Movie Review Archives

Sinister

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Reviewed Oct 23, 2016

True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

April Fool’s Day

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Reviewed Oct 21, 2016

On April Fool's Day weekend, a group of college friends gather together at a secluded island mansion to celebrate their final year of school, where they soon become prey for an unseen murderer. Genres: Horror, Mystery

Pet Sematary

A Legend of Zelda like you've never seen before..

Reviewed Oct 18, 2016

After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery. Genres: Horror

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Chopping Mall

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Reviewed Oct 14, 2016

High-tech robots equipped with state-of-the-art security devices have been recruited as the new mechanical "night watchmen" for the Park Plaza Mall. When a jolting bolt of lightning short-circuits the main computer control, the robots turn into "killbots" on the loose after unsuspecting shoppers! Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Christine

Does Arnie love Christine as much as Arnie loves Christine?

Reviewed Oct 11, 2016

Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Arnie's girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a Fury like no other. Genres: Horror

House

Ding, Dong, Donate!

Reviewed Oct 7, 2016

A divorced horror novelist coming to terms with the disappearance of his young son inherits an old mansion home to malevolent supernatural residents. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

If little Timmy doesn't get out of the cell, he's going t...

Reviewed Oct 4, 2016

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

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The Hitcher

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Reviewed Sep 30, 2016

On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision. Genres: Action, Horror, Thriller

Creepshow 3

If a movie's released, but no one has ever seen it, is it...

Reviewed Sep 27, 2016

This follow-up to the George Romero/Stephen King-launched anthology series features five new tales of horror and a wraparound. The main stories deal with alternative realities ("Alice"), possessed communication devices ("The Radio"), vampires and serial killers in lust ("Call Girl"), mad inventors ("The Professor's Wife"), and hauntings from beyond the grave ("Haunted Dog"). Genres: Comedy, Horror

Curse of the Fly

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Reviewed Sep 23, 2016

The son of the inventor of a matter-transporter, which turned him into a monster when he tried to transport himself along with a tiny housefly, continues to pursue his father's experiment, while his own two sons attempt to extricate him, themselves and the family name from further disaster and scandal. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Blair Witch

The Witch is Back!

Reviewed Sep 20, 2016

Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees. Genres: Horror, Thriller

Return of the Fly

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Reviewed Sep 16, 2016

Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. However, their experiments have disastrous results, turning Philippe into a horrible half-man, half-fly creature. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Creepshow 2

Is this Creepshow, or is this Cheapshow?

Reviewed Sep 13, 2016

Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

The Fly

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Reviewed Sep 9, 2016

Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him that she has just killed her husband. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that he invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber. Genres: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction

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Creepshow

It's Father's Day. I want my podcast!

Reviewed Sep 6, 2016

Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches. Genres: Comedy, Horror

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Demons 2

Evil spreads via television again

Reviewed Sep 2, 2016

A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down. Genres: Horror

Stand by Me

This is big time, baby!

Reviewed Aug 30, 2016

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives. Genres: Crime, Drama

Demons

Popcorn, punks, and possession

Reviewed Aug 26, 2016

A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers. Genres: Horror

Apt Pupil

Stephen King was a teacher...but who is the Apt Pupil?

Reviewed Aug 23, 2016

One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door. Genres: Drama, Thriller

The Shawshank Redemption

Get busy listenin', or get busy dyin'.

Reviewed Aug 16, 2016

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope. Genres: Crime, Drama

Suicide Squad

Harley's shorts are short, but this podcast isn't!

Reviewed Aug 9, 2016

From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Jason Bourne

Yes, Matt Damon is back. Is he re-Bourne?

Reviewed Aug 2, 2016

The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past. Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Star Trek Beyond

James T Kirk, was a hero to most. Mr. Spock, was a hero t...

Reviewed Jul 28, 2016

The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

The Last Starfighter

Drinking Game: take a shot every time there's a Star Wars...

Reviewed Jul 26, 2016

Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the video game The Last Starfighter, only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the attack. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction