Come on Barbie let’s go cry, oh oh no.  Synopsis Barbie is about a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world Life in plastic, it’s fantastic That’s until she starts having intrusive thoughts of death, and her body undergoes changes that are new and disturbing to her. Barbie soon finds herself on a journey leaving Barbieland behind and going into the real world where she tries to solve the mystery of her psychological and physical changes. There is also Ken. Review of Barbie I partook in the cultural phenomena that was Barbenheimer on opening night, first watching the 3 hour long Oppenheimer biopic alone and then watching Barbie with my wife afterwards. Oppenheimer was good and told an interesting story that conveyed an impressive amount of information even for a 3 hour long movie. Barbie entered my head and has not left since I watched it the first time. I couldn’t stop thinking about it throughout the week. I yearned to watch certain scenes again, and consumed interviews with the cast and the director to process the overwhelming spectacle that was Barbie I’ll stand here, without any irony or shame, and say that I think Barbie might be the best movie of the decade so far, and the best movie of the year, without a question. Everyone involved was firing on all cylinders. Casting, acting, writing, directing, production design, music, choreography. All were perfect. I was smiling ear to ear the whole time, except when I was crying. My wife and I were rolling from laughing throughout. It also goes surprisingly deep with existentialism and feminism. I watched it again last night, and even after hearing criticisms about it being unfunny or that it was propaganda, the second viewing only cemented my opinion.  Score  10/10

Come on Barbie let’s go cry, oh oh no. <h2>Synopsis</h2> Barbie is about a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world Life in plastic, it’s fantastic That’s until she starts having intrusive thoughts of death, and her body undergoes changes that are new and disturbing to her. Barbie soon finds herself on a journey leaving Barbieland behind and going into the real world where she tries to solve the mystery of her psychological and physical changes. There is also Ken. <h2>Review of Barbie</h2> I partook in the cultural phenomena that was Barbenheimer on opening night, first watching the 3 hour long Oppenheimer biopic alone and then watching Barbie with my wife afterwards. Oppenheimer was good and told an interesting story that conveyed an impressive amount of information even for a 3 hour long movie. Barbie entered my head and has not left since I watched it the first time. I couldn’t stop thinking about it throughout the week. I yearned to watch certain scenes again, and consumed interviews with the cast and the director to process the overwhelming spectacle that was Barbie I’ll stand here, without any irony or shame, and say that I think Barbie might be the best movie of the decade so far, and the best movie of the year, without a question. Everyone involved was firing on all cylinders. Casting, acting, writing, directing, production design, music, choreography. All were perfect. I was smiling ear to ear the whole time, except when I was crying. My wife and I were rolling from laughing throughout. It also goes surprisingly deep with existentialism and feminism. I watched it again last night, and even after hearing criticisms about it being unfunny or that it was propaganda, the second viewing only cemented my opinion.  <h2>Score </h2> 10/10

Barbie Review

Erin Hanson

Is it a horror movie or an action movie? It doesn’t matter, Nic Cage turns in one of the best performances of his career.  Synopsis Renfield tells the story of Count Dracula’s titular servant struggling to become self actualized in modern times after discovering his codependency in a 12-step self help group. Dracula, who has been convalescing for an indeterminate amount of time is finally gaining enough power to continue his plans for world domination, and Renfield’s self empowerment is really throwing a wrench into his plans.  To make matters worse, a local wolf themed gang is trying to kill Renfield, and he must combat them using his bug diet fueled superpowers. Review of Renfield The headline on this one, is that Dracula is the role that Nic Cage was born to play, and he appropriately chews up the scenery whenever he is on screen. This movie is a lot of fun thematically and visually. Renfield and Dracula’s relationship interpreted through modern codependency and narcissism pop-psychology is just a great funny premise. Nicholas Hoult plays Renfield by channeling by channeling his former About a Boy costar Hugh Grant and is a great straight man to Dracula’s antics. The filmmakers don’t go with a straight ahead comedy, but surprisingly fold in the superhero action genre as well. It ends up being a hard-R action comedy ala Deadpool. I can’t say it completely works for me, since the action and superpowered violence feels like an arbitrary add-on, but that’s not to say it’s not good. Some of the funnest parts are the absurdly violent fight sequences that produce more gore than most horror movies.  Looking at the writers and directors, the motley film starts to make more sense. The story is by Robert Kirkman, who’s famous for his comic and TV successes with The Walking Dead and Invincible. It’s written by Ryan Ridley, a writer for Rick and Morty, and directed by Chris McKay, who directed the Lego Batman Movie. All of whom are great at mixing genres to great effect. Score 9/10

Is it a horror movie or an action movie? It doesn’t matter, Nic Cage turns in one of the best performances of his career. <h2>Synopsis</h2> Renfield tells the story of Count Dracula’s titular servant struggling to become self actualized in modern times after discovering his codependency in a 12-step self help group. Dracula, who has been convalescing for an indeterminate amount of time is finally gaining enough power to continue his plans for world domination, and Renfield’s self empowerment is really throwing a wrench into his plans.  To make matters worse, a local wolf themed gang is trying to kill Renfield, and he must combat them using his bug diet fueled superpowers. <h2>Review of Renfield</h2> The headline on this one, is that Dracula is the role that <a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2023/06/14/7594/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nic Cage </a>was born to play, and he appropriately chews up the scenery whenever he is on screen. This movie is a lot of fun thematically and visually. Renfield and Dracula’s relationship interpreted through modern codependency and narcissism pop-psychology is just a great funny premise. Nicholas Hoult plays Renfield by channeling by channeling his former About a Boy costar Hugh Grant and is a great straight man to Dracula’s antics. The filmmakers don’t go with a straight ahead comedy, but surprisingly fold in the superhero action genre as well. It ends up being a hard-R action comedy ala Deadpool. I can’t say it completely works for me, since the action and superpowered violence feels like an arbitrary add-on, but that’s not to say it’s not good. Some of the funnest parts are the absurdly violent fight sequences that produce more gore than most horror movies.  Looking at the writers and directors, the motley film starts to make more sense. The story is by Robert Kirkman, who’s famous for his comic and TV successes with The Walking Dead and Invincible. It’s written by Ryan Ridley, a writer for Rick and Morty, and directed by Chris McKay, who directed the Lego Batman Movie. All of whom are great at mixing genres to great effect. <h2>Score</h2> 9/10

Renfield Review with Guest Host Erin Hanson

The Village was voted on by our patrons who have very good taste, because this M. Night movie still works.  @dgoebel00 on Instagram provided this amazing artwork. Follow him and check out his website. https://youtu.be/sTGyhwvdY6k Synopsis The Village is the story of a community that sequestered themselves in the woods to avoid the evils and pain caused by the world at large. Set in the late 1800’s the community is full of interesting and varied people. But not all is well in the village – there is an evil that lurks in the forest, kept at bay by certain colors and a tenuous truce that has been struck with the creatures. Ivy Walker (Bryce Dallas Howard) and Lucius Hunt (Joaquin Phoenix) fall in love and are set to be married when a violence occurs, leaving Lucius close to death.The blind Ivy must face the terrors in the woods and the evils of society in order to save her new love.  Everyone gets more irony than they bargained for. Review The Village is a fun thriller with a stellar cast and some interesting concepts. The acting is interesting and well performed, the script is slow and intentional, and it provides lots of fall atmosphere. A lot of people bag on movies by M. Night Shyamalan that aren’t The Sixth Sense, but honestly they aren’t giving him his due. The Village explores interesting emotional territory in allegory. It poses the questions of building emotional walls by putting up real walls.  Watch The Village (2004) Buy or Rent on Amazon Click Here to Watch  It’s also a really fun period piece to boot. Where else can you find Sigourney Weaver, Joaquin Phoenix, Bryce Dallas Howard, Adrien Brody, Brendan Gleeson, Judy Greer, and Jesse Eisenberg all in one place? The thing that I cherish most about this movie is the devotion to atmosphere. It’s spooky and stark, set in the woods of New England and it just feels like Halloween. The creature design is effective and the scares are appropriate for young and old alike. Score 9/10

The Village was voted on by our patrons who have very good taste, because this M. Night movie still works. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dgoebel00/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@dgoebel00</a> on Instagram provided this amazing artwork. Follow him and check out his <a href="https://www.dustingoebel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>. <a href="https://youtu.be/sTGyhwvdY6k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/sTGyhwvdY6k</a> <h2>Synopsis</h2> The Village is the story of a community that sequestered themselves in the woods to avoid the evils and pain caused by the world at large. Set in the late 1800’s the community is full of interesting and varied people. But not all is well in the village – there is an evil that lurks in the forest, kept at bay by certain colors and a tenuous truce that has been struck with the creatures. Ivy Walker (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397171/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bryce Dallas Howard</a>) and Lucius Hunt (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001618/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joaquin Phoenix</a>) fall in love and are set to be married when a violence occurs, leaving Lucius close to death. The blind Ivy must face the terrors in the woods and the evils of society in order to save her new love.  Everyone gets more irony than they bargained for. <h2>Review</h2> The Village is a fun thriller with a stellar cast and some interesting concepts. The acting is interesting and well performed, the script is slow and intentional, and it provides lots of fall atmosphere. A lot of people bag on movies by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0796117/?ref_=tt_ov_dr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">M. Night Shyamalan</a> that aren’t <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167404/?ref_=nm_knf_c_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Sixth Sense</a>, but honestly they aren’t giving him his due. The Village explores interesting emotional territory in allegory. It poses the questions of building emotional walls by putting up real walls.  <h2>Watch The Village (2004)</h2> Buy or Rent on Amazon <a href="https://amzn.to/3KpAwJx" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Click Here to Watch</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/3KpAwJx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> It’s also a really fun period piece to boot. Where else can you find <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000244/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sigourney Weaver</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001618/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joaquin Phoenix</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397171/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bryce Dallas Howard</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004778/?ref_=tt_cl_t_5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adrien Brody</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322407/?ref_=tt_cl_t_6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brendan Gleeson</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339460/?ref_=tt_cl_t_12" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Judy Greer</a>, and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0251986/?ref_=tt_cl_t_15" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jesse Eisenberg</a> all in one place? The thing that I cherish most about this movie is the devotion to atmosphere. It’s spooky and stark, set in the woods of New England and it just feels like Halloween. The creature design is effective and the scares are appropriate for young and old alike. <h2>Score</h2> 9/10

The Village (2004) Review

Audition is just one of those movies, you know.  Synopsis The film follows Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi) a widower that upon encouragement from his college age (?) son decides to find a new wife. After sharing his intentions to find a suitable mate with a coworker in the movie business, they hatch a scheme to screen a bevy of eligible young women in the guise of a film audition. Pouring over thousands of resume’s, Shigeharu is smitten with one woman in particular. After seeing her audition, he reaches out and they start dating. His coworker has doubts about her, but Shigeharu is undaunted and falls madly in love. Turns out, you should listen to your friends. Review of Audition Much is made about Audition as a truly disturbing movie, and I have to say, I was kind of disappointed. Is my heart so cold that it’s no longer stirred by amputations? What has become of me.  This is the case of being on the vanguard and being eclipsed by the films that were inspired by it. In 1999 torture porn horror had not been a term that anyone had heard of, and at the time this must have been shocking and groundbreaking for genre fans. However after Saw, Hostel, and the Human Centipede, Audition seems quaint almost. The strong suit of the film is the midstream switcheroo of genres. Well into act 2, this is a pretty charming, run-of-the-mill Romcom, but the third act is straight Lynchian horror. It portends to be a deep and psychological film, but there really isn’t much depth in the end in my opinion. No real strong statements are made other than abuse is bad, and can have lasting effects. I wish they would have delved deeper into Asami’s backstory and her unmasked psyche, but they really wanted to slow roll the plot and then take their time with the gore in the third act.  Don’t get me wrong, the third act is very strong, and works, it just takes so long to get there without fully using the runtime to make the characters compelling. Overall this is a unique and weird movie, but isn’t going on the top of any of my lists. It deserves attention, but seems a little overhyped for what it is.  Score Score 6/10

Audition is just one of those movies, you know. <h2>Synopsis</h2> The film follows Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi) a widower that upon encouragement from his college age (?) son decides to find a new wife. After sharing his intentions to find a suitable mate with a coworker in the movie business, they hatch a scheme to screen a bevy of eligible young women in the guise of a film audition. Pouring over thousands of resume’s, Shigeharu is smitten with one woman in particular. After seeing her audition, he reaches out and they start dating. His coworker has doubts about her, but Shigeharu is undaunted and falls madly in love. Turns out, you should listen to your friends. <h2>Review of Audition</h2> Much is made about Audition as a truly disturbing movie, and I have to say, I was kind of disappointed. Is my heart so cold that it’s no longer stirred by amputations? What has become of me.  This is the case of being on the vanguard and being eclipsed by the films that were inspired by it. In 1999 torture porn horror had not been a term that anyone had heard of, and at the time this must have been shocking and groundbreaking for genre fans. However after Saw, Hostel, and the Human Centipede, Audition seems quaint almost. The strong suit of the film is the midstream switcheroo of genres. Well into act 2, this is a pretty charming, run-of-the-mill Romcom, but the third act is straight Lynchian horror. It portends to be a deep and psychological film, but there really isn’t much depth in the end in my opinion. No real strong statements are made other than abuse is bad, and can have lasting effects. I wish they would have delved deeper into Asami’s backstory and her unmasked psyche, but they really wanted to slow roll the plot and then take their time with the gore in the third act.  Don’t get me wrong, the third act is very strong, and works, it just takes so long to get there without fully using the runtime to make the characters compelling. Overall this is a unique and weird movie, but isn’t going on the top of any of my lists. It deserves attention, but seems a little overhyped for what it is.  <h2>Score</h2> Score 6/10

Audition Review

We watched the Hobbit and were transported to Middle Earth to find gold, truth, and destiny.   https://youtu.be/WqGzCOL3XU4 Synopsis A Little person named Bilbo is whisked away from his home by other little people and their enablist wizard friend named Gandalf the dick.  Bilbo is forced to do the bidding of the Dwarves for the entire trip and every single time he asks, “are we there yet?” they threaten to turn the car around, but they never do. Eventually Bilbo is forced to steal some stuff from drug addicts and then stuff gets real weird.  Everyone gets more gold than they bargained for. Review If you want to see one of the quintessential movies from my childhood, this is it. The art direction is strange and alluring, the story is neatly trimmed down to fit the 90 minute format, and it’s one of the best stories ever told. The songs are fun, and have that folky 70’s feel. The voice actors fit their roles perfectly, and the adventure feels great. Much of the creature design is very intense and scary for a cartoon that was probably aimed at kids, but I feel like this is one of the bonuses of growing up in the 70’s and 80’s. Producers didn’t pander, they made cool stuff that adults and kids would want to see because they couldn’t look away. Watch The Hobbit (1977) Buy or Rent on Amazon Click Here to Watch  This was a made to be a television special and was animated by Topcraft, who was the precursor to  Studio Ghibli. Much of the original critical reception of the movie had to do with the strange, Japanese style animation that audiences were not familiar with at the time. More of the reception for the film was glowing, and it even won a Peabody Award. It was nominated for a Hugo but lost to Star Wars. I love this movie with all my heart, it got me started in fantasy and horror and I wouldn’t be the person I am today had it not been for renting ten thousand times on VHS. Score 10/10

