The secret of Doctor Sleep’s success
In 2013 Stephen King released the novel Doctor Sleep, a sequel to his classic 1977 novel, the Shining. In 1980 director Stanley Kubrick made the Shining into a film and [...]
Horror
Midsommar – no cure for the sommar time blues
If you’re wondering whether or not writer/director Ari Aster has been able to live up to the buzz he created with his first film, let’s just get it out of the way right [...]
NOS4A2 – Far King Hill! It’s pretty average
The series NOS4A2 (pronounced ‘Nosferatu’) is based on the novel by Joe Hill, a.k.a. Joe Hillstrom King, son of Steven King. Rather than ride the old man’s coat [...]
Bird Box, powerful performances lost to poor storytelling
Did Netflix serve up a Christmas turkey or does Bullock’s performance add some [...]
Overlord – gory good fun but actually nothing special
Overlord does exactly what it says on the packaging, and while it’s nice to get what you paid for, that’s all you get thanks to some pretty prescriptive [...]
Five freaky flicks to get your Halloween on!
You either like scary movies or you’re a big sook, here’s a list of five faves for you to settle in with this [...]
Halloween – made with care but fails to scare
Michael Myers is a one trick pony and that trick was played exceptionally well in the first [...]
Mandy brings out the best Cage rage in years
A movie for people who think revenge is a dish best served with a side of psychedelic [...]
Gamma Con 2018 – anything but conventional
Gamma Con 2018 might not have the star power of some of the bigger conventions, but it makes up for it with it’s heart and [...]
Upgrade delivers big thrills on the cheap
Upgrade is one of those movies that accomplishes a lot with very little, and that’s because Leigh Whannell literally brought it [...]
