed crew as they attempt to…
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Deliver Us: From All The Shining Riffs
Movie info via Rotten Tomatoes: When a nun in a remote convent claims immaculate conception, the Vatican sends a team of priests to investigate, concerned about an ancient prophecy that a woman will give birth to twin boys: one the Messiah, the other the Anti-Christ. Review: I hate it when a halfway decent religious horror…
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Poor Things: Welcome to the Monster Mish-Mash
Movie info via Rotten Tomatoes: From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she…
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Slamdance Review: The Complex Forms: All the Illusions of the Mind and Soul
Movie info via Slamdance: There is an ancient villa where desperate people have the opportunity to revive their fortunes by selling their bodies to mysterious entities in exchange of money. When huge and age-old creatures emerge from the deep woods surrounding the villa, a series of strange and sinister events prompt three unlikely guests to…
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Five Nights at Freddy: That Old Rocky Horror Picture Show Vibe.
Movie info via IMDB: In the year 2000, a desperate young man takes a job at an infamous, long-abandoned pizzeria with a dark past, bringing his little sister along. As they uncover the restless spirits and vengeful animatronics within, they must confront their own haunting memories. With the help of an enigmatic police officer, they…
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Totally Killer: To Get Back to the Future You Must Know How to Scream
Movie info via Rotten Tomatoes: Thirty-five years after the shocking murder of three teens, the infamous “Sweet Sixteen Killer” returns on Halloween night to claim a fourth victim. Seventeen-year-old Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) ignores her overprotective mom’s (Julie Bowen) warning and comes face-to-face with the masked maniac and, on the run for her life, accidentally time…
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The Blackening: Racing to Get Every Bit of Killer Satire In
Movie info via Rotten Tomatoes: The Blackening centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no motherfu**in’ game. Directed by Tim Story (Ride Along,…
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No One Will Save You: Twisting Everything Inside You Inside Out
Movie info via Rotten Tomatoes: No One Will Save You” introduces Brynn Adams (Kaitlyn Dever), a creative and talented young woman who’s been alienated from her community. Lonely but ever hopeful, Brynn finds solace within the walls of the home where she grew up–until she’s awakened one night by strange noises from decidedly unearthly intruders.…
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El Conde: Living With the Vampire of a Nation’s Horror
Movie info via Rotten Tomatoes: El Conde is a dark comedy/horror that imagines a parallel universe inspired by the recent history of Chile. The film portrays Augusto Pinochet, a symbol of world fascism, as a vampire who lives hidden in a ruined mansion in the cold southern tip of the continent. Feeding his appetite for…
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A Haunting in Venice: Old School Haunts, Taunts and Hints With a Peppery Twist
Movie info via Rotten Tomatoes: A Haunting in Venice” is set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve and is a terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, Hercule Poirot. Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world’s most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at a…
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The Wrath of Becky: Getting Her Revenge on the Second Time
Movie Info via Rotten Tomatoes: Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman — a kindred spirit named Elena. But when a group known as the “Noble Men” break into their home, attack them, and take her beloved dog,…
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Unseen: A Phone Thriller With Long Distance Eyes
Summary via Wikipedia: Gas station clerk Sam receives a call from Emily, a nearly blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. Emily must survive the ordeal with Sam being her eyes from afar using a video call. Review: Unseen is a neat little thriller with the most interesting twist: the…
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The Pope’s Exorcist: God Damn It- Russell Crowe Finds a Way Back
Summary via IMDB: Inspired by the actual files of Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, The Pope’s Exorcist follows Amorth as he investigates a young boy’s terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden. Review: Father Gabrielle Amorth does exist. He was an exorcist-…
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Bones and All: Fine Young Cannibals in Love
Summary via IMDB: Virginia, 1988. Having no recollection of her mother, high school outcast Maren plucks up the courage to embark on a long, challenging journey to find her. Instead, as Maren struggles to understand, facing her well-hidden adolescent longings on the fringes of Ronald Reagan-era America, a chance encounter with enigmatic pariah and handsome…
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Skinamarink: Stumbling Badly in the Childhood Dark
