Posts in Horror
'Dashcam' Review: A Found Footage Film Aiming To Troll It's Audience [TIFF 2021]

An all too familiar addition to an already oversaturated subgenre, director Rob Savage follows up his debut feature ‘Host’ with ‘Dashcam’, another pandemic horror film that seems to aim at audience’s patience, rather than their ability to be frightened.

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‘Titane’ Review: A Mesmerizing Body Horror That Shows True Heart [TIFF 2021]

‘Titane’ is Julia Ducournau’s second feature length film and just like her last film, this on e isn’t for the faint of heart. A movie that will truly divide audiences with its disturbing imagery but one that will stand the test of time because of the method to it’s madness

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'Candyman' Review: A Disjointed Script Anchors an Unsatisfying Horror Reboot

Audiences finally get to witness the latest horror cult-classic revival, Candyman. All the ingredients are there for this to be the next great film from recently prolific writer/producer Jordan Peele and director Nia DaCosta and bring the iconic character into the modern world. Instead, audiences are given an uneven mess that could have been so much more.

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‘Werewolves Within’ Review: Claws Out in this Misfiring Horror Whodunnit

The vicious allegorical image of the werewolf allows Josh Ruben to probe into the social and political distrust that remains in the post-Trump era, but Werewolves Within inability to tighten up the tried-and-tested horror-comedy genre with various gags that fizzle out may ultimately irritate some.

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'The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It' Review: A Sequel Which Exploits Its Strengths and Flaunts Its Weaknesses

‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ provides the strongest story of the Warrens yet, plenty of well-executed contortionist horror, and an intriguing case study that bodes well for the franchise, yet tries so hard to be different than its predecessors that it loses focus of the story it wants to tell. Michael Chaves does what he can, but James Wan’s presence behind the camera is sorely missed.

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‘Spiral: From the Book of Saw’ Review: Finally, A Solid ‘Saw’ Sequel

The latest instalment in the ‘Saw’ franchise, Spiral, wishes to revitalize the franchise through a traditional detective thriller, à la David Fincher’s Se7en. By doing this, director Darren Lynn Bousman and screenwriters Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger craft the most serious (and best) Saw sequel yet, utilizing the franchise’s greatest hits to its advantage.

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'Host' Review: Zoom Hacking Goes To A Whole New Level

As you would expect, there is only so much you can do with a found footage film that hasn’t already been done. Host does, at times, sink to using the typical tropes like an actor made-up to look like a demon jumping out of the dark at the camera. However at times I found myself so invested in the film, that even when there was one specific over-used trope, it shocked me and was a pleasant surprise.

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Jordan Peele’s 'Us' Review: A Sophomore Effort Which May Have Faults, But It Is No Slump [SXSW 2019]

What was clear at SxSW’s marquee opening of Peele’s Us, was that not only has Peele deservedly earned comparisons to iconic filmmakers, but that he couldn’t be more modest during this success. Peele, much like Serling can deftly create a world of science fiction or horror that shines a dark light on… well… Us.

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‘Halloween’ Review [TIFF 2018]

After 40 years, David Gordon Green delivers a merciless sequel worthy of the franchise name.

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