We watched the Hobbit and were transported to Middle Earth to find gold, truth, and destiny. <a href="https://youtu.be/WqGzCOL3XU4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/WqGzCOL3XU4</a> <h2>Synopsis</h2> A Little person named Bilbo is whisked away from his home by other little people and their enablist wizard friend named Gandalf the dick.  Bilbo is forced to do the bidding of the Dwarves for the entire trip and every single time he asks, “are we there yet?” they threaten to turn the car around, but they never do. Eventually Bilbo is forced to steal some stuff from drug addicts and then stuff gets real weird.  Everyone gets more gold than they bargained for. <h2>Review</h2> If you want to see one of the quintessential movies from my childhood, this is it. The art direction is strange and alluring, the story is neatly trimmed down to fit the 90 minute format, and it’s one of the best stories ever told. The songs are fun, and have that folky 70’s feel. The voice actors fit their roles perfectly, and the adventure feels great. Much of the creature design is very intense and scary for a cartoon that was probably aimed at kids, but I feel like this is one of the bonuses of growing up in the 70’s and 80’s. Producers didn’t pander, they made cool stuff that adults and kids would want to see because they couldn’t look away. <h2>Watch The Hobbit (1977)</h2> Buy or Rent on Amazon <a href="https://amzn.to/44wqLAQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Click Here to Watch</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/44wqLAQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> This was a made to be a television special and was animated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topcraft" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Topcraft</a>, who was the precursor to  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Ghibli" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Studio Ghibli</a>. Much of the original critical reception of the movie had to do with the strange, Japanese style animation that audiences were not familiar with at the time. More of the reception for the film was glowing, and it even won a Peabody Award. It was nominated for a Hugo but lost to Star Wars. I love this movie with all my heart, it got me started in fantasy and horror and I wouldn’t be the person I am today had it not been for renting ten thousand times on VHS. <h2>Score</h2> 10/10

The Hobbit (1977) Review

The demon child cursed our recording session. Listen to take three of this episode where I was sucked of all life.  Synopsis Gregory Peck plays Robert Thorn, a wealthy and politically influential man who unbeknownst to his wife, adopts a baby boy to replace his son that was born, but died on the same day. The child, named Damien, when he becomes a toddler begins to be surrounded by strange an untimely deaths. When his father starts investigating the circumstances of Damien’s birth, he finds out his mother is a real bitch, and his father, wel his father is a real jerk. Review of The Omen (1976) The Omen is a tentpole horror movie, which makes up the unofficial trilogy of parenting horror with Rosemary’s Baby, and The Exorcist. It preys upon every parent’s fear of “is my toddler…evil incarnate?” This movie answers… maybe! The real horror in the film isn’t anything that Damien does, it’s what he represents for the future, and the powers that seek to protect him. The focus isn’t so much on gaslighting like in Rosemary’s Baby, The Omen focuses on “outside forces” that set themselves against and for the Thorn family.  “The Omen” in the title refers to the prophecy of the antichrist, and in particular a poem that an ominous priest recites to Mr Thorn. While there aren’t a lot of “scares”, this is a taut and well paced thriller with plenty of dread and Ominousness. It’s a well constructed and acted movie, with a couple set pieces that really stick in your mind. I did wish that they did a little more with little Damien to do. He really is a blank slate in the film. He barely had any lines and as far as characterization, he seems indifferent to death, and has shifty eyes. It would have been nice to create more of a dilemma for the ending by showing him as a more normal boy who loved his parents. I really like this movie, but it doesn’t quite achieve the emotional heights of Rosemary’s Baby or The Exorcist, so I deduct one point. Score  9/10

The demon child cursed our recording session. Listen to take three of this episode where I was sucked of all life. <h2>Synopsis</h2> Gregory Peck plays Robert Thorn, a wealthy and politically influential man who unbeknownst to his wife, adopts a baby boy to replace his son that was born, but died on the same day. The child, named Damien, when he becomes a toddler begins to be surrounded by strange an untimely deaths. When his father starts investigating the circumstances of Damien’s birth, he finds out his mother is a real bitch, and his father, wel his father is a real jerk. <h2>Review of The Omen (1976)</h2> The Omen is a tentpole horror movie, which makes up the unofficial trilogy of parenting horror with Rosemary’s Baby, and The Exorcist. It preys upon every parent’s fear of “is my toddler…evil incarnate?” This movie answers… maybe! The real horror in the film isn’t anything that Damien does, it’s what he represents for the future, and the powers that seek to protect him. The focus isn’t so much on gaslighting like in Rosemary’s Baby, The Omen focuses on “outside forces” that set themselves against and for the Thorn family.  “The Omen” in the title refers to the prophecy of the antichrist, and in particular a poem that an ominous priest recites to Mr Thorn. While there aren’t a lot of “scares”, this is a taut and well paced thriller with plenty of dread and Ominousness. It’s a well constructed and acted movie, with a couple set pieces that really stick in your mind. I did wish that they did a little more with little Damien to do. He really is a blank slate in the film. He barely had any lines and as far as characterization, he seems indifferent to death, and has shifty eyes. It would have been nice to create more of a dilemma for the ending by showing him as a more normal boy who loved his parents. I really like this movie, but it doesn’t quite achieve the emotional heights of Rosemary’s Baby or The Exorcist, so I deduct one point. <h2>Score </h2> 9/10

The Omen (1976) Review

We watched What We do in the Shadows and were treated to the best horror comedy since Shaun of the Dead.  @dgoebel00 on Instagram provided this amazing artwork. Follow him and check out his website. https://youtu.be/3uBc1Dk0hwI Synopsis You might not know it, but the life (or death) of a vampire is a lot less romantic and sometimes much more petty and small than you might think. Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are old vampires trying to make it in a new world. Making it the same way you or I are trying to make it, really. Just trying to make ends meet while accomplishing something akin to a nightlife. While they manage the chore wheel and keeping their familiars in check, they manage to get caught up in the wacky hijinks of other somewhat mundane horrors that roam the night. Everyone gets more laughs than they bargained for. Review What We do in the Shadows is a mockumentary by notable New Zealanders Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords)and Taika Waititi (Hunt for the Wilderpeople).  It’s fun, tight, and hilarious. It’s shot the way a normal documentary might be, but because the setting for much of the movie is in a vampire’s lair it has a spooky ambiance.  Apart from some funny jumpscares, there is nothing scary about this horror adjacent romp. What We do in the Shadows is just for fun and it’s great at it. So much of this had me rolling around the room, shaking my wife about how this is the best thing I’ve seen since Shaun of the Dead.  Watch What We do in the Shadows Buy or Rent on Amazon Click Here to Watch  Comedy isn’t easy, and comedy horror can feel pretty clunky sometimes, but this is sleek and fun. It smacks deeply of the comedy from a show that I miss deeply, Flight of the Conchords. What We do in the Shadows pays close attention to making all the characters “real people” which takes away a lot of the sexy emphasis of normal vampires and replaces it with questions like, “How shitty of a roommate would a vampire be?” Overall, this is an easy watch that is best experienced with friends and family. The R rating is only earned with comically gratuitous blood and occasional curse words. Definitely rent this one if you haven’t already. Score 8/10

We watched What We do in the Shadows and were treated to the best horror comedy since <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365748/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shaun of the Dead</a>. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dgoebel00/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@dgoebel00</a> on Instagram provided this amazing artwork. Follow him and check out his <a href="https://www.dustingoebel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>. <a href="https://youtu.be/3uBc1Dk0hwI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/3uBc1Dk0hwI</a> <h2>Synopsis</h2> You might not know it, but the life (or death) of a vampire is a lot less romantic and sometimes much more petty and small than you might think. Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are old vampires trying to make it in a new world. Making it the same way you or I are trying to make it, really. Just trying to make ends meet while accomplishing something akin to a nightlife. While they manage the chore wheel and keeping their familiars in check, they manage to get caught up in the wacky hijinks of other somewhat mundane horrors that roam the night. Everyone gets more laughs than they bargained for. <h2>Review</h2> What We do in the Shadows is a mockumentary by notable New Zealanders <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1318596/?ref_=tt_ov_dr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jemaine Clement</a> (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0863046/?ref_=nm_knf_i_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flight of the Conchords</a>)and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0169806/?ref_=tt_ov_dr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taika Waititi</a> (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4698684/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_11_dr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hunt for the Wilderpeople</a>).  It’s fun, tight, and hilarious. It’s shot the way a normal documentary might be, but because the setting for much of the movie is in a vampire’s lair it has a spooky ambiance.  Apart from some funny jumpscares, there is nothing scary about this horror adjacent romp. What We do in the Shadows is just for fun and it’s great at it. So much of this had me rolling around the room, shaking my wife about how this is the best thing I’ve seen since Shaun of the Dead. <h2>Watch What We do in the Shadows</h2> Buy or Rent on Amazon <a href="https://amzn.to/3X8f54i" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Click Here to Watch</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/3X8f54i" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Comedy isn’t easy, and comedy horror can feel pretty clunky sometimes, but this is sleek and fun. It smacks deeply of the comedy from a show that I miss deeply, Flight of the Conchords. What We do in the Shadows pays close attention to making all the characters “real people” which takes away a lot of the sexy emphasis of normal vampires and replaces it with questions like, “How shitty of a roommate would a vampire be?” Overall, this is an easy watch that is best experienced with friends and family. The R rating is only earned with comically gratuitous blood and occasional curse words. Definitely rent this one if you haven’t already. <h2>Score</h2> 8/10

What We Do in the Shadows Review

Halle Kiefer

The Blackening is the ideal movie to go see on Juneteenth. This comedy horror movie is worth going to the theater for.  Synopsis Seven black college friends go away for the weekend to have a kind of reunion and celebrate Juneteenth together. They get trapped in a game room with a game in the center featuring a blackface head that instructs them to answer black culture trivia questions or die. They soon find out that the entire cabin they are staying at is being controlled by a killer with a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably not. Review of The Blackening With a tagline like “They can’t all die first”, you know that this is going to be a tongue in cheek horror comedy. The meta humor and fourth wall breaks are frequent throughout the film. In terms of tone, it lands somewhere between Scream, Tucker and Dale, and with touches of Scary Movie. It follows the slasher trope of assembling a motley crew of characters that are possible fodder for the killer. In this movie those characters include a gay black man, an african immigrant, a reformed gangster, a mixed race woman, and the most broad character being the black nerd that “acts white”. Most of the first act features utilitarian expositional dialogue to set up all the characters and their relationships. While the characters and plot are simple, they do go slightly beyond most Friday the 13th movies in terms of depth, not that that is very hard. What is most important in this film, and what stands out is the humor. I laughed multiple times, and had a good time. A lot of the jokes are around stereotypes and black culture, but the best ones are grounded in the specific situation or character. Score 7/10

The Blackening is the ideal movie to go see on Juneteenth. This comedy horror movie is worth going to the theater for. <h2>Synopsis</h2> Seven black college friends go away for the weekend to have a kind of reunion and celebrate Juneteenth together. They get trapped in a game room with a game in the center featuring a blackface head that instructs them to answer black culture trivia questions or die. They soon find out that the entire cabin they are staying at is being controlled by a killer with a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably not. <h2>Review of The Blackening</h2> With a tagline like “They can’t all die first”, you know that this is going to be a tongue in cheek horror comedy. The meta humor and fourth wall breaks are frequent throughout the film. In terms of tone, it lands somewhere between <a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2020/06/17/scream-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scream</a>,<a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2022/03/16/tucker-and-dale-vs-evil-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tucker and Dale</a>, and with touches of Scary Movie. It follows the slasher trope of assembling a motley crew of characters that are possible fodder for the killer. In this movie those characters include a gay black man, an african immigrant, a reformed gangster, a mixed race woman, and the most broad character being the black nerd that “acts white”. Most of the first act features utilitarian expositional dialogue to set up all the characters and their relationships. While the characters and plot are simple, they do go slightly beyond most Friday the 13th movies in terms of depth, not that that is very hard. What is most important in this film, and what stands out is the humor. I laughed multiple times, and had a good time. A lot of the jokes are around stereotypes and black culture, but the best ones are grounded in the specific situation or character. <h2>Score</h2> 7/10

The Blackening Review with Halle Kiefer

We watched The Old Way on Hulu and were given a movie with a shaky start that made me wonder what I was getting into.  @dgoebel00 on Instagram provided this amazing artwork. Follow him and check out his website https://youtu.be/eWakq9qQ6Ik Synopsis An old gunslinger, Colton Briggs (Nic Cage), is forced back into the fray when a series of unfortunate events leave him with very little to live for. His daughter, Brook (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) joins him on his quest and learns how to navigate life as Colton’s kin. Everyone gets more lead than they bargained for. Review Nic Cage is enough to get me to watch most movies. He is strange, interesting, and massively talented. I enjoy most movies where he stars. The Old Way is no exception. This movie fumbles tremendously in the first 20 minutes, which shook my belief that it could be good or worthwhile to a large degree.  The dialog, acting, and concept in the opening seems to miss the mark by a country mile. It felt ham-handed, simple, and very cringe. Once the second act starts, things come back around and the concepts and characters show that they are much more than what previously met the eye. Watch The Old Way Buy or Rent on Amazon Click here to Rent or Buy  The Old Way wrestles with the concepts of humanity, loss, the monster’s within, our birthright, and revenge. These are themes that I’ve seen Cage embraces in a lot of his movies.  The characters are interesting and have fun dialog and it’s set in an authentic feeling western backdrop. Colton Brigg’s story of wrestling with his apparent lack of humanity and his life of crime catching back up to him is one that I feel a lot of people can resonate with.  The hope or lack-thereof for the next generation and having to deal with the sins of their forefathers is an age-old one and that’s why it resonates so deeply.  The Old Way is a solid entry into a somewhat lackluster genre of modern westerns. And it’s one that feels more deeply connected to the classic western’s of the 40’s and 50’s than other modern westerns.  It brings back memories of other Nic Cage revenge movies, the most recent being Mandy. Score 7/10

We watched The Old Way on Hulu and were given a movie with a shaky start that made me wonder what I was getting into. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dgoebel00/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@dgoebel00</a> on Instagram provided this amazing artwork. Follow him and check out his <a href="https://www.dustingoebel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/eWakq9qQ6Ik" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/eWakq9qQ6Ik</a> <h2>Synopsis</h2> An old gunslinger, Colton Briggs (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000115/?ref_=tt_cl_t_10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nic Cage</a>), is forced back into the fray when a series of unfortunate events leave him with very little to live for. His daughter, Brook (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8740834/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Kiera Armstrong</a>) joins him on his quest and learns how to navigate life as Colton’s kin. Everyone gets more lead than they bargained for. <h2>Review</h2> Nic Cage is enough to get me to watch most movies. He is strange, interesting, and massively talented. I enjoy most movies where he stars. The Old Way is no exception. This movie fumbles tremendously in the first 20 minutes, which shook my belief that it could be good or worthwhile to a large degree.  The dialog, acting, and concept in the opening seems to miss the mark by a country mile. It felt ham-handed, simple, and very cringe. Once the second act starts, things come back around and the concepts and characters show that they are much more than what previously met the eye. <h2>Watch The Old Way</h2> Buy or Rent on Amazon <a href="https://amzn.to/3P0RaSH" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to Rent or Buy</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/3P0RaSH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> The Old Way wrestles with the concepts of humanity, loss, the monster’s within, our birthright, and revenge. These are themes that I’ve seen Cage embraces in a lot of his movies.  The characters are interesting and have fun dialog and it’s set in an authentic feeling western backdrop. Colton Brigg’s story of wrestling with his apparent lack of humanity and his life of crime catching back up to him is one that I feel a lot of people can resonate with.  The hope or lack-thereof for the next generation and having to deal with the sins of their forefathers is an age-old one and that’s why it resonates so deeply.  The Old Way is a solid entry into a somewhat lackluster genre of modern westerns. And it’s one that feels more deeply connected to the classic western’s of the 40’s and 50’s than other modern westerns.  It brings back memories of other Nic Cage revenge movies, the most recent being <a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/01/23/mandy-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mandy</a>. <h2>Score</h2> 7/10

