Rated: 3.5 / 5 Extra half-star for Jon Stewart getting killed (sort of), and for Robert Patrick chasing after the principal while blowing his whistle. And when was the last time a film came out with such a cast of up-and-comers to rival that of the established standouts? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_Wj-SJZJbY Robert Patrick makes the best of … Continue reading The Faculty (1998), thoughts
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F.E.A.R. (2005), thoughts
Rated: 4 / 5 "He deserved to die. They all deserve to die." A game that gets more depressing the more you get into it. Looking into the details and story with each playthrough, catching onto more subtle details. A game where you are pitted against your own family, brainwashed into being this way via … Continue reading F.E.A.R. (2005), thoughts
Audition (1999) thoughts
Rated: 3.5/5 When it comes right down to it, this film is more relevant than ever. How the main protagonist Aoyama wants to remarry, and find the ideal woman to be his wife. And he has the luxury of being able to have an audition for a film role cast primarily so he can find … Continue reading Audition (1999) thoughts
Magic (1978) and Pin (1988) brief thoughts
Both films rated: 2.5 / 5 These types of movies suffer from the exact same problem, at least as far as my personal enjoyment goes. They're both about a socially awkward guy, bordering on crazy, who has talent to some degree; more-so in Magic, since the guy is as good a magician as he is … Continue reading Magic (1978) and Pin (1988) brief thoughts
Spontaneous Combustion (1990) brief thoughts
Rated: 2.5 / 5 So there was studio meddling with this film. A rough cut exists that's, well, rough. Unfinished special effects, not all shots are in it that should be (a few of which made it into the theatrical cut), but it is a more cohesive vision. In particular, the film clearly becomes something … Continue reading Spontaneous Combustion (1990) brief thoughts
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) review
https://horrornews.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Bram-Stokers-Dracula-poster.jpg Rated: 4 / 5 Wokeness: 2 / 5 But yet we see around us every day the growth of new beliefs, which think themselves new; and which are yet but the old, which pretend to be young--like the fine ladies at the opera.Dracula, by Bram Stoker, Chapter XIV, Dr. Seward's Diary Halloween season is … Continue reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) review
Alien (1979) analysis
Rated: 4 / 5 Wokeness: 1.5 / 5 This is a film I saw back in the day, well after I had seen and become a fan of its sequel Aliens (which is still my second favorite movie of all time). At the time I just thought this was a mediocre warmup to greatness, where … Continue reading Alien (1979) analysis
My Top 50 Favorite Monster Films and Creature Features
Creature features, films about animals we are familiar with that really exist, except they are put in scenarios that are terrifying to the average civilian. Or they become supersized. Basically monster movies, with an emphasis on real life animals. But you also can't ignore the monster flicks that are more on the extraterrestrial side of … Continue reading My Top 50 Favorite Monster Films and Creature Features
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956-2007) epic 4 film review, and what the films say about society then and now.
Analysis of the 4 Body Snatcher films from 1956 to 2007.
It Comes at Night, and The Adventures of the American Rabbit dual review
So some bad news and good news first. The bad news, I got fired from my full-time job. The good news, I can blog more. And I wanted to do 2 films, not because of the special occasion, but because one of these films is so damn bleak that I needed something ridiculously cheery to … Continue reading It Comes at Night, and The Adventures of the American Rabbit dual review
The Anomalous Host 
