Movie Review Archives

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Boy Meets World Cup

Reviewed Mar 4, 2022

When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named. Genres: Adventure, Christmas/Holiday, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

When Harlow sunflowers bloom, hipsters are doomed

Reviewed Mar 1, 2022

After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic influencers who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town. Genres: Crime, Direct to Video/Streaming, Drama, Horror

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

One Tree Kill 

Reviewed Feb 25, 2022

Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all. Genres: Adventure, Christmas/Holiday, Fantasy, Theatrical Release, Time Travel

Uncharted

Who knew using the DaVinci Code shaved $2 billion off you...

Reviewed Feb 22, 2022

A young street-smart, Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost brother. Genres: Action, Adventure, Theatrical Release, Video Game Movies

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Welcome Back Potter

Reviewed Feb 18, 2022

Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage. Genres: Adventure, Christmas/Holiday, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

Basic Instinct 2

If she likes taking unnecessary risks so much, she should...

Reviewed Feb 15, 2022

Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game. Genres: Crime, Mystery, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Saved By The Spell

Reviewed Feb 11, 2022

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame. Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

Basic Instinct

It’s the podcast of the century!

Reviewed Feb 8, 2022

Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story. Genres: Mystery, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Love Exposure

The Miracle has arrived!

Reviewed Feb 4, 2022

The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an upskirt photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian – dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with Catholic guilt. Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Theatrical Release

My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)

Roses are red, violets are blue, pickaxes are painful, an...

Reviewed Feb 1, 2022

Ten years after a Valentine's Day tragedy claimed the lives of five miners, Harry Warden returns for a vengeful massacre among teen sweethearts gearing up for another party. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Dressed to Kill

A podcast that will play with your Peter      

Reviewed Jan 28, 2022

After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release, Thriller

My Bloody Valentine (1981)

Will you be mined?

Reviewed Jan 25, 2022

Twenty years after a Valentine's Day tragedy claimed the lives of five miners, Harry Warden returns for a vengeful massacre among teen sweethearts gearing up for another party. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin

Turns out “So weit nicht weiter” is not Amish pillow ...

Reviewed Jan 21, 2022

Margot is a documentary filmmaker looking to meet her long-lost mother and extended family in a secluded Amish community. She and her film crew soon realize the family that welcomes them into their home might be hiding a sinister secret. Genres: Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror, Mystery

Scream (2022)

What do you mean you like TikTok more than scary movies?!

Reviewed Jan 18, 2022

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Fangs

Reviewed Jan 14, 2022

Using a special camera that can see spirits, a family must protect their daughter from an evil entity with a sinister plan. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The Night Flier

He brings the Mile High Club and the six feet under crowd...

Reviewed Jan 11, 2022

For cynical tabloid journo Richard Dees, facts are always stranger than fiction. Every headline is a dead-line. Serial killers, UFO abductions, tales of molestation, mayhem and murder. To some the tales are mere sleazy fantasy – but his faithful readers believe. And now there's a new story: The Night Flier. What is it that travels by night in a dark-winged Cessna, lands at secluded airfields and murders local residents? Dees begins to track the unknown killer in a Cessna of his own, uncovering clues that reveal a pilot more terrifying than he could have ever imagined. Genres: Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror, Mystery

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

The day a boy produces hair from his eyeballs is the day ...

Reviewed Jan 7, 2022

Seventeen-year-old Jesse has been hearing terrifying sounds coming from his neighbor’s apartment, but when he turns on his camera and sets out to uncover their source, he encounters an ancient evil that won’t rest until it’s claimed his very soul. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The King’s Man

The podcast to end all podcasts

Reviewed Jan 4, 2022

As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them. Genres: Action, Adventure, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The Matrix Resurrections

That’s the thing about podcast retrospectives…they ne...

Reviewed Dec 31, 2021

Plagued by strange memories, Neo's life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself back inside the Matrix. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Dolan’s Cadillac

King of the Road

Reviewed Dec 28, 2021

Robinson, a once peaceful, law-abiding school teacher, has turned into an obsessed vengeance machine, intent on killing the man who murdered his wife - ruthless Las Vegas mob boss James Dolan. But to do so, Robinson must infiltrate the dangerous underworld, and devise a diabolical plan that will bury Dolan once and for all. Genres: Crime, Direct to Video/Streaming, Thriller

Brown Arrow

Cats

Memories… all alone at the movies…

Reviewed Dec 24, 2021

A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Theatrical Release

Spider-Man: No Way Home

With great star power comes great fiscal responsibility

Reviewed Dec 21, 2021

Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Paranormal Activity 4

Keeping Up With the Featherstons

Reviewed Dec 17, 2021

It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release

Brown Arrow

Quicksilver Highway

Where we’re going, there are no roads...

Reviewed Dec 14, 2021

Aaron Quicksilver is a mysterious storyteller whose listeners invariably end up as the subjects of his gruesome, grisly tales. He tells a new bride stranded on a desert highway a horrifying account of a set of carnivorous toy teeth, then entrains a pickpocket with the spine chilling story of an army of murderous, disembodied hands. Genres: Horror, Thriller, TV Movie