movie review
Movie reviews for horror fans; from gruesome bone-chillers to dark horror thrillers, a showcase for frightful films that seek to entertain and to terrify.
Should You Enter the 'House on Haunted Hill' (1999)?
To those who were there: The year 1999 seemed fantastical, didn't it? Life sucked in some key ways, but one could just feel the potential of the new millennium. We could almost reach out and touch it; we'd have flying cars everywhere, social strife would surely be ameliorated, and boredom nearly obliterated.
By Wade Wainio8 years ago in Horror
Reel Thoughts: 'Jason X'
Welcome, one and all to the first installment to Reel Thoughts. I just wanted to start off by giving you a summary about what I am about and what this feed will be based on. I am just a movie watcher and someone who has a lot of thoughts on certain movies. Reel Thoughts will just be a feed about opinions on movies and all opinions, observations, and also questions are welcomed! Now, let's dive right in.
By Bailey Campbell8 years ago in Horror
Common Man's View: 'The Ritual'
I call it a common man's review because I have no experience as a critic, no mastery of language to make me a great wordsmith, and no power over my own mind to breakthrough my own opinions. With that being said, I am torn between having great admiration for horror creators and their creations, and myself being possessed of an unending well of fear. One might dive into my psyche and see every horror movie I have ever seen still tearing at the edges of my sanity every night as I lie in bed.
By Caleb Sherman8 years ago in Horror
The Worst Horror Movies of All Time
Horror, as a genre, has a lot of bad movies that have been released—perhaps more so than any other film genre out there. Part of this is because it takes a lot of creativity and (in most cases) a lot more money to actually create a film that's scary, thought-provoking, and timeless.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Horror
Feminist Horror
It seems as though all horror movies today are either tired remakes of classic favourites or unnecessary origin stories of the torturous men whose infamy defined said classics. These movies rely heavily on overly sexualized and objectified women (see: Jessica Biel in Texas Chainsaw Massacre), who will face almost inevitable sexual assault to some degree, and over the top gore which adds nothing to the plot (see: Evil Dead remake).
By Regan Deveau8 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'Winchester' (2018). Top Story - February 2018.
Hello, one and all. I often wary of movies that are "based on true stories," or "inspired by true events," if only for the fact that it's just code for "We're just giving you the more bullshit version of a story that is purported to be a true story." That being said, Winchester or the much longer, box-office worthy title: Winchester: The House that Ghosts Built manages to tell an intriguing story that seems to have some root in fact. Fact: the name is indeed synonymous with the iconic rifle and firearm company. Fact: it seems to know the players of that story inside and out. Fact: it was filmed in the actual home where said hauntings and paranormal events had occurred.
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Horror
Oscars Countdown: 'Get Out'
Oscar season hosts a number of movies that feel like Best Picture contenders, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you enjoy them. I didn’t love The Shape of Water but, as a religious award season fan, I recognize it as a film that’ll carry some hardware home. Get Out is the fundamental opposite of that. It is the antithesis of Oscar Bait. I’ll keep the whining to a minimum, but I wanted to lead off by saying my thoughts on Get Out are in no way a reflection of its Oscar season chances. Keep this one in your collection, but out of your office pool. And watch me try to reverse-jinx this movie to victory.
By Mike Charest8 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built'
Winchester is yet another silly ghost movie. Despite a cast headed by Helen Mirren, Winchester—subtitled as The House that Ghosts Built—skulks about re-enacting ghost tropes with bad lighting and cinematography, all building toward the same jump scares we’ve seen in every other ghost movie. How predictable are the jump scares in Winchester? All you have to do is remember the rule of three and you will not be surprised.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Horror
'My Bloody Valentine': A Dissection (1981)
"Sarah, be my bloody valentine..."Character from "My Bloody Valentine". Hello, one and all. I love a good splatter movie, and with Valentine's Day approaching, it would seem useless to not watch the George Mihalka's 1981 blood-splattered bon-bon, My Bloody Valentine from 1981. Why? Just because. This Canadian independent film was released in February of that year at the height of the slasher movie craze. Yep, the days of "Crazy Eddie" record shops, pre-MTV, and simple pleasures like sex, blood and, guts, exploitation was never lost on this fat, hairy, man-crazy fuck!
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Horror
Leatherface's Texas Chainsaw Massacre
I don't know why I jokingly tell my boyfriend to not take up an offer of BBQ from a very friendly gas station clerk. Of course, I tell him this jokingly, since we live in an over populated Californian suburb. Which, of course, no one is friendly enough to even offer.
By Kathryn Van Kirk8 years ago in Horror
'Get Out': A Dissection
Hello, one and all. So, I bit the bullet and finally watched Get Out after it was announced that it received four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and a nod for it's charismatic lead star, UK actor Daniel Kaluuya, whose main credit is a teen dramedy in Britain called Skins and the Zack Snyder action-adventure, Sucker Punch.
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Horror