The Old Way Review

Can this Stephen King short story adaptation beat Shawshank Redemption? No probably not, but it was ok. It’s definitely a good pg-13 horror movie that parents can share with their kids.  Synopsis While Psychiatrist Will Harper (Chris Messina) and his two daughters Sadie (Sophie Thatcher) and Sawyer (Vivien Lyra Blair) are getting over the death of their wife/mother, he is visited by Lester Billings (David Dastmalchian), a disturbed patient that insists on talking about the death of his three children to an unseen presence. Before Will can help him, Lester commits suicide in one of Will’s closets. Sawyer then begins to be tormented by a presence lurking in the shadows in the closets and crevices of their home. At first Sadie doesn’t believe Sawyer, but eventually experiences things herself. As Sadie investigates the background of Lester Billings, she finds out that the monster is none other than The Boogeyman. Wacky hijinx ensue. Review of The Boogeyman (2023) This is an adaptation of a Stephen King short story of the same name, which amounts to a little more than a campfire story set in a psychiatrist’s office. There really isn’t much to work with, and the movie ends up being kind of a one trick pony. The director Rob Savage made a name in horror with the found footage films Host and Dashcam, both of which I very much liked. Savage forgoes the gimmickry of found footage and shoots this movie like any other big-budget Conjuring-esque horror movie. It’s a bit like if Carrot Top performed standup without props. He’d do just OK. Originally this was supposed to be straight to streaming on Hulu, but because of audience reactions, was given a theatrical release. It’s just alright. You get exactly what you would expect about a movie about the Boogeyman. It’s just a vehicle for jumpscares and dread.  I might be jaded, but this is a cookie cutter family based horror film that has been done hundreds of times before, and done a lot better. Score 5/10

Can this Stephen King short story adaptation beat Shawshank Redemption? No probably not, but it was ok. It’s definitely a good pg-13 horror movie that parents can share with their kids. <h2>Synopsis</h2> While Psychiatrist Will Harper (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582149/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Messina</a>) and his two daughters Sadie (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7393303/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sophie Thatcher</a>) and Sawyer (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8643487/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vivien Lyra Blair</a>) are getting over the death of their wife/mother, he is visited by Lester Billings (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2810287/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Dastmalchian</a>), a disturbed patient that insists on talking about the death of his three children to an unseen presence. Before Will can help him, Lester commits suicide in one of Will’s closets. Sawyer then begins to be tormented by a presence lurking in the shadows in the closets and crevices of their home. At first Sadie doesn’t believe Sawyer, but eventually experiences things herself. As Sadie investigates the background of Lester Billings, she finds out that the monster is none other than The Boogeyman. Wacky hijinx ensue. <h2>Review of The Boogeyman (2023)</h2> This is an adaptation of a Stephen King short story of the same name, which amounts to a little more than a campfire story set in a psychiatrist’s office. There really isn’t much to work with, and the movie ends up being kind of a one trick pony. The director Rob Savage made a name in horror with the found footage films Host and Dashcam, both of which I very much liked. Savage forgoes the gimmickry of found footage and shoots this movie like any other big-budget Conjuring-esque horror movie. It’s a bit like if Carrot Top performed standup without props. He’d do just OK. Originally this was supposed to be straight to streaming on Hulu, but because of audience reactions, was given a theatrical release. It’s just alright. You get exactly what you would expect about a movie about the Boogeyman. It’s just a vehicle for jumpscares and dread.  I might be jaded, but this is a cookie cutter family based horror film that has been done hundreds of times before, and done a lot better. <h2>Score</h2> 5/10

The Boogeyman (2023) Review with Jordyn Wilson

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This week we are reviewing  Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse. It's a descent into madness that doesn't hold your hand. The performances of Willem Defoe and Robert Pattinson are worth the price of admission, but everything related to the production design, sound, and script are all of the highest caliber. Big thanks to Dustin Goebel (@dgoebel00 on instagram) for the original artwork In his sophomore film, Robert Eggers follows up The Witch with a romcom set in Nova Scotia. Willem Defoe plays an experienced sailor, and Robert Pattinson plays his young and supple protege. In this will they won’t they romantic drama, they fight happiness every step of the way, until it finally wears them down. Poster for The LighthouseHere is the trailer.https://youtu.be/Hyag7lR8CPAThe Lighthouse TrailerSynopsis for The Lighthouse (2019)Actually, The Lighthouse is about two lighthouse keepers, or wickies, that are stationed in a remote lighthouse in New England. Willem Defoe plays Thomas Wake, an elderly salty seaman, and Robert Pattinson plays Ephraim Winslow a young man trying out a new career. As Wake domineers over Winslow, forcing him to do all the hard labor up-keeping the tattered lighthouse, he spends the coveted watch basking naked in the glow of the lamp. Winslow wants some of that sweet naked basking action, and he slowly descend into madness.Review of The LighthouseIf you are going into this film expecting another The Witch, you are going to be disappointed. This is a much more surreal and confusing film.  However, what this movie does share with Eggers’ first film is a meticulously historically accurate film with a unique and striking visual style. While I might not have liked this film as much as I thought I would, I can’t help but have respect for Eggers’ ambitious artistic vision. Pattinson and Defoe are perfect casting for this film, and they both give amazing performances. There are some really great scenes and monologues in this film. General audiences will probably be turned off by a lot of the choices that were made in terms of narrative and visual style, but film students will be creaming over this movie for years to come.Watch The LighthouseOn AmazonClick Here to WatchIs The Lighthouse a Horror Movie?Is this a horror movie? Kind of. It has enough horror elements to qualify it way more than a movie like Happy Death Day 2U. Most of the focus is on the tension between the two main characters, and the mental instability caused by seclusion and alcoholism. That being said, there are Lovecraftian and folkloric horror elements.Visual StyleThe most striking aspect of the visuals of the film is it's aspect. RATIO, that is. It is shot in 1.19:1 aspect ratio, which is basically square. It evokes a kind of claustrophobia and intimacy that is rare in a theatrical experience.This is not to say that we are unfamiliar with this framing in modern times. Instagram, is one of the most popular social media platforms for digesting imagery.It was shot on 35mm black and white Double-X 5222 film using a Panavision Millennium XL2 camera with vintage Baltar lenses from the early 20th century. The film stock required a much brighter light source to get exposure, so they had to use about 15 to 20 times more light on set to actually see anything on film. Because of this, the crew would often wear sunglasses.Sound DesignThe sound design on this film is great. Along with the anachronistic visual style, the sound on this film is mixed in mono. This doesn't hinder the film in any noticable manner.The music by  Mark Korven stays out of the way, and mostly features wind instruments in an aleatoric style.The one sound that will stick with you is the sound of the foghorn. According to IMDB trivia, Damian Volpe, the sound designer on the film, consulted with J.J. Jamieson, a YouTuber that does tutorials on operating and maintaining foghorns.

This week we are reviewing Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse. It's a descent into madness that doesn't hold your hand. The performances of Willem Defoe and Robert Pattinson are worth the price of admission, but everything related to the production design, sound, and script are all of the highest caliber. Big thanks to Dustin Goebel (@dgoebel00 on instagram) for the original artwork In his sophomore film, Robert Eggers follows up The Witch with a romcom set in Nova Scotia. Willem Defoe plays an experienced sailor, and Robert Pattinson plays his young and supple protege. In this will they won’t they romantic drama, they fight happiness every step of the way, until it finally wears them down.  Poster for The Lighthouse Here is the trailer. <a href="https://youtu.be/Hyag7lR8CPA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Hyag7lR8CPA</a> The Lighthouse Trailer Synopsis for The Lighthouse (2019) Actually, The Lighthouse is about two lighthouse keepers, or wickies, that are stationed in a remote lighthouse in New England. Willem Defoe plays Thomas Wake, an elderly salty seaman, and Robert Pattinson plays Ephraim Winslow a young man trying out a new career. As Wake domineers over Winslow, forcing him to do all the hard labor up-keeping the tattered lighthouse, he spends the coveted watch basking naked in the glow of the lamp. Winslow wants some of that sweet naked basking action, and he slowly descend into madness. Review of The Lighthouse If you are going into this film expecting another The Witch, you are going to be disappointed. This is a much more surreal and confusing film.  However, what this movie does share with Eggers’ first film is a meticulously historically accurate film with a unique and striking visual style. While I might not have liked this film as much as I thought I would, I can’t help but have respect for Eggers’ ambitious artistic vision. Pattinson and Defoe are perfect casting for this film, and they both give amazing performances. There are some really great scenes and monologues in this film. General audiences will probably be turned off by a lot of the choices that were made in terms of narrative and visual style, but film students will be creaming over this movie for years to come. Watch The LighthouseOn AmazonClick Here to Watch Is The Lighthouse a Horror Movie? Is this a horror movie? Kind of. It has enough horror elements to qualify it way more than a movie like Happy Death Day 2U. Most of the focus is on the tension between the two main characters, and the mental instability caused by seclusion and alcoholism. That being said, there are Lovecraftian and folkloric horror elements. Visual Style The most striking aspect of the visuals of the film is it's aspect. RATIO, that is. It is shot in 1.19:1 aspect ratio, which is basically square. It evokes a kind of claustrophobia and intimacy that is rare in a theatrical experience. This is not to say that we are unfamiliar with this framing in modern times. Instagram, is one of the most popular social media platforms for digesting imagery. It was shot on 35mm black and white Double-X 5222 film using a Panavision Millennium XL2 camera with vintage Baltar lenses from the early 20th century. The film stock required a much brighter light source to get exposure, so they had to use about 15 to 20 times more light on set to actually see anything on film. Because of this, the crew would often wear sunglasses. Sound Design The sound design on this film is great. Along with the anachronistic visual style, the sound on this film is mixed in mono. This doesn't hinder the film in any noticable manner. The music by Mark Korven stays out of the way, and mostly features wind instruments in an aleatoric style. The one sound that will stick with you is the sound of the foghorn. According to IMDB trivia, Damian Volpe, the sound designer on the film, consulted with J.J. Jamieson, a YouTuber that does tutorials on operating and maintaining foghorns.

The Lighthouse Review

In our Evil Dead (2013) Review we talk about how it is a great example of a horror remake done right. The bones of the original are still there, but Fede Alvarez creates something unique with this new film. While the original The Evil Dead is essentially a student film with a subversive streak, the 2013 Evil Dead is a high budget mainstream Hollywood horror movie with the gore turned up to 11. Evil Dead 2013 SynopsisThe film is about a group of five friends that unwittingly summon ancient demons to a remote cabin in the woods that possess them one by one. Mia, a heroin addict played by  Jane Levy, is the reason for the five of them being at her parents’ cabin in the woods. With the help of her brother David ( Shiloh Fernandez), his hotty girlfriend Natalie (Elizabeth Blackmore), the brainy Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci), and Nurse Olivia (Jessica Lucas), Mia is attempting to quit drugs cold turkey. This comes after a series of failed attempts and a particularly bad overdose where she actually died and had to be revived.What none of them realized is that while the cabin was abandoned by David and Mia’s parents, it was broken into and used for a demonic exorcism. Left behind was an ancient Book of the Dead that has been wrapped in a garbage bag and barbed wire. Despite the safeguards and very obvious warnings written in blood, Eric, opens the book and proceeds to read an incantation that releases a powerful force of evil.This evil first attacks and possesses Mia in the woods, and then one by one infects the other cabin dwellers, until only one remains...https://youtu.be/lWG_w5w8ZLsEvil Dead Remake ReviewEvil Dead is a remake of Sam Raimi’s 1981 The Evil Dead. It keeps some of the building blocks from the original, like the Necronomicon, the cabin in the woods, and the five friends,  but this is definitely its own movie. The tone is dramatically different. While The Evil Dead is essentially a student film with a subversive streak, the 2013 Evil Dead is a high budget mainstream Hollywood horror movie with torture porn influences.This movie, to me is an example of a remake done right. This isn’t just an attempt to rehash a script with a higher budget. This remake really does create something different from the same ingredients of the original. The story and visual elements that are taken from the original are respectfully handled and well integrated into the new version. I found the storyline of Mia attempting to quit heroin to add another dimension to the plot. It helps to define the characters through their relationship to Mia, and give the whole party a motive for being there.https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/01/23/mandy-review/The violence and blood is turned up to 11 in this movie and veers more towards the torture porn of the early 2000s. While there were some moments that were very disturbing, I thought it was artfully done and didn’t ever cross the line into tasteless or exploitative.Overall, I really liked this movie, and I think it stands alone as a great horror movieEvil Dead (2013) Score8/10Evil Dead (2013)Watch it now, or add it to your collection.Buy/Rent on AmazonEvil Dead (2013) Spoilers and DiscussionExpand for SpoilersThe film opens strong with what we assume is a "final girl" being chased through the woods by hillbillies. They capture her and take her to a basement full of hanging dead cats.Countless felines take their own lives each year...We find out that among her captors is her father that reveals that she has killed her own mother. An old woman reads out of a ancient tome that the only way to save the young girls' soul is to burn her alive right there. So they do.It's dark early in this film.We are then introduced to the main characters, which are as follows:David (Dudebro)Eric (Nerd)Natalie (Hottie)Olivia (Nurse)Mia (Junkie/David's sister)

In our Evil Dead (2013) Review we talk about how it is a great example of a horror remake done right. The bones of the original are still there, but Fede Alvarez creates something unique with this new film. While the original The Evil Dead is essentially a student film with a subversive streak, the 2013 Evil Dead is a high budget mainstream Hollywood horror movie with the gore turned up to 11. Evil Dead 2013 Synopsis The film is about a group of five friends that unwittingly summon ancient demons to a remote cabin in the woods that possess them one by one. Mia, a heroin addict played by Jane Levy, is the reason for the five of them being at her parents’ cabin in the woods. With the help of her brother David ( Shiloh Fernandez), his hotty girlfriend Natalie (Elizabeth Blackmore), the brainy Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci), and Nurse Olivia (Jessica Lucas), Mia is attempting to quit drugs cold turkey. This comes after a series of failed attempts and a particularly bad overdose where she actually died and had to be revived. What none of them realized is that while the cabin was abandoned by David and Mia’s parents, it was broken into and used for a demonic exorcism. Left behind was an ancient Book of the Dead that has been wrapped in a garbage bag and barbed wire. Despite the safeguards and very obvious warnings written in blood, Eric, opens the book and proceeds to read an incantation that releases a powerful force of evil. This evil first attacks and possesses Mia in the woods, and then one by one infects the other cabin dwellers, until only one remains... <a href="https://youtu.be/lWG_w5w8ZLs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/lWG_w5w8ZLs</a> Evil Dead Remake Review Evil Dead is a remake of Sam Raimi’s 1981 The Evil Dead. It keeps some of the building blocks from the original, like the Necronomicon, the cabin in the woods, and the five friends,  but this is definitely its own movie. The tone is dramatically different. While The Evil Dead is essentially a student film with a subversive streak, the 2013 Evil Dead is a high budget mainstream Hollywood horror movie with torture porn influences. This movie, to me is an example of a remake done right. This isn’t just an attempt to rehash a script with a higher budget. This remake really does create something different from the same ingredients of the original. The story and visual elements that are taken from the original are respectfully handled and well integrated into the new version. I found the storyline of Mia attempting to quit heroin to add another dimension to the plot. It helps to define the characters through their relationship to Mia, and give the whole party a motive for being there. <a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/01/23/mandy-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/01/23/mandy-review/</a> The violence and blood is turned up to 11 in this movie and veers more towards the torture porn of the early 2000s. While there were some moments that were very disturbing, I thought it was artfully done and didn’t ever cross the line into tasteless or exploitative. Overall, I really liked this movie, and I think it stands alone as a great horror movie Evil Dead (2013) Score 8/10 Evil Dead (2013)Watch it now, or add it to your collection.Buy/Rent on Amazon Evil Dead (2013) Spoilers and Discussion Expand for Spoilers The film opens strong with what we assume is a "final girl" being chased through the woods by hillbillies. They capture her and take her to a basement full of hanging dead cats. Countless felines take their own lives each year... We find out that among her captors is her father that reveals that she has killed her own mother. An old woman reads out of a ancient tome that the only way to save the young girls' soul is to burn her alive right there. So they do. It's dark early in this film. We are then introduced to the main characters, which are as follows: David (Dudebro) Eric (Nerd) Natalie (Hottie) Olivia (Nurse) Mia (Junkie/David's sister)