Storyline via IMDB: Two children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished. To cope with the strange situation, the two bring pillows and blankets to the living room and settle into a quiet slumber party. They play…
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You Won’t Be Alone: Living in Witchery
Storyline via IMDB: In an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young girl is kidnapped and then transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit. Review: I love how the witch film You Won’t Be Alone moves lyrically, subconsciously between dream and nightmare, horror and fairy tale. Alone pares down its visuals to…
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Bodies Bodies Bodies: Paranoia and Acting in a Dark House
Storyline via IMDB: Nervous about meeting the smug, wealthy friends of her rehabilitated girlfriend Sophie, timid newcomer Bee arrives late to a booze-addled, drug-fuelled hurricane party at bored David’s Georgian grey-stone manor house. As the storm rages outside, the party gets started, and the group of spoiled zoomers gathers around the host in the family…
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The Weird Kidz: Just So Off-Putting
Summary via Chattanooga Film Festival: THE WEIRD KIDZ is a horror-inflected creature feature and an ode to ’80s coming-of-age films and favorite late night cinema tales. When three pre-teen boys and an older brother and his girlfriend take off for a weekend campout, none of them could imagine the horrors (and laughs) awaiting them in…
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New Religion: Feeling Red Grief
Summary via IMDB: Miyabi lost her only daughter in an accident. After her daughter’s death, she got a divorce. She now works as a call girl and is living with her new boyfriend. One day, she meets a weird customer who asks her to let him take a picture of her spine. She does as…
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The Elderly: Parental Homicidal Tendencies Turn Real
Summary via IMDB: Octogenarian who enters into a state of dementia after the sudden suicide of his wife, sparking a series of paranormal events that will put his family’s lives at risk. Review: I admire filmmakers that stick to their vision no matter how weird and sordid it gets. In the Spanish horror film, The…
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King on Screen: King Directors Give Each Other Halos
Summary via IMDB: 1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horror’s books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now, the most adapted author still alive in the world . What’s so fascinating with him that the directors can’t…
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Renfield: Getting Beyond the Blow and Suck
Plot via IMDB: R.M. Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) decides to leave his centuries-long line of work as a henchman and familiar to Count Dracula (Nicolas Cage) and finds a new lease on life in modern day New Orleans when he falls in love with a feisty but perennially aggressive traffic cop named Rebecca Quincy (Awkwafina) I…
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Flux Gourmet: A Burnt Offering
Plot via IMDB: Set at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds themselves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas, and gastrointestinal disorders. I know my wife loves to cook and I know she likes hearing the sounds of all that food prep: the chopping, dicing, oiling, boiling and sometimes the toiling.…
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Knock at the Cabin: Shyamalan Gets Less Shocking Just More Twisty
Plot via IMDB; Wen, only seven years old, is vacationing with her two dads, Eric and Andrew, at a remote cabin. While catching grasshoppers, she is approached by a stranger named Leonard. Initially friendly, he explains that he needs Wen and her parents’ help to save the world. However, Wen becomes suspicious when three other…
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Megan: Just Another Grizzly American Girl Doll
Plot via IMDB: When Gemma suddenly becomes the caretaker of her orphaned 8-year-old niece, Cady, Gemma’s unsure and unprepared to be a parent. Under intense pressure at work, Gemma decides to pair her M3GAN prototype with Cady in an attempt to resolve both problems-a decision that will have unimaginable consequences When you’re a robot engineer…
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“The Warning” Is a Memento of a Beautiful Mind
It’s a Memento meets A Beautiful Mind thriller about a Basque man who discovers that there is a mathematical correlation between a convenience store shooting tragedy and the same spot’s past, present and future.
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“A Quiet Place” Is Worth a Listen
Whoa to the person who dare crinkle a candy wrapper, or munch noisily on popcorn, or God forbid, should talk during this creature feature that depends on listening for every sound and hearing every word.
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“The Endless” Goes Wonderfully Loopy
The Endless, a sci-fi/horror cross blend, starring and directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorehead, manages to make its supernatural loopiness credible by grounding it all in a recognizable sibling drama.
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“Hereditary” Bringing Up the R Baby
Hereditary is a smart reminder that the horror movie hasn’t entirely forgotten it’s past.