There’s nothing quite like the thrill of watching a great horror movie for the first time. The classics seize your attention from the opening frame and refuse let go until the credits roll. Writer-director Jae-hyun Jang’s horror-mystery Exhuma establishes a thrilling tone right out the gates. And for the first 15-minutes, I sat there believing …
Last month I caught up with Yellowjackets star Sophie Thatcher to discuss her creepy new horror thriller The Boogeyman. As a horror movie diehard, I couldn’t wait to check out cinema’s latest Stephen King adaptation. I had already decided to see The Boogeyman on opening day, so I was pleased to catch an advanced …
Don’t Say Its Name Quicktake: Great Performances, Atmospheric, Can’t Quite Stick the Landing As a horror movie diehard, I’ll be the first to admit that the genre is wildly inconsistent. Taking a flyer on an under-the-radar film is rewarding, at times. But most often, these gambles don’t pay off, and I end up sitting through …
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The Medium Quicktake: Disturbing, Atmospheric, and Way Too Long No movie this year had me all in and then all out like The Medium. As much as I enjoyed the film early on, I wanted to jump ship 90-minutes in. Banjong Pisanthanakun’s supernatural tale has plenty going for it, so I see why some …
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The latest Dope Black Movies review covers Candyman, a haunting follow-up to the 1992 horror classic of the same name. Writer-director Nia DaCosta teams up with writer-producer Jordan Peele to deliver a gripping horror thriller and hard-hitting social commentary. Candyman’s knockout cast features Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen, Aquaman), Teyonah Parris (WandaVision, Dear White People), Colman …
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The McPherson Tape: Quicktake: Creepy, Lo-fi, Slow-Burn Horror You can’t discuss Dean Alioto’s cult classic, The McPherson Tape, aka U.F.O. Abduction, without talking about the wild story surrounding it. But first, some details about the movie. The McPherson Tape Video Review The McPherson Tape is a lean, mean found footage horror movie about an alien …
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The latest Victor Stiff Review looks at Halloween Kills, a cold-blooded sequel to David Gordon Green’s standout 2018 Halloween reboot. Director David Gordon Green’s ultra-violent slasher flick isn’t for the faint of heart. This Halloween sequel see iconic serial killer Michael Myers up his body count considerably with a series of graphic murders. Long-time Halloween …
Dark Skies Quicktake: Not a great horror movie, but one of the best alien abduction films. Nothing sends chills down viewers’ spines like haunted house movies. It’s a timeless premise that taps into our collective fears. Who hasn’t been home alone one night and suddenly felt the hair on the back of their neck stand …
Halloween Kills Quicktake: Creepy, Disjointed, & Brutally Violent Horror movie franchises have a track record of overstaying their welcome. Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Child’s Play were exciting at first, but studios kept producing half-ass sequels until fans soured on each series. Jason Voorhees started off as a backwoods serial killer …
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Malignant Quicktake: Creepy, Twisted, and Devilishly Fun Malignant is 2021’s most insane horror movie. The runner-up clocks in at a distant second. Don’t get me wrong, I mean this as a compliment. In an era of sequels, reboots, and knockoffs, director James Wan gifted viewers with a film, unlike all the rest – a delirious …
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