Evil Dead (2013) Review

2019 treated us very well in terms of how our podcast is doing and in terms of great horror movies. I would even go so far as to say we were spoiled by 2019. So let's take a look at what we love and hated about the horror movies that we reviewed in 2019.We had such a great time with horror in 2019!Worst Horror Movies of 2019The ProdigyThis was such a boring movie that I resent it for technically being decent enough to be called mediocre. This is a movie that holds the title of "mediocrity" high above it's head and smiles. From Miles, the boring antagonist child, to his boring parents that boring birthed him, this movie is one that I will not watch again.Click here to watch The Prodigy on Amazon.GretaWhile not committing any mortal sins, Greta manages to be more forgettable than The Prodigy. This PG-13 thriller has a great trailer that leads one to believe that things will get real crazy, real fast. All that ends up happening is kidnapping and some Boo-box play. Yawn.Click here to watch Greta on Amazon. The Curse of La Llorona Looking back on this, we only gave it a 4/10 but this movie was (in my mind) a 2/10. The real curse was having to sit through an hour and a half long movie that could have been 22 minutes of witless bullshit. This was a clear cash grab that the studio behind The Conjuring franchise, and hopefully not a sign of things to come.Click here to watch The Curse of La Llorona on Amazon. Scary Stories to Tell in the DarkTo be honest with you, SStTitD was not that bad. It was really my fault for getting my hopes up about a movie that is nodding at my childhood nostalgia and winking.This is a fine movie to introduce young teens to the genre, but if you are looking for interesting concepts or a fun time, look elsewhere.Click here to watch Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark on Amazon. Best Horror Movies of 2019The Dead Don't DieThe Dead Don't Die is lowkey one of the best movies of the year in terms of entertainment value, star power, script, and acting. Taking a totally fucked-out premise like zombies and making it fun and funny again is always impressive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs5ZOcU6BnwYou can't do better than this cast:Bill Murray Adam Driver Tom WaitsChloë Sevigny Steve Buscemi Danny Glover RZATilda Swinton Iggy Pop Selena Gomez Sturgill Simpson Click here to watch The Dead Don't Die on Amazon. MidsommarThink cults are spooky? What about being drugged? Bright colors? Yea, this movie mashes up some of the most unused tropes and ideas into a terrifically horrific masterpiece. https://youtu.be/1Vnghdsjmd0As director Ari Aster's second hit horror movie, this is a ride and a half for the viewer. The whole movie resembles a drug trip in a very innocuous way, and the end crescendos into one of the most upsetting things I witnessed all year. You must see this.Click here to watch Midsommar on Amazon. Ready or NotReady or Not came straight out of left field and clocked me. Everything about this movie was charming and fun. This will go down as one of the great meta-horror/comedies of all time. https://youtu.be/ZtYTwUxhAoIOur podcast review of Ready or Not makes me believe that scream queens are back. Make sure to listen to our podcast review of Ready or Not to hear the Debut of our best game to date: Horror or Porno.Click here to watch Ready or Not on Amazon. Doctor SleepI can't believe how much I enjoyed this adventure horror movie! I thought for sure that any movie trying to follow The Shining would fail miserably. How wrong I was!https://youtu.be/BOzFZxB-8cwEverything about this movie enthralled me. The story was fun, the characters were believable. The baddies in this movie were so bad, so evil, it made me want nothing more than to see them suffer!

2019 treated us very well in terms of how our podcast is doing and in terms of great horror movies. I would even go so far as to say we were spoiled by 2019. So let's take a look at what we love and hated about the horror movies that we reviewed in 2019. We had such a great time with horror in 2019! Worst Horror Movies of 2019 The Prodigy This was such a boring movie that I resent it for technically being decent enough to be called mediocre. This is a movie that holds the title of "mediocrity" high above it's head and smiles. From Miles, the boring antagonist child, to his boring parents that boring birthed him, this movie is one that I will not watch again. Click here to watch The Prodigy on Amazon. Greta While not committing any mortal sins, Greta manages to be more forgettable than The Prodigy. This PG-13 thriller has a great trailer that leads one to believe that things will get real crazy, real fast. All that ends up happening is kidnapping and some Boo-box play. Yawn. Click here to watch Greta on Amazon. The Curse of La Llorona Looking back on this, we only gave it a 4/10 but this movie was (in my mind) a 2/10. The real curse was having to sit through an hour and a half long movie that could have been 22 minutes of witless bullshit. This was a clear cash grab that the studio behind The Conjuring franchise, and hopefully not a sign of things to come. Click here to watch The Curse of La Llorona on Amazon. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark To be honest with you, SStTitD was not that bad. It was really my fault for getting my hopes up about a movie that is nodding at my childhood nostalgia and winking. This is a fine movie to introduce young teens to the genre, but if you are looking for interesting concepts or a fun time, look elsewhere. Click here to watch Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark on Amazon. Best Horror Movies of 2019 The Dead Don't Die The Dead Don't Die is lowkey one of the best movies of the year in terms of entertainment value, star power, script, and acting. Taking a totally fucked-out premise like zombies and making it fun and funny again is always impressive. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs5ZOcU6Bnw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs5ZOcU6Bnw</a> You can't do better than this cast: Bill Murray Adam Driver Tom Waits Chloë Sevigny Steve Buscemi Danny Glover RZA Tilda Swinton Iggy Pop Selena Gomez Sturgill Simpson Click here to watch The Dead Don't Die on Amazon. Midsommar Think cults are spooky? What about being drugged? Bright colors? Yea, this movie mashes up some of the most unused tropes and ideas into a terrifically horrific masterpiece. <a href="https://youtu.be/1Vnghdsjmd0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/1Vnghdsjmd0</a> As director Ari Aster's second hit horror movie, this is a ride and a half for the viewer. The whole movie resembles a drug trip in a very innocuous way, and the end crescendos into one of the most upsetting things I witnessed all year. You must see this. Click here to watch Midsommar on Amazon. Ready or Not Ready or Not came straight out of left field and clocked me. Everything about this movie was charming and fun. This will go down as one of the great meta-horror/comedies of all time. <a href="https://youtu.be/ZtYTwUxhAoI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/ZtYTwUxhAoI</a> Our podcast review of Ready or Not makes me believe that scream queens are back. Make sure to listen to our podcast review of Ready or Not to hear the Debut of our best game to date: Horror or Porno. Click here to watch Ready or Not on Amazon. Doctor Sleep I can't believe how much I enjoyed this adventure horror movie! I thought for sure that any movie trying to follow The Shining would fail miserably. How wrong I was! <a href="https://youtu.be/BOzFZxB-8cw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/BOzFZxB-8cw</a> Everything about this movie enthralled me. The story was fun, the characters were believable. The baddies in this movie were so bad, so evil, it made me want nothing more than to see them suffer!

Best and Worst Horror Movies of 2019

A genuinely scary horror movie from Argentina, this was a fabulously unexpected horror!

Terrified (Aterrados) Movie Review

We saw It Chapter Two, and I have to say, I can make plenty of criticisms about this movie, but on the whole, this is a well done ending to a high budget franchise that has delivered the scares.It Chapter Two Trailerhttps://youtu.be/xhJ5P7Up3jAIt Chapter Two full movie is available to pre-purchase and rental on Amazon, and probably other placesIt Chapter TwoWatch the full movie of It Chapter TwoRent/Buy on AmazonIt Chapter Two SynopsisIf you would like to be reminded of the first chapter of this series which is also directed by Andy Muschietti, check out our review from last week, where we go over the whole first chapter. It Chapter Two picks up 27 years later and details the lives of the kids turned adults from the first movie. As a quick recap, our character list is:Bev - The girl in the group played by Jessica ChastainBen - The fat boy/new kid turned CEO hunk played by Jay RyanBill - Stutterer turned author played by James McAvoyRich - Biting wit who wears glasses turned Comedian played by  Bill Hader  Mike - Token black kid who stayed in Derry played by Isaiah MustafaEddie - Munchausen by proxy kid turned Munchausen by proxy adult played by James RansoneStan - Feeble Jewish kid turned feeble Jewish adult played by Andy BeanMike, Rich, Bill, Bev, and Ben, but no Eddie...Mike, has begun to notice nefarious happenings in Derry and as youmight guess, it’s been 27 years since the Loser’s Club made their pact to fightIt if it ever came back. Mike sends the call out to all of his long-lostfriends, and they respond with dread, but come home anyway. Check out Our Review of It (2017)https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/09/04/it-2017-review/The Loser’s Club has a cloud of forgetfulness that has descendedupon them in the time since their Derry days, and Mike, being the only memberto stay in Derry has to help them recall what happened and how they can beatit.As the Loser’s Club sets out on Derry, they are reminded of thereason they left, the clown, the fear, and the life they left behind.It Chapter Two Movie ReviewIt Chapter Two is similar enough to the first movie that you can rely on many of the same things that worked. The intense subject matter, your mom jokes, and the camaraderie are all there. We even get the kids cast back for a bounty of flashbacks and memories. It also has a hefty bag of very effective scares, that are less frequent, but more potent."How about a hand?!" No thanks PW...Where It Chapter Two differs is the length and interesting subject matter. At 2h 49min, It Chapter Two is more than a half-hour longer than the first entry. I’ve never been a fan of long movies because at the 2h 30min mark I just feel like any reasonable story can fit everything and the kitchen sink in there. My mind wandered multiple times through the emotion-driven dialog, and it was a bit boring.I wasn’t a big fan of the action-laden ending either. That beingsaid, this is a solid horror movie that may be one of the most successful franchisesever, and it’s not without good reason. The cast, acting, direction, and storyare great. There is fun to be had, and the scares are for real. I wish theykept it tighter.Score for It Chapter Two Movie8/10Spoilers for It Chapter TwoIntroduction to Our Adult CharactersIt Chapter Two opens with a few recollections from the first movie, including a shot of Bev in the trappings of the Dead Lights, but the most notable first scene is the savage beating on some gay men in Derry. These men are having a fun time at the local carnival and are then picked on by the local hate group. The group beat one of the gay men to the point that everyone in the audience was audibly uncomfortable. Then they tossed him into the river, where, you guessed it, Pennywise was waiting for him. Time to see the dentist!This scene

We saw It Chapter Two, and I have to say, I can make plenty of criticisms about this movie, but on the whole, this is a well done ending to a high budget franchise that has delivered the scares. It Chapter Two Trailer <a href="https://youtu.be/xhJ5P7Up3jA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/xhJ5P7Up3jA</a> It Chapter Two full movie is available to pre-purchase and rental on Amazon, and probably other places It Chapter TwoWatch the full movie of It Chapter TwoRent/Buy on Amazon It Chapter Two Synopsis If you would like to be reminded of the first chapter of this series which is also directed by Andy Muschietti, check out our review from last week, where we go over the whole first chapter. It Chapter Two picks up 27 years later and details the lives of the kids turned adults from the first movie. As a quick recap, our character list is: Bev - The girl in the group played by Jessica Chastain Ben - The fat boy/new kid turned CEO hunk played by Jay Ryan Bill - Stutterer turned author played by James McAvoy Rich - Biting wit who wears glasses turned Comedian played by  Bill Hader Mike - Token black kid who stayed in Derry played by Isaiah Mustafa Eddie - Munchausen by proxy kid turned Munchausen by proxy adult played by James Ransone Stan - Feeble Jewish kid turned feeble Jewish adult played by Andy Bean Mike, Rich, Bill, Bev, and Ben, but no Eddie... Mike, has begun to notice nefarious happenings in Derry and as you might guess, it’s been 27 years since the Loser’s Club made their pact to fight It if it ever came back. Mike sends the call out to all of his long-lost friends, and they respond with dread, but come home anyway.  Check out Our Review of It (2017) <a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/09/04/it-2017-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/09/04/it-2017-review/</a> The Loser’s Club has a cloud of forgetfulness that has descended upon them in the time since their Derry days, and Mike, being the only member to stay in Derry has to help them recall what happened and how they can beat it. As the Loser’s Club sets out on Derry, they are reminded of the reason they left, the clown, the fear, and the life they left behind. It Chapter Two Movie Review It Chapter Two is similar enough to the first movie that you can rely on many of the same things that worked. The intense subject matter, your mom jokes, and the camaraderie are all there. We even get the kids cast back for a bounty of flashbacks and memories. It also has a hefty bag of very effective scares, that are less frequent, but more potent. "How about a hand?!" No thanks PW... Where It Chapter Two differs is the length and interesting subject matter. At 2h 49min, It Chapter Two is more than a half-hour longer than the first entry. I’ve never been a fan of long movies because at the 2h 30min mark I just feel like any reasonable story can fit everything and the kitchen sink in there. My mind wandered multiple times through the emotion-driven dialog, and it was a bit boring. I wasn’t a big fan of the action-laden ending either. That being said, this is a solid horror movie that may be one of the most successful franchises ever, and it’s not without good reason. The cast, acting, direction, and story are great. There is fun to be had, and the scares are for real. I wish they kept it tighter. Score for It Chapter Two Movie 8/10 Spoilers for It Chapter Two Introduction to Our Adult Characters It Chapter Two opens with a few recollections from the first movie, including a shot of Bev in the trappings of the Dead Lights, but the most notable first scene is the savage beating on some gay men in Derry. These men are having a fun time at the local carnival and are then picked on by the local hate group. The group beat one of the gay men to the point that everyone in the audience was audibly uncomfortable. Then they tossed him into the river, where, you guessed it, Pennywise was waiting for him.  Time to see the dentist! This scene

It Chapter Two Review

This episode we review Bird Box, which is available to stream only on Netflix. It's probably one of the best horror movies of 2018. Even though it was released the Friday before Christmas, it has already been watched over 45 million times according to Netflix.Bird Box tells the story of Mallorie (played by Sandra Bullock) as she experiences the fallout of a worldwide invasion of monsters that cause people to commit suicide if you look at them. The survivors of the invasion figure out that they must block their view with blindfolds or window coverings to resist the influence of the unseen creatures.Read Bird BoxBird Box Full BookClick here to ReadThe non-linear narrative jumps between the onset of the global disaster where Mallorie finds herself holed up with a motley crew of survivors, and five years after the fact when Mallorie is floating down a river with two small children trying to get to safety. Will they make it? Is it a happy ending? ...You’ll just have to ...SEE it.Watch the trailer here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INJ2bPFy108There is a star studded cast thatgive great performances. Notably Sarah Paulson in her small role as Mallorie's Sister, and Trevante Rhodes(Moonlight), the love interest. John Malkovich is also in it. It’s directed by Susanne Bier whichhas mostly just directed dramas and romances, but she has shown her skill withthis movie.This is a really high quality moviethat I’m kind of shocked wasn’t released in theaters. It would have done great,as evidenced by it's record breaking first week on Netflix. It’s very tonallysimilar to A Quiet Place, and that's only helps it. There is a lot of creativeproblem solving on display in this movie, but most notably, this movie is agreat example of how to not show the monster. Another great compliment Ican pay to this movie is that all of the characters' actions made sense. Anytime that I was yelling at the screen, it was from dramatic irony, not becauseof a stupid character decision. The writing was very good at building the worldand communicating the situation in a very short period of time. Lots or reallytense moments and great payoffs throughout.MyRating9/10Spoilersfor Bird BoxFirst, let me say, that this moviehas some of the best scared faces of the year. If there was an Oscar for bestscared face, I think Sarah Paulson and Lil Rey Howery would get nominated.Second, every time I see John Malcovich, I think of this interview of Matt Damon talking about working with him the first time on Rounders:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMaAT_KPSs4Alright, lets get to the rest of the movie. There are some great moments of tension in this movie that don't rely on characters making stupid decisions. This is difficult for some horror movies for some reason. Two moments in particular are very effective and had me clutching the air. First, the scene where it is revealed that Gary, played by Tom Hollander, is an acolyte for the monster. Some people may think it's cheap that this reveal happens as the births were happening, but to me, it just made it more effective. It served as a prime moment of distraction for Gary to make his move.Check Out Our Review of Creepshowhttps://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/01/30/creepshow-1982-review/The next part that I was clawing at the armrests was towards the end of the movie when Mallorie is separated from the children, and the monster is trying to trick the children to take off their masks in the voice of Mallorie. It was the penultimate scene of the movie and was so effective because at this point, you understand that the detachment that Bullock's character is displaying towards the children throughout the movie is just a facade. She cares deeply and has masked her attachment to protect the children in case something happens to her. During the scene where they are separated,

This episode we review Bird Box, which is available to stream only on Netflix. It's probably one of the best horror movies of 2018. Even though it was released the Friday before Christmas, it has already been watched over 45 million times according to Netflix. Bird Box tells the story of Mallorie (played by Sandra Bullock) as she experiences the fallout of a worldwide invasion of monsters that cause people to commit suicide if you look at them. The survivors of the invasion figure out that they must block their view with blindfolds or window coverings to resist the influence of the unseen creatures. Read Bird BoxBird Box Full BookClick here to Read The non-linear narrative jumps between the onset of the global disaster where Mallorie finds herself holed up with a motley crew of survivors, and five years after the fact when Mallorie is floating down a river with two small children trying to get to safety. Will they make it? Is it a happy ending? ...You’ll just have to ...SEE it. Watch the trailer here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INJ2bPFy108" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INJ2bPFy108</a> There is a star studded cast that give great performances. Notably Sarah Paulson in her small role as Mallorie's Sister, and Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), the love interest. John Malkovich is also in it. It’s directed by Susanne Bier which has mostly just directed dramas and romances, but she has shown her skill with this movie. This is a really high quality movie that I’m kind of shocked wasn’t released in theaters. It would have done great, as evidenced by it's record breaking first week on Netflix. It’s very tonally similar to A Quiet Place, and that's only helps it. There is a lot of creative problem solving on display in this movie, but most notably, this movie is a great example of how to not show the monster. Another great compliment I can pay to this movie is that all of the characters' actions made sense. Any time that I was yelling at the screen, it was from dramatic irony, not because of a stupid character decision. The writing was very good at building the world and communicating the situation in a very short period of time. Lots or really tense moments and great payoffs throughout. My Rating 9/10 Spoilers for Bird Box First, let me say, that this movie has some of the best scared faces of the year. If there was an Oscar for best scared face, I think Sarah Paulson and Lil Rey Howery would get nominated. Second, every time I see John Malcovich, I think of this interview of Matt Damon talking about working with him the first time on Rounders: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMaAT_KPSs4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMaAT_KPSs4</a> Alright, lets get to the rest of the movie. There are some great moments of tension in this movie that don't rely on characters making stupid decisions. This is difficult for some horror movies for some reason. Two moments in particular are very effective and had me clutching the air. First, the scene where it is revealed that Gary, played by Tom Hollander, is an acolyte for the monster. Some people may think it's cheap that this reveal happens as the births were happening, but to me, it just made it more effective. It served as a prime moment of distraction for Gary to make his move. Check Out Our Review of Creepshow <a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/01/30/creepshow-1982-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/01/30/creepshow-1982-review/</a> The next part that I was clawing at the armrests was towards the end of the movie when Mallorie is separated from the children, and the monster is trying to trick the children to take off their masks in the voice of Mallorie. It was the penultimate scene of the movie and was so effective because at this point, you understand that the detachment that Bullock's character is displaying towards the children throughout the movie is just a facade. She cares deeply and has masked her attachment to protect the children in case something happens to her. During the scene where they are separated,

Bird Box Review

The Invisible Man is the first horror movie of the year worth... seeing. Writer/director Leigh Whannel reframes the H.G. Wells source material in a thrilling and fresh adaptation. After two months of truly mediocre horror releases, The Invisible Man is a gasp of fresh air.Artwork by  @dgoebel00 on instagram. Follow him and check out his website. https://youtu.be/Pso0Aj_cTh0The Invisible Man can be...SEEN in theaters now.Film SynopsisThe Invisible Man follows Cecilia, played by Elizabeth Moss, as she fearfully escapes her manipulative and violently abusive boyfriend Adrian, played by Oliver Jackson-Cohen. Soon after she leaves him, he commits suicide and leaves her a considerable amount of money in his will. Her deceased ex was one of the world’s foremost experts on optics and was very wealthy. Cecilia is still mentally scarred by their abusive ex, that she finds it hard to believe that he is actually dead. This seemingly unreasonable paranoia gets confirmed to her as she is haunted and by an unseen tormentor.This Invisible Man ramps up the terror and violence to the point that everyone around Cecilia assumes that she is having a mental break. Even her closest friends and family don’t believe her, leaving her hopeless as she tries to defend herself. She struggles to prove that her ex is still alive and continuing his abuse while he actively tries to frame her for murder.Review of The Invisible ManI’ll tell you what. This movie is a breath of fresh air after a stagnant two months of new releases in the horror category. It’s is written and directed by Leigh Whannell who you might know as the writer/director of Upgrade, or as an actor in The Bye Bye Man. He shows himself to be very competent at writing and directing with this film. Want to Watch The Invisible Man?Click here to watch on AmazonClick to Watch The skill of Whannel is shown in the opening of The Invisible Man, which follows the motto of “show don’t tell”. So much is communicated about Cecilia and Adrian’s relationship just from her actions and facial expressions in the first 5 minutes of the film. The film also shows a lot of well tuned restraint by not focusing on the sci-fi elements like most other Invisible Man movies do. It’s themes explore the topic of abuse in a really interesting and thought- provoking way. Abusive partners are often “invisible” to the world since that side of the abusers personality isn’t often shown to others. The historical abuse of Cecilia in this film feels real and tangible, even though it’s never shown in flashbacks. It’s communicated through the aftereffects and trauma that Cecilia displays.This is a great example of a thriller that leans into the horror aspects of that label. There are genuinely surprising moments and many times that I jumped out of my seat.This is a very very good movie, and you should definitely see it.Score for The Invisible Man (2020)9/10SpoilersExpand for spoilers sectionAdrianThe Adrian character is pretty "invisible" to the audience throughout the whole movie. This isn't just because he is physically invisible, but also because his motives are murky, and we are only given second-third hand information about him from the other characters.We briefly get a glimpse of him when he attacks Cecilia in the car as she leaves, but we don't get a good look at him until the very end of the movie.It's very effective. Once we do see him, the charmed veneer is completely undercut by what we have witnessed throughout the movie, allowing the audience to experience the distrust that Cecilia experiences first hand.Cecilia's disbeliefCecilia when she is informed of Adrian's death, it is is obvious that she is very suspicious. She is used to being ghostlit and manipulated. Only until she sees the will and the urn with "Adrian's ashes" does her countenance change to relief.

The Invisible Man is the first horror movie of the year worth... seeing. Writer/director Leigh Whannel reframes the H.G. Wells source material in a thrilling and fresh adaptation. After two months of truly mediocre horror releases, The Invisible Man is a gasp of fresh air. Artwork by @dgoebel00 on instagram. Follow him and check out his website. <a href="https://youtu.be/Pso0Aj_cTh0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Pso0Aj_cTh0</a> The Invisible Man can be...SEEN in theaters now. Film Synopsis The Invisible Man follows Cecilia, played by Elizabeth Moss, as she fearfully escapes her manipulative and violently abusive boyfriend Adrian, played by Oliver Jackson-Cohen. Soon after she leaves him, he commits suicide and leaves her a considerable amount of money in his will. Her deceased ex was one of the world’s foremost experts on optics and was very wealthy. Cecilia is still mentally scarred by their abusive ex, that she finds it hard to believe that he is actually dead. This seemingly unreasonable paranoia gets confirmed to her as she is haunted and by an unseen tormentor. This Invisible Man ramps up the terror and violence to the point that everyone around Cecilia assumes that she is having a mental break. Even her closest friends and family don’t believe her, leaving her hopeless as she tries to defend herself. She struggles to prove that her ex is still alive and continuing his abuse while he actively tries to frame her for murder. Review of The Invisible Man I’ll tell you what. This movie is a breath of fresh air after a stagnant two months of new releases in the horror category. It’s is written and directed by Leigh Whannell who you might know as the writer/director of Upgrade, or as an actor in The Bye Bye Man. He shows himself to be very competent at writing and directing with this film. Want to Watch The Invisible Man?Click here to watch on AmazonClick to Watch The skill of Whannel is shown in the opening of The Invisible Man, which follows the motto of “show don’t tell”. So much is communicated about Cecilia and Adrian’s relationship just from her actions and facial expressions in the first 5 minutes of the film. The film also shows a lot of well tuned restraint by not focusing on the sci-fi elements like most other Invisible Man movies do.  It’s themes explore the topic of abuse in a really interesting and thought- provoking way. Abusive partners are often “invisible” to the world since that side of the abusers personality isn’t often shown to others. The historical abuse of Cecilia in this film feels real and tangible, even though it’s never shown in flashbacks. It’s communicated through the aftereffects and trauma that Cecilia displays. This is a great example of a thriller that leans into the horror aspects of that label. There are genuinely surprising moments and many times that I jumped out of my seat. This is a very very good movie, and you should definitely see it. Score for The Invisible Man (2020) 9/10 Spoilers Expand for spoilers section Adrian The Adrian character is pretty "invisible" to the audience throughout the whole movie. This isn't just because he is physically invisible, but also because his motives are murky, and we are only given second-third hand information about him from the other characters. We briefly get a glimpse of him when he attacks Cecilia in the car as she leaves, but we don't get a good look at him until the very end of the movie. It's very effective. Once we do see him, the charmed veneer is completely undercut by what we have witnessed throughout the movie, allowing the audience to experience the distrust that Cecilia experiences first hand. Cecilia's disbelief Cecilia when she is informed of Adrian's death, it is is obvious that she is very suspicious. She is used to being ghostlit and manipulated. Only until she sees the will and the urn with "Adrian's ashes" does her countenance change to relief.

The Invisible Man (2020) Review

Have you ever lit your worst enemy on fire, decapitate them, and use their still burning severed head to light your cigarette? Better yet, have you seen Nicolas Cage do it? Mandy is an exercise in world bending drug trips, fantasy novels, 70’s &amp; 80’s horror movie tropes, and insane revenge. It starts in the woods in 1983 and ends up in some crazy fantasy land that I don’t understand, but I love it nonetheless.There is this trend in shows and movies right now that seeks to capitalize on the nostalgia of the 80’s. Some things do it quite well; others just make me feel like I’m being taken advantage of – Mandy is the former. Mandy is like a strange amalgamation of Turbo Kid, The Amityville Horror, Raising Arizona, and Stranger Things. The whole production is slow, methodical, and feels quite unhinged.Mandy Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI054ow6KJkSynopsis of MandyThe story starts with Nicolas Cage and Andrea Riseborough (Mandy) living their best life in a nice little cabin in the forest. There is something slightly supernatural about Mandy, and she infatuates Cage. A van full of “Jesus Freaks” see Mandy walking down the road one day and the cult leader decides he can’t live without her. After that, this movie descends into some of the strangest territory that I can recall.Watch MandyMandy Full MovieClick here to WatchWritten and directed by Panos Cosmatos with additional writing credits Aaron Stewart-Ahn, Mandy makes sure to pay homage to its roots. There are tons of callbacks and references to old-school horror, fantasy novels, music, and tropes. It’s mostly a mood piece, and the mood is drug-fueled.Check Our Our Review of The Killing of a Sacred Deerhttps://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/07/17/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-review/The music drones loudly and angrily, the setting morphs into a dark fantasy land, Cage turns into a bad ass narco messiah, it’s nuts.My Rating8/10Mandy is insane. It features Cage in quite possibly the best way you can feature Cage, the same way Raising Arizona features him, as a normal, everyday lunatic.Mandy SpoilersOnce the aforementioned Jesus freaks catch sight of Mandy and decide they need her in their cult, they make use of an artifact whistle that summons the four quad-men of the apocalypse. They are a motorcycle gang who has been turned into something eternal and perverse by some sort of trucker crank. This drug has altered the biker gang into super mutants who can be controlled by anyone who gives them more insane drugs.The Jesus freaks give the quad-men some drugs and demand that they help kidnap Mandy, which they do while Cage and his girlfriend are asleep in their bed.Check Out Our Review of Gremlins 2: The New Batchhttps://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/07/24/gremlins-2-the-new-batch-review/The Jesus freaks give Mandy some heinous psychedelics from a giant wasp, and the cult leader, Jeremiah (Linus Roache), tries to convince Mandy to sleep with him in front of his followers. Mandy openly laughs at an mocks Jeremiah, so he decides to sacrifice her in front of a bound and gagged Cage by lighting her on fire.As it turns out, that was a mistake on Jeremiah’s part. Enter the rage Cage.Cage becomes a man with a purpose - to kill anyone who was involved with the kidnapping and murder of Mandy. The movie morphs into a dark fantasy-horror landscape that was inspired by 70’s and 80’s fantasy novel covers.Is Mandy Worth Watching?To answer the question of, “Is Mandy worth watching?” please refer to the following list. Do you enjoy:RevengeCultsDestroying cultsThe 70'sThe 80'sFantasy novelsPsychedelic vibesBad ass weaponsInsane drug tripsRevengeApocalyptic themes and tropesBurning religious imageryDark and sinister charactersLude sexual actsHorror moviesTigersNicolas Cage in his elementRevenge

Have you ever lit your worst enemy on fire, decapitate them, and use their still burning severed head to light your cigarette? Better yet, have you seen Nicolas Cage do it? Mandy is an exercise in world bending drug trips, fantasy novels, 70’s &amp; 80’s horror movie tropes, and insane revenge. It starts in the woods in 1983 and ends up in some crazy fantasy land that I don’t understand, but I love it nonetheless. There is this trend in shows and movies right now that seeks to capitalize on the nostalgia of the 80’s. Some things do it quite well; others just make me feel like I’m being taken advantage of – Mandy is the former. Mandy is like a strange amalgamation of Turbo Kid, The Amityville Horror, Raising Arizona, and Stranger Things. The whole production is slow, methodical, and feels quite unhinged. Mandy Trailer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI054ow6KJk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI054ow6KJk</a> Synopsis of Mandy The story starts with Nicolas Cage and Andrea Riseborough (Mandy) living their best life in a nice little cabin in the forest. There is something slightly supernatural about Mandy, and she infatuates Cage. A van full of “Jesus Freaks” see Mandy walking down the road one day and the cult leader decides he can’t live without her. After that, this movie descends into some of the strangest territory that I can recall. Watch MandyMandy Full MovieClick here to Watch Written and directed by Panos Cosmatos with additional writing credits Aaron Stewart-Ahn, Mandy makes sure to pay homage to its roots. There are tons of callbacks and references to old-school horror, fantasy novels, music, and tropes. It’s mostly a mood piece, and the mood is drug-fueled. Check Our Our Review of The Killing of a Sacred Deer <a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/07/17/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/07/17/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-review/</a> The music drones loudly and angrily, the setting morphs into a dark fantasy land, Cage turns into a bad ass narco messiah, it’s nuts. My Rating 8/10 Mandy is insane. It features Cage in quite possibly the best way you can feature Cage, the same way Raising Arizona features him, as a normal, everyday lunatic. Mandy Spoilers Once the aforementioned Jesus freaks catch sight of Mandy and decide they need her in their cult, they make use of an artifact whistle that summons the four quad-men of the apocalypse. They are a motorcycle gang who has been turned into something eternal and perverse by some sort of trucker crank. This drug has altered the biker gang into super mutants who can be controlled by anyone who gives them more insane drugs. The Jesus freaks give the quad-men some drugs and demand that they help kidnap Mandy, which they do while Cage and his girlfriend are asleep in their bed. Check Out Our Review of Gremlins 2: The New Batch <a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/07/24/gremlins-2-the-new-batch-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/07/24/gremlins-2-the-new-batch-review/</a> The Jesus freaks give Mandy some heinous psychedelics from a giant wasp, and the cult leader, Jeremiah (Linus Roache), tries to convince Mandy to sleep with him in front of his followers. Mandy openly laughs at an mocks Jeremiah, so he decides to sacrifice her in front of a bound and gagged Cage by lighting her on fire. As it turns out, that was a mistake on Jeremiah’s part. Enter the rage Cage. Cage becomes a man with a purpose - to kill anyone who was involved with the kidnapping and murder of Mandy. The movie morphs into a dark fantasy-horror landscape that was inspired by 70’s and 80’s fantasy novel covers. Is Mandy Worth Watching? To answer the question of, “Is Mandy worth watching?” please refer to the following list. Do you enjoy: Revenge Cults Destroying cults The 70's The 80's Fantasy novels Psychedelic vibes Bad ass weapons Insane drug trips Revenge Apocalyptic themes and tropes Burning religious imagery Dark and sinister characters Lude sexual acts Horror movies Tigers Nicolas Cage in his element Revenge

Mandy Review

The Ruins is the ultimate 2000’s horror movie - way more budget than it’s worth, and interesting enough premise, and tons of schlock. It also stars the most notable nobody of any film ever, Jena Malone, whom you have definitely seen in something but probably can’t remember what. This is the most notable movie by director Carter Smith.  I went into The Ruins movie remembering people calling it ‘distasteful,’ and I came out of it rather delighted.The Ruins Movie SynopsisThe Ruins focuses on a group of five spring breakers in Mexico who wander off the beaten path and find more than they bargained for. The group gets wind of a hidden and archeological site where some Mayan ruins have recently been uncovered. They hitch a ride to a remote section of the forest and do everything in their power to find what was supposed to be kept hidden.A group of locals has gone to considerable effort to keepthe path to the ruins hidden, but our bumbling crew of 20 somethings managed tostumble their way onto a giant Mayan ruin, WAY out in the open, which iscovered intermittently with vines. Upon finding the ruins, the group isconfronted by a band of locals with guns who chase the group onto the pyramidafter one of them touches some of the plants that are growing on it.The group tries to find the previous party whom they came tounite with, and are met with a mystery along with a few human remains. As timegoes on, they start to realize that their GROWING desire to LEAF may not be asFRUITFUL as the new ROOTS that they have laid down on their pyramid DIGS.If that series of puns seemed stupid to you, good, thatshould prepare you for this hokey thrillfest.The Ruins Trailerhttps://youtu.be/vzdto154_toThe Ruins Score5/10The RuinsWatch it now or add it to your collectionRent/Buy on AmazonThe Ruins Spoilers and DiscussionThe premise behind The Ruins is as 2000’s era as you can get. Good looking party kids meet up with a foreigner from Munich, Mathias, (Joe Anderson) and decide to head way off the resort they are partying at to see if they can find Mathias’ brother. His brother is doing archaeology work and has found previously undiscovered Mayan ruins in the jungle.Another Movie that Features Plants - Creepshow!https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/01/30/creepshow-1982-review/How Did The Ruins Stay Hidden?I don’t understand how this site has remained undiscoveredbecause it’s not covered up by the jungle at all. Given the fact that Google hadmaps in full swing by 2008, and government agencies had satellites capable ofseeing such ruins from space for many years before this movie, it’s unlikelythat this site would remain hidden from anyone. I guess that’s beside thepoint.The locals understand and respect the site and how dangerousit is, because they guard it at all times, trying to keep the dangers of thesite from infecting the rest of the world. Duh, what's this pyramid? Let's touch it!When our party of kids, lead by the most prolific actressyou’ve never heard of Jena Malone (who plays Amy) runs into the ruins, theyalso have a run-in with the locals. The locals are extremely agitated and armed with bows, and guns, which they use to imprison the group of kids on the temple. They shoot the throwaway sixth member of the party Dimitri (Dimitri Baveas) after he touches the plants that surround the temple.A key feature of the temple is at the top there is whatamounts to a hole to the center of the structure. On this hole, there is amakeshift pulley system to drop people and gear down into the structure.Presumably, this pulley system was set up and left by Mathias’ brother. The Hole at the top of the ruins.From within the temple the party, now trapped atop thestructure can hear a cell phone of the previous party ringing. This isintriguing to the party because, of course, their cell phones don’t haveservice out here.

The Ruins is the ultimate 2000’s horror movie - way more budget than it’s worth, and interesting enough premise, and tons of schlock. It also stars the most notable nobody of any film ever, Jena Malone, whom you have definitely seen in something but probably can’t remember what. This is the most notable movie by director Carter Smith. I went into The Ruins movie remembering people calling it ‘distasteful,’ and I came out of it rather delighted. The Ruins Movie Synopsis The Ruins focuses on a group of five spring breakers in Mexico who wander off the beaten path and find more than they bargained for. The group gets wind of a hidden and archeological site where some Mayan ruins have recently been uncovered. They hitch a ride to a remote section of the forest and do everything in their power to find what was supposed to be kept hidden. A group of locals has gone to considerable effort to keep the path to the ruins hidden, but our bumbling crew of 20 somethings managed to stumble their way onto a giant Mayan ruin, WAY out in the open, which is covered intermittently with vines. Upon finding the ruins, the group is confronted by a band of locals with guns who chase the group onto the pyramid after one of them touches some of the plants that are growing on it. The group tries to find the previous party whom they came to unite with, and are met with a mystery along with a few human remains. As time goes on, they start to realize that their GROWING desire to LEAF may not be as FRUITFUL as the new ROOTS that they have laid down on their pyramid DIGS. If that series of puns seemed stupid to you, good, that should prepare you for this hokey thrillfest. The Ruins Trailer <a href="https://youtu.be/vzdto154_to" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/vzdto154_to</a> The Ruins Score 5/10 The RuinsWatch it now or add it to your collectionRent/Buy on Amazon The Ruins Spoilers and Discussion The premise behind The Ruins is as 2000’s era as you can get. Good looking party kids meet up with a foreigner from Munich, Mathias, (Joe Anderson) and decide to head way off the resort they are partying at to see if they can find Mathias’ brother. His brother is doing archaeology work and has found previously undiscovered Mayan ruins in the jungle. Another Movie that Features Plants - Creepshow! <a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/01/30/creepshow-1982-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/01/30/creepshow-1982-review/</a> How Did The Ruins Stay Hidden? I don’t understand how this site has remained undiscovered because it’s not covered up by the jungle at all. Given the fact that Google had maps in full swing by 2008, and government agencies had satellites capable of seeing such ruins from space for many years before this movie, it’s unlikely that this site would remain hidden from anyone. I guess that’s beside the point. The locals understand and respect the site and how dangerous it is, because they guard it at all times, trying to keep the dangers of the site from infecting the rest of the world. Duh, what's this pyramid? Let's touch it! When our party of kids, lead by the most prolific actress you’ve never heard of Jena Malone (who plays Amy) runs into the ruins, they also have a run-in with the locals. The locals are extremely agitated and armed with bows, and guns, which they use to imprison the group of kids on the temple. They shoot the throwaway sixth member of the party Dimitri (Dimitri Baveas) after he touches the plants that surround the temple. A key feature of the temple is at the top there is what amounts to a hole to the center of the structure. On this hole, there is a makeshift pulley system to drop people and gear down into the structure. Presumably, this pulley system was set up and left by Mathias’ brother. The Hole at the top of the ruins. From within the temple the party, now trapped atop the structure can hear a cell phone of the previous party ringing. This is intriguing to the party because, of course, their cell phones don’t have service out here.

The Ruins Movie Review

There is a reason why The Witch is considered to be the first movie in the "elevated horror" sub-genre. It raised the stakes for what a great horror movie could be. Think that's hyperbole? Well listen to our review of The VVITCH, and we'll state our case. Thanks @dgoebel00 (dustingoebel.com) for the awesome post art of Black PhillipThe Witch can be found streaming on Netflix and available to renthttps://youtu.be/iQXmlf3SefgThe VVitch TrailerPlot Synopsis for The VVitchThis film is about a family that is trying to live off the land in seventeenth century New-England after being banished from a Puritan plantation due to ideological differences. The film never tells specifically what these religious differences are, but the father William (Ralph Ineson) is a devout man of god that, while prideful and stubborn, is trying to raise his family as zealous christians. William’s family is made up of his wife Katherine (Kate Dickie) and his five children Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy) the eldest teenage girl, Caleb (Harvey Scrimshaw) the next oldest boy that is on the cusp of puberty, the young twins Mercy and Jonas, and finally the baby Sam. While the harsh realities of homesteading in 1630 present their own danger, the family is also beset by a witch that lives in the nearby woods. Poster for The WitchThoughts on The WitchThis film’s original title was The VVitch: A New-England Folktale, and it really is that. Great lengths are taken to make this period piece authentic. From the costume design to the dialogue which is sometimes directly taken from sources from the time. I went in with a certain set of expectations with this film. I thought that the major dramatic tension in a super realistic period film would come from the mystery or doubt surrounding false witchcraft accusations ala The Crucible. Well this is not the Crucible, while realistic, this is still very much a FOLKTALE, and as such, the Witches are VERY real, and the power of the devil is frighteningly apparent.Watch The Witch On AmazonClick here to watchIt should be noted that this film is important in the genre as the first of the modern wave of horror films dubbed “elevated horror” that have come out of A24 films. The seriousness and craft that the director Robert Eggers is undeniable, and showed how successful serious, cerebral horror movies could be. I really can’t say enough good things about this film. It creates a believable world filled with relatable characters, which brings a really unprecedented gravity to some fantastical supernatural elements. There is no doubt in this movie for the audience. They go FULL WITCH, very early on, and the audience gets to witness in horror, the dramatic irony of this poor family being ripped apart by the powers of Satan.Score10/10Check out Robert Eggers Other Masterpiecehttps://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/10/30/the-lighthouse-review/The LighthouseSpoilers for The WitchExpand for SpoilersThe film opens with the father of the family, William, standing before a panel of Puritan judges being defiant. We're never told exactly what William is on trial for, but my guess is it's for being kind of a dick.The family is banished from the Puritan plantation and sets out to create a homestead on the edge of the forest. The dissonant music tells us that this is not going to bode well for them.Hail Paimon!Within the first 10 minutes of the film, the families baby is stolen literally right from under Thomasin. Not to waste any time, Eggers establishes that, yes, the witches in this movie are real, and yes, they are scary af. We are shown the witch murder the baby and literally grind it down to bits with a mortar and pestel to rub the remnants over her wrinkled bent body.This movie does not fuck around.While you might think that the entertainment of this movie might come from the over the top violence that that scene might convey,

There is a reason why The Witch is considered to be the first movie in the "elevated horror" sub-genre. It raised the stakes for what a great horror movie could be. Think that's hyperbole? Well listen to our review of The VVITCH, and we'll state our case. Thanks @dgoebel00 (<a href="http://dustingoebel.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dustingoebel.com</a>) for the awesome post art of Black Phillip The Witch can be found streaming on Netflix and available to rent <a href="https://youtu.be/iQXmlf3Sefg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/iQXmlf3Sefg</a> The VVitch Trailer Plot Synopsis for The VVitch This film is about a family that is trying to live off the land in seventeenth century New-England after being banished from a Puritan plantation due to ideological differences. The film never tells specifically what these religious differences are, but the father William (Ralph Ineson) is a devout man of god that, while prideful and stubborn, is trying to raise his family as zealous christians. William’s family is made up of his wife Katherine (Kate Dickie) and his five children Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy) the eldest teenage girl, Caleb (Harvey Scrimshaw) the next oldest boy that is on the cusp of puberty, the young twins Mercy and Jonas, and finally the baby Sam. While the harsh realities of homesteading in 1630 present their own danger, the family is also beset by a witch that lives in the nearby woods.  Poster for The Witch Thoughts on The Witch This film’s original title was The VVitch: A New-England Folktale, and it really is that. Great lengths are taken to make this period piece authentic. From the costume design to the dialogue which is sometimes directly taken from sources from the time. I went in with a certain set of expectations with this film. I thought that the major dramatic tension in a super realistic period film would come from the mystery or doubt surrounding false witchcraft accusations ala The Crucible. Well this is not the Crucible, while realistic, this is still very much a FOLKTALE, and as such, the Witches are VERY real, and the power of the devil is frighteningly apparent. Watch The Witch On AmazonClick here to watch It should be noted that this film is important in the genre as the first of the modern wave of horror films dubbed “elevated horror” that have come out of A24 films. The seriousness and craft that the director Robert Eggers is undeniable, and showed how successful serious, cerebral horror movies could be.  I really can’t say enough good things about this film. It creates a believable world filled with relatable characters, which brings a really unprecedented gravity to some fantastical supernatural elements. There is no doubt in this movie for the audience. They go FULL WITCH, very early on, and the audience gets to witness in horror, the dramatic irony of this poor family being ripped apart by the powers of Satan. Score 10/10 Check out Robert Eggers Other Masterpiece <a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/10/30/the-lighthouse-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/10/30/the-lighthouse-review/</a> The Lighthouse Spoilers for The Witch Expand for Spoilers The film opens with the father of the family, William, standing before a panel of Puritan judges being defiant. We're never told exactly what William is on trial for, but my guess is it's for being kind of a dick. The family is banished from the Puritan plantation and sets out to create a homestead on the edge of the forest. The dissonant music tells us that this is not going to bode well for them. Hail Paimon! Within the first 10 minutes of the film, the families baby is stolen literally right from under Thomasin. Not to waste any time, Eggers establishes that, yes, the witches in this movie are real, and yes, they are scary af. We are shown the witch murder the baby and literally grind it down to bits with a mortar and pestel to rub the remnants over her wrinkled bent body. This movie does not fuck around. While you might think that the entertainment of this movie might come from the over the top violence that that scene might convey,

The Witch Review

This episode we review the cult classic Sleepaway Camp. This campy slasher combines the most horrifying elements of the eighties: over-the-top teen bullies, and casual pedophilia. Listen to Horror Movie Talk's take on this fun thriller.Sleepaway Camp is a 1983 teenage slasher that has become a bit of a cult classic. The film follows Angela Baker (played by Felissa Rose), a painfully shy girl recovering from the psychological trauma of a tragic boating accident as she attends a Summer Camp filled with 80’s teen movie villains. She is accompanied to camp with her cousin Ricky (played by Jonathan Tiersten) who at times is very protective towards her.Pretty soon after camp starts, there are a series of murders. The camp owner Mel (played by Mike Kellin) does his best to keep the murders under wraps and becomes increasingly suspicious of Ricky as the victims seem to be people that have bullied Angela.Sleepaway Camp Trailerhttps://youtu.be/T9K2ARikYzEThis movie is a lot of fun and maintains a great balance of passable quality, campiness, and tastelessness that is essential for being granted cult status. The film gets most of its cred from its surprising conclusion, but it isn’t defined by it. This is a great time capsule of eighties teen movies that have that “Should I be watching this” vibe. Too mature for young viewers, and too much teenage sexuality for adults to feel comfortable watching. It’s that elusive 80’s vibe that Stranger Things, IT, and other shows that attempt to exploit. Check Out Our Review of Child's Play (1988)https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/06/24/childs-play-1988-review/The special effects sequences range from 50’s workplace safety videos to straight up graphic, gooey 80’s horror. The real charm of the movie comes from it’s non sequitur writing and acting. I found myself saying “What?!” or laughing out loud at unintentionally ridiculous moments.My Rating7/10Sleepaway CampWatch it now or add it to your collection.Rent/Buy on AmazonWhat works well about this movieThis is a very campy movie, and as such, is tonally all over the place in a good way. Angela's mother seems picked straight out of a 1930's talkie. The teen villains are the kind only found in 80's teen movies. Finally, Artie, the openly casual pedophile could only exist on film in the 80's.I particularly enjoyed the score of the film. It was repetative, but featured a full orchestral sound, with real orchestra stings to emphasize the horror. I wish more modern horror movies wouldn't rely so much on ambient spooky soundscapes, and go back to full orchestras.Check Out Our Review of The Dead Don't Diehttps://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/06/19/the-dead-dont-die-review/What really steals the show is the abundance of cock outlines. If you can remember that one scene in Juno where she is ogling the cross country team in their runner shorts, imagine that stretching for about 80 minutes. It's distracting, and dare I say... Immodest.Sleepaway Camp features dick outlines pretty heavily.Most of all, what makes this movie great is it's charm.What doesn't workThis mustache:Fakest mustache in horrorSpoilers for Sleepaway Camp This is the rare occurrence where naming the killer is the least relevant spoiler in the movie. If you don't know the "twist" at the end, I won't spoil it here. But just look at Angela's face. You know she's hiding something.That being said, Angela was definitely the killer even though they heavily alluded to her brother being guilty. The filmmakers went as far as to have the actor playing her brother appear as a silhouette wearing a wig during one killing.Final RecommendationI highly recommend Sleepaway Camp. It proves that in many very important ways, you can't recreate 80's horror. This movie might not be for everyone, but if you are a fan of campy horror, or even just cult classics in general,

This episode we review the cult classic Sleepaway Camp. This campy slasher combines the most horrifying elements of the eighties: over-the-top teen bullies, and casual pedophilia. Listen to Horror Movie Talk's take on this fun thriller. Sleepaway Camp is a 1983 teenage slasher that has become a bit of a cult classic. The film follows Angela Baker (played by Felissa Rose), a painfully shy girl recovering from the psychological trauma of a tragic boating accident as she attends a Summer Camp filled with 80’s teen movie villains. She is accompanied to camp with her cousin Ricky (played by Jonathan Tiersten) who at times is very protective towards her. Pretty soon after camp starts, there are a series of murders. The camp owner Mel (played by Mike Kellin) does his best to keep the murders under wraps and becomes increasingly suspicious of Ricky as the victims seem to be people that have bullied Angela. Sleepaway Camp Trailer <a href="https://youtu.be/T9K2ARikYzE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/T9K2ARikYzE</a> This movie is a lot of fun and maintains a great balance of passable quality, campiness, and tastelessness that is essential for being granted cult status. The film gets most of its cred from its surprising conclusion, but it isn’t defined by it. This is a great time capsule of eighties teen movies that have that “Should I be watching this” vibe. Too mature for young viewers, and too much teenage sexuality for adults to feel comfortable watching. It’s that elusive 80’s vibe that Stranger Things, IT, and other shows that attempt to exploit. Check Out Our Review of Child's Play (1988) <a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/06/24/childs-play-1988-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/06/24/childs-play-1988-review/</a> The special effects sequences range from 50’s workplace safety videos to straight up graphic, gooey 80’s horror. The real charm of the movie comes from it’s non sequitur writing and acting. I found myself saying “What?!” or laughing out loud at unintentionally ridiculous moments. My Rating 7/10 Sleepaway CampWatch it now or add it to your collection.Rent/Buy on Amazon What works well about this movie This is a very campy movie, and as such, is tonally all over the place in a good way. Angela's mother seems picked straight out of a 1930's talkie. The teen villains are the kind only found in 80's teen movies. Finally, Artie, the openly casual pedophile could only exist on film in the 80's. I particularly enjoyed the score of the film. It was repetative, but featured a full orchestral sound, with real orchestra stings to emphasize the horror. I wish more modern horror movies wouldn't rely so much on ambient spooky soundscapes, and go back to full orchestras. Check Out Our Review of The Dead Don't Die <a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/06/19/the-dead-dont-die-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/06/19/the-dead-dont-die-review/</a> What really steals the show is the abundance of cock outlines. If you can remember that one scene in Juno where she is ogling the cross country team in their runner shorts, imagine that stretching for about 80 minutes. It's distracting, and dare I say... Immodest. Sleepaway Camp features dick outlines pretty heavily. Most of all, what makes this movie great is it's charm. What doesn't work This mustache: Fakest mustache in horror Spoilers for Sleepaway Camp This is the rare occurrence where naming the killer is the least relevant spoiler in the movie. If you don't know the "twist" at the end, I won't spoil it here. But just look at Angela's face. You know she's hiding something. That being said, Angela was definitely the killer even though they heavily alluded to her brother being guilty. The filmmakers went as far as to have the actor playing her brother appear as a silhouette wearing a wig during one killing. Final Recommendation I highly recommend Sleepaway Camp. It proves that in many very important ways, you can't recreate 80's horror. This movie might not be for everyone, but if you are a fan of campy horror, or even just cult classics in general,

Sleepaway Camp Review

(Hansel and Gretel Movie)We saw Gretel &amp; Hansel in theaters and I was pleasantly surprised with something that might not be the most groundbreaking film we’ve ever watched, but it succeeds admirably at breathing new life into this classic Grimm fairy tale.@dgoebel00 on instagram provided this amazing artwork. Follow him and check out his website.  Gretel &amp; Hansel Trailerhttps://youtu.be/QZblQLhKcZQGretel &amp; Hansel SynopsisGretel &amp; Hansel is a reimagining and retelling of; you guessed it, Hansel and Gretel - the classic tale that warns kids not to take candy from strangers. Well, the kids are back and they have a sweet tooth.Gretel &amp; Hansel is the third film from director Oz Perkins, who also did a cult favorite, The Blackcoat's Daughter.This story retains all the crucial elements of the story. There are two kids (Sophia Lillis from IT as Gretel and Samuel Leakey as Hansel) who are unceremoniously kicked out of their house in the times of yore by their mother who can’t afford to feed them. Watch Gretel &amp; HanselOn AmazonClick here to WatchThey kickaround the woods for a while, starving and scared, jostled by a world that iscruel and spooky before stumbling upon a house out in the woods. This houseis owned by Barbara Crampton’s final form, Holda the witch (Alice Krige). The witch lures the kids in with delectable food, but she seems,kind of evil.Well, sheis evil.Gretel &amp; Hansel ReviewTo me, it is surprising that Gretel and Hansel got as wide a release as it did because it has “current indy horror movie” written all over it. Also January, February, and March of 2020 is about as chalk full of horror as any year that I can recall.Gretel and Hansel takes a slightly different approach to the classic and makes it a coming of age story for our female protagonist. This movie drips with aesthetic and I swear to God the witches’ house is made by the same architect as the house from Ex Machina. Very sparse, norse sensibilities are present in the scenes, which, if you are a fan of our show, you know we love the Scandinavians and their sensibilities. Thebrooding, doom-laden feel of this movie is a great way to take something asclassic as Hansel and Gretel and make me care. Every corner of this film isforeboding and off-feeling. The lighting is so dark that it reminded me of the Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln flick from 2012. Lots of candles used for lighting made me feel like I was right there with the kids in this strange and terrifying house.I love the acting and the style that Gretel &amp; Hansel goes with and the atmosphere is dead-on.My onlyproblem with this movie is that it droops throughout. As far as slow-burns go,this is as slow as they come, and while it works to an extent, I wish theywould have stopped chewing the fat and cut some of the more indulgent walks inthe woods and dream sequences in favor of keeping my attention. At 87 minutes, it’s a pretty short movie, but I feel it could have easily been 70 minutes, and it would have felt very appropriate.Score7/10SpoilersClick to Expand SpoilersBackstory on the witchThe movie startsdescribing the origin of the witch. There is a gifted child, and an illnessbefalls her. The father of the child is told to be brave against the darknessand takes the girl to be healed. The child is gifted with something called“second sight”. She is healed, but the gift of healing comes with an unseencurse. This little girl, thewitch, is evil. She kills her dad and others in the village before she is takenout into the woods and banished.Here we are given thetagline of the movie, “Beware gifts because those that offer them might messyou up hardcore.”The World is a Cruel,Scary PlaceThe kid’s mom is not anice lady. Actually, she is legit nuts. She aggressively pushes her kids out ofthe house and into a world that wants nothing more than to gobble t...

(Hansel and Gretel Movie) We saw Gretel &amp; Hansel in theaters and I was pleasantly surprised with something that might not be the most groundbreaking film we’ve ever watched, but it succeeds admirably at breathing new life into this classic Grimm fairy tale. @dgoebel00 on instagram provided this amazing artwork. Follow him and check out his website. Gretel &amp; Hansel Trailer <a href="https://youtu.be/QZblQLhKcZQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/QZblQLhKcZQ</a> Gretel &amp; Hansel Synopsis Gretel &amp; Hansel is a reimagining and retelling of; you guessed it, Hansel and Gretel - the classic tale that warns kids not to take candy from strangers. Well, the kids are back and they have a sweet tooth. Gretel &amp; Hansel is the third film from director Oz Perkins, who also did a cult favorite, The Blackcoat's Daughter. This story retains all the crucial elements of the story. There are two kids (Sophia Lillis from IT as Gretel and Samuel Leakey as Hansel) who are unceremoniously kicked out of their house in the times of yore by their mother who can’t afford to feed them.  Watch Gretel &amp; HanselOn AmazonClick here to Watch They kick around the woods for a while, starving and scared, jostled by a world that is cruel and spooky before stumbling upon a house out in the woods.  This house is owned by Barbara Crampton’s final form, Holda the witch (Alice Krige). The witch lures the kids in with delectable food, but she seems, kind of evil. Well, she is evil. Gretel &amp; Hansel Review To me, it is surprising that Gretel and Hansel got as wide a release as it did because it has “current indy horror movie” written all over it. Also January, February, and March of 2020 is about as chalk full of horror as any year that I can recall. Gretel and Hansel takes a slightly different approach to the classic and makes it a coming of age story for our female protagonist. This movie drips with aesthetic and I swear to God the witches’ house is made by the same architect as the house from Ex Machina. Very sparse, norse sensibilities are present in the scenes, which, if you are a fan of our show, you know we love the Scandinavians and their sensibilities.  The brooding, doom-laden feel of this movie is a great way to take something as classic as Hansel and Gretel and make me care. Every corner of this film is foreboding and off-feeling.  The lighting is so dark that it reminded me of the Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln flick from 2012. Lots of candles used for lighting made me feel like I was right there with the kids in this strange and terrifying house. I love the acting and the style that Gretel &amp; Hansel goes with and the atmosphere is dead-on. My only problem with this movie is that it droops throughout. As far as slow-burns go, this is as slow as they come, and while it works to an extent, I wish they would have stopped chewing the fat and cut some of the more indulgent walks in the woods and dream sequences in favor of keeping my attention.  At 87 minutes, it’s a pretty short movie, but I feel it could have easily been 70 minutes, and it would have felt very appropriate. Score 7/10 Spoilers Click to Expand Spoilers Backstory on the witch The movie starts describing the origin of the witch. There is a gifted child, and an illness befalls her. The father of the child is told to be brave against the darkness and takes the girl to be healed. The child is gifted with something called “second sight”. She is healed, but the gift of healing comes with an unseen curse.  This little girl, the witch, is evil. She kills her dad and others in the village before she is taken out into the woods and banished. Here we are given the tagline of the movie, “Beware gifts because those that offer them might mess you up hardcore.” The World is a Cruel, Scary Place The kid’s mom is not a nice lady. Actually, she is legit nuts. She aggressively pushes her kids out of the house and into a world that wants nothing more than to gobble t...

Gretel & Hansel 2020 Movie Review

Happy Death Day 2U is the direct sequel to Groundhog Day plot stealing slasher Happy Death Day. Even though the slasher elements take a backseat in this entry, the fun and fresh tone of the original is maintained. This film has more of a sci-fi comedy than a horror movie and tries to extend the scope of the first film while maintaining the premise of living the same day over and over again. Happy Death Day 2U SynopsisThe film starts out following Ryan Phan (played by Phi Vu) on the morning after the events of the first film. Ryan was only a bit part in the original Happy Death Day, but plays a much more important role in the plot this time around. In a welcome bait and switch, after rerunning Ryan’s day a couple times, the plot switches focus back to the original protagonist of Happy Death Day, Tree Gelbman (played by Jessica Rothe). Check Out Our Review Of Silent Night Deadly Night!https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2018/12/19/silent-night-deadly-night-review/If you’re not familiar with the premise of the original, it is simply a horror version of Groundhog Day. Tree is forced to relive day of her murder over and over again until she solves the mystery of who her killer is. This sequel throws in a wrinkle this time because despite being the same day, Tree is in a different dimension, so not everything is the same.https://youtu.be/THq6KlWgiqwHDD2U LowdownHappy Death Day 2U maintains the fun and playful atmosphere of the original but basically switches genres. It’s much less of a horror movie, and more of a sci-fi comedy, ala Back to the Future. In trying to keep the premise fresh, they end up over-extending and there are multiple loose ends and skimmed over plot points that make this movie much less cohesive and tight as the first movie. Happy Death Day 2U is more enjoyable than the average movie nonetheless, and that is thanks to the performance of Jessica Rothe.Want To Watch It Now?Click the button below to watch on AmazonHappy Death Day 2 UOur Score6/10Final Recommendations for Happy Death Day 2UIf you liked the first one, you will still like this one. Very light horror, so if you are going for a slasher, you might be disappointed.Bonus Trailer: Mahttps://youtu.be/dvpKRSHIkzM

Happy Death Day 2U is the direct sequel to Groundhog Day plot stealing slasher Happy Death Day. Even though the slasher elements take a backseat in this entry, the fun and fresh tone of the original is maintained. This film has more of a sci-fi comedy than a horror movie and tries to extend the scope of the first film while maintaining the premise of living the same day over and over again. Happy Death Day 2U Synopsis The film starts out following Ryan Phan (played by Phi Vu) on the morning after the events of the first film. Ryan was only a bit part in the original Happy Death Day, but plays a much more important role in the plot this time around. In a welcome bait and switch, after rerunning Ryan’s day a couple times, the plot switches focus back to the original protagonist of Happy Death Day, Tree Gelbman (played by Jessica Rothe). Check Out Our Review Of Silent Night Deadly Night! <a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2018/12/19/silent-night-deadly-night-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2018/12/19/silent-night-deadly-night-review/</a> If you’re not familiar with the premise of the original, it is simply a horror version of Groundhog Day. Tree is forced to relive day of her murder over and over again until she solves the mystery of who her killer is. This sequel throws in a wrinkle this time because despite being the same day, Tree is in a different dimension, so not everything is the same. <a href="https://youtu.be/THq6KlWgiqw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/THq6KlWgiqw</a> HDD2U Lowdown Happy Death Day 2U maintains the fun and playful atmosphere of the original but basically switches genres. It’s much less of a horror movie, and more of a sci-fi comedy, ala Back to the Future. In trying to keep the premise fresh, they end up over-extending and there are multiple loose ends and skimmed over plot points that make this movie much less cohesive and tight as the first movie. Happy Death Day 2U is more enjoyable than the average movie nonetheless, and that is thanks to the performance of Jessica Rothe. Want To Watch It Now?Click the button below to watch on AmazonHappy Death Day 2 U Our Score 6/10 Final Recommendations for Happy Death Day 2U If you liked the first one, you will still like this one. Very light horror, so if you are going for a slasher, you might be disappointed. Bonus Trailer: Ma <a href="https://youtu.be/dvpKRSHIkzM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/dvpKRSHIkzM</a>

Happy Death Day 2U Review

We saw Dawnof the Dead for free on Youtube because it’s available for free on youtube.This is a Patreon request, so if you want to have a say in what we review, joinour Patreon and you will get to weigh in on what we review once a month. Thismovie is the classic sequel to Night of the Living Dead by George A. Romero that really upped the ante on the zombie concept,and shock factor of the time. @Dgoebel00 on INSTA provided this amazing pic. Check him out on his site as well. One of our listeners called us "Moronic Man Children", and they are depicted here as a zombie writing in their own blood...Don't cross us!https://youtu.be/FlQ_DgOPrBgDawn of the Dead SynopsisDawn of the Dead starts inan emergency broadcast television station with lots of disarray and confusionbefore it settles on some National Guard troops who have set upon some publichousing with an outbreak of zombies. Pretty soon the moviesettles in on the lives of four individuals - two National Guard members (Peterplayed by Ken Foree and Roger played by Scott H. Reiniger), a traffic reporter (Stephen played by David Emge), and his TV Exec girlfriend (Francine played by Gaylen Ross). This group sets their sights on a Mall in therust belt and try their best to fortify the mall. Eventually, things calm down,and life returns to ), pace before outside forces beyond their control throweverything into disarray.One of the most iconic movie posters ever, Dawn of the DeadDawn of the Dead ReviewThe time has passed for Dawnof the Dead to be a shocking movie, while it was crucial to the horrorgenre in upping the stakes of gore and satire, it’s just not that impressiveanymore. What Dawn is still good at is taking a hard look at the humancondition and posing the question of what would you do in the event of a zombieapocalypse. There was aperiod where I watched every single zombie movie I could get my hands on withthe intent of breaking down my own obsession with building a firm tactical planfor some such zombie occasion. Goofy? Yes, but man was it satisfying building“fool-proof” plans that my friends would tear apart with zombie-like fervor.Buy Dawn of the DeadBuy it on AmazonClick here to buyDawn of theDead is an important movie, and it’s has a historical place in thevaults of horror, but it’s slow for today, and it’s not that shocking when youcompare it to any modern horror. Like I mentioned, it does do a great job ofexploring the human condition and posing fun and interesting questions aboutall kinds of societal ailments. For anyonewho wants to check it out today who hasn’t seen it or hasn’t seen it forseveral decades, remember to parse it through the lense of “this came out in 1978”.https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/06/19/the-dead-dont-die-review/Check out or review of this OTHER zombie movie!Score for Dawn of the Dead8/10Spoilers for Dawn of the DeadClick to Expand SpoilersDawn of the Dead is a pretty barebones movie and assuch, there isn’t much to spoil. People living in zombie hellscape, find mall,settle down, are overrun by biker gang. “But David, there is so much more tothis movie than just that story structure!” I agree! Most of what Dawn ofthe Dead brings to the table is conversation fodder and philosophical debates.So let’s take a look at some of the more interesting talking points that arefound in Dawn.We Are Already Zombies!This is a theme that we are presented with a few times. Whyare these zombies here at the mall? Why are they picking up items and usingthem in a vain attempt to act human? Because this is what they know, this iswhat is familiar to them. When you boil that down, what these zombies knewbefore death was just going to the mall and buying stuff, the real terrorstarts to set-in. We are just slaves to commercialism! Our very purpose is to consume what is put in front of usuntil we die and have to eat brains! Ok,

We saw Dawn of the Dead for free on Youtube because it’s available for free on youtube. This is a Patreon request, so if you want to have a say in what we review, join our Patreon and you will get to weigh in on what we review once a month. This movie is the classic sequel to Night of the Living Dead by George A. Romero that really upped the ante on the zombie concept, and shock factor of the time.  @Dgoebel00 on INSTA provided this amazing pic. Check him out on his site as well. One of our listeners called us "Moronic Man Children", and they are depicted here as a zombie writing in their own blood...Don't cross us! <a href="https://youtu.be/FlQ_DgOPrBg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/FlQ_DgOPrBg</a> Dawn of the Dead Synopsis Dawn of the Dead starts in an emergency broadcast television station with lots of disarray and confusion before it settles on some National Guard troops who have set upon some public housing with an outbreak of zombies.  Pretty soon the movie settles in on the lives of four individuals - two National Guard members (Peter played by Ken Foree and Roger played by Scott H. Reiniger), a traffic reporter (Stephen played by David Emge), and his TV Exec girlfriend (Francine played by Gaylen Ross). This group sets their sights on a Mall in the rust belt and try their best to fortify the mall. Eventually, things calm down, and life returns to ), pace before outside forces beyond their control throw everything into disarray. One of the most iconic movie posters ever, Dawn of the Dead Dawn of the Dead Review The time has passed for Dawn of the Dead to be a shocking movie, while it was crucial to the horror genre in upping the stakes of gore and satire, it’s just not that impressive anymore. What Dawn is still good at is taking a hard look at the human condition and posing the question of what would you do in the event of a zombie apocalypse.  There was a period where I watched every single zombie movie I could get my hands on with the intent of breaking down my own obsession with building a firm tactical plan for some such zombie occasion. Goofy? Yes, but man was it satisfying building “fool-proof” plans that my friends would tear apart with zombie-like fervor. Buy Dawn of the DeadBuy it on AmazonClick here to buy Dawn of the Dead is an important movie, and it’s has a historical place in the vaults of horror, but it’s slow for today, and it’s not that shocking when you compare it to any modern horror. Like I mentioned, it does do a great job of exploring the human condition and posing fun and interesting questions about all kinds of societal ailments.  For anyone who wants to check it out today who hasn’t seen it or hasn’t seen it for several decades, remember to parse it through the lense of “this came out in 1978”. <a href="https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/06/19/the-dead-dont-die-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/06/19/the-dead-dont-die-review/</a> Check out or review of this OTHER zombie movie! Score for Dawn of the Dead 8/10 Spoilers for Dawn of the Dead Click to Expand Spoilers Dawn of the Dead is a pretty barebones movie and as such, there isn’t much to spoil. People living in zombie hellscape, find mall, settle down, are overrun by biker gang. “But David, there is so much more to this movie than just that story structure!” I agree! Most of what Dawn of the Dead brings to the table is conversation fodder and philosophical debates. So let’s take a look at some of the more interesting talking points that are found in Dawn. We Are Already Zombies! This is a theme that we are presented with a few times. Why are these zombies here at the mall? Why are they picking up items and using them in a vain attempt to act human? Because this is what they know, this is what is familiar to them. When you boil that down, what these zombies knew before death was just going to the mall and buying stuff, the real terror starts to set-in. We are just slaves to commercialism! Our very purpose is to consume what is put in front of us until we die and have to eat brains! Ok,

Dawn of the Dead (1978) Review

Wrong Turn is a blast from the past, but was it a blast to watch it? Eh. It is what it is. It's a guilty pleasure horror movie that features psychotic inbred mountain men. If that sounds like your bag, give it a watch. Regardless, listen to our review, because we probably had more fun reviewing it than watching it.Artwork by  @dgoebel00 on instagram. Follow him and check out his website.  Wrong Turn PosterWrong Turn SynopsisThe synopsis is simple. A group of random people in their early twenties are attacked by inbred homicidal mountain men. Some of them have paint by numbers backstories and archetypes, really their purpose and motivation is to be fodder for a slasher. Everyone that you think will die dies, and everyone that you think will survive survives.ReviewWrong Turn came out in 2003 and I genuinely forgot how long ago that was. Nokia phones, bare midriffs on women, and pooka shells on men. It was a simpler time. And this is a simple movie to match it. This is a good old fashioned, dumb slasher. The only unique twist on the generic formula is that the antagonists are a family of inbred homicidal hicks. Oh wait, that’s not unique, that’s a rip off of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Whatever, who cares, the people that want to watch slashers just want to see people getting chased and cut up. In that respect, this movie excels, because that’s basically all that happens. People get chased and cut up. Rinse and repeat.Score for Wrong Turn5/10Wrong TurnAdd the Blu ray to your collection or stream it right nowBuy/Rent on AmazonSpoilersExpand for spoilersThere really isn't much to spoil. This is a highly predictable slasher, and everyone that you expect to die, dies.What next?If you are in the mood for another slasher, you can't do better than Sleepaway Camp.

Wrong Turn is a blast from the past, but was it a blast to watch it? Eh. It is what it is. It's a guilty pleasure horror movie that features psychotic inbred mountain men. If that sounds like your bag, give it a watch. Regardless, listen to our review, because we probably had more fun reviewing it than watching it. Artwork by @dgoebel00 on instagram. Follow him and check out his website. Wrong Turn Poster Wrong Turn Synopsis The synopsis is simple. A group of random people in their early twenties are attacked by inbred homicidal mountain men. Some of them have paint by numbers backstories and archetypes, really their purpose and motivation is to be fodder for a slasher. Everyone that you think will die dies, and everyone that you think will survive survives. Review Wrong Turn came out in 2003 and I genuinely forgot how long ago that was. Nokia phones, bare midriffs on women, and pooka shells on men. It was a simpler time. And this is a simple movie to match it. This is a good old fashioned, dumb slasher. The only unique twist on the generic formula is that the antagonists are a family of inbred homicidal hicks. Oh wait, that’s not unique, that’s a rip off of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Whatever, who cares, the people that want to watch slashers just want to see people getting chased and cut up. In that respect, this movie excels, because that’s basically all that happens. People get chased and cut up. Rinse and repeat. Score for Wrong Turn 5/10 Wrong TurnAdd the Blu ray to your collection or stream it right nowBuy/Rent on Amazon Spoilers Expand for spoilers There really isn't much to spoil. This is a highly predictable slasher, and everyone that you expect to die, dies. What next? If you are in the mood for another slasher, you can't do better than Sleepaway Camp.

Wrong Turn (2003) Review

We rentedThe Exorcism of Emily Rose on Amazon, and while Bryce couldn’t seem tostay awake, I was reminded of one of my favorite possession movies ever made.This was a Patreon pick of the month, and they voted on it, so we reviewed it.Synopsis ofThe Exorcism of Emily RoseTheExorcism of Emily Rose is directed by Scott Derrickson (Sinister) and is thestory of a court case where The People are prosecuting Father Moore (Tom Wilkinson) for the negligent homicide ofEmily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter). Good news for Father Moore,Erin Bruner (Laura Linney) is on the case.https://youtu.be/cmLfRVVRbmgAs we arewalked through the trial, we get glimpses into the hellish end of days thatmade up Emily’s life. She was a deeply devout catholic girl in a deeply devoutcatholic family, and that never seems to be a good combination in possessionmovies. Watch The Exorcism of Emily RoseWatch on AmazonClick to WatchThedefender of The People is Ethan Thomas (Campbell Scott), and he makes the claims thatEmily was epileptic and psychotic, which could have been treated medically. Erin has tocome to terms with her own lack of faith to depict this priest in the light ofhis intentions and the reality that the possession was real, and the exorcismwas vital to save Emily from the devil.Review of TheExorcism of Emily RoseTheExorcism of Emily Rose is an interesting and well-executed movie thatreally floored me the first time I watched it several years after it’s 2005release. I’ve seen it a handful of times since then, and it continues to becompelling to watch.The visualsin this movie work best on the first go-around, so it didn’t have the samedisturbing impact on me this time as it did my first viewing.Iappreciate the new twist on an old classic - being told from the perspective ofthe homicide case made it much less of a movie about possession and much moreof a movie about faith and religion. The Defense attorney had her own brusheswith the demonic during her trial, which gave the movie stakes in the present.This movierespects the audience and shows a lot of restraint in favor of fewer terrifyingmoments. The result is that these very disturbing scenes have a heavier impact.I’m asucker for a well-made possession movie, and this is exactly that.Score8/10Spoilers for The Exorcism of Emily RoseThis startswith a great ambiance shot of a dreary farm-house in a mist-covered field. A medicalexaminer shows up to find Emily deceased, surrounded by her family, and inhorrific condition. He can’t conclusively say that the cause of death isnatural, which makes a great allusion, not only to murder but to thepossibility of satanic possession.How's eating bug for ambiance?The Religion/ScienceDichotomyThe Exorcism of Emily Rose asks the interesting question of, “What is possession, real or explained away with mental health diagnoses?” I love the way this movie tackles that question. First, from the side of the Prosecution (science), then from the side of the Defense (religion).Many times we will see Emily acting possessed, and horriblethings will happen to her that appear to be because of the supernatural. Forexample, she will be out in the field in the throws of possession, and stigmata will appear on herhands. When viewed from the side of the Defense telling the account, it willappear as it the mark on her hands show up without any outside influence. Whenviewed from the side of the Prosecution, it shows that Emily grabs tightly ontoa barbwire fence, producing the wounds in the palm of each hand.Ouch!I enjoy the way this movie walks the line between religionand science – never tainting the audience with a “true” fact one way or theother.The ExorcismWe only get to see bits and pieces of the actual exorcism ofEmily, but what we do see is harrowing. The actual (real-life) exorcism of

We rented The Exorcism of Emily Rose on Amazon, and while Bryce couldn’t seem to stay awake, I was reminded of one of my favorite possession movies ever made. This was a Patreon pick of the month, and they voted on it, so we reviewed it. Synopsis of The Exorcism of Emily Rose The Exorcism of Emily Rose is directed by Scott Derrickson (Sinister) and is the story of a court case where The People are prosecuting Father Moore (Tom Wilkinson) for the negligent homicide of Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter). Good news for Father Moore, Erin Bruner (Laura Linney) is on the case. <a href="https://youtu.be/cmLfRVVRbmg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/cmLfRVVRbmg</a> As we are walked through the trial, we get glimpses into the hellish end of days that made up Emily’s life. She was a deeply devout catholic girl in a deeply devout catholic family, and that never seems to be a good combination in possession movies.  Watch The Exorcism of Emily RoseWatch on AmazonClick to Watch The defender of The People is Ethan Thomas (Campbell Scott), and he makes the claims that Emily was epileptic and psychotic, which could have been treated medically.  Erin has to come to terms with her own lack of faith to depict this priest in the light of his intentions and the reality that the possession was real, and the exorcism was vital to save Emily from the devil. Review of The Exorcism of Emily Rose The Exorcism of Emily Rose is an interesting and well-executed movie that really floored me the first time I watched it several years after it’s 2005 release. I’ve seen it a handful of times since then, and it continues to be compelling to watch. The visuals in this movie work best on the first go-around, so it didn’t have the same disturbing impact on me this time as it did my first viewing. I appreciate the new twist on an old classic - being told from the perspective of the homicide case made it much less of a movie about possession and much more of a movie about faith and religion. The Defense attorney had her own brushes with the demonic during her trial, which gave the movie stakes in the present. This movie respects the audience and shows a lot of restraint in favor of fewer terrifying moments. The result is that these very disturbing scenes have a heavier impact. I’m a sucker for a well-made possession movie, and this is exactly that. Score 8/10 Spoilers for The Exorcism of Emily Rose This starts with a great ambiance shot of a dreary farm-house in a mist-covered field. A medical examiner shows up to find Emily deceased, surrounded by her family, and in horrific condition. He can’t conclusively say that the cause of death is natural, which makes a great allusion, not only to murder but to the possibility of satanic possession. How's eating bug for ambiance? The Religion/Science Dichotomy The Exorcism of Emily Rose asks the interesting question of, “What is possession, real or explained away with mental health diagnoses?” I love the way this movie tackles that question. First, from the side of the Prosecution (science), then from the side of the Defense (religion). Many times we will see Emily acting possessed, and horrible things will happen to her that appear to be because of the supernatural. For example, she will be out in the field in the throws of possession, and stigmata will appear on her hands. When viewed from the side of the Defense telling the account, it will appear as it the mark on her hands show up without any outside influence. When viewed from the side of the Prosecution, it shows that Emily grabs tightly onto a barbwire fence, producing the wounds in the palm of each hand. Ouch! I enjoy the way this movie walks the line between religion and science – never tainting the audience with a “true” fact one way or the other. The Exorcism We only get to see bits and pieces of the actual exorcism of Emily, but what we do see is harrowing. The actual (real-life) exorcism of

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