Fright Club: Library Horror
Google has meant a lot of changes, perhaps the most tragic is the end of the old library scene in horror. While we find ourselves settling for the new cliche…read more →
Archive For February, 2021
Truth Bombs
Stealing School by Cat McAlpine Senior April Chen (Celine Tsai) is days away from graduating from DuPont University, and she already has a lucrative job waiting for her in Silicon…read more →
Not Itchy and Scratchy
Tom and Jerry by Hope Madden Scooby-Doo is having a moment. The franchise got its first wide release feature film last year, and the brains of the Mystery, Inc. outfit,…read more →
Girl, Uninterrupted
Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry by George Wolf Two hours and twenty minutes – plus an intermission – for a documentary on a teenage pop star? Isn’t that…read more →
War Torn
Cherry by Hope Madden Ohio is trying to kill Tom Holland. Last year we lured this sweety pie to Knockemstiff with the sole purpose of, well, knocking him stiff in…read more →
Role Playing
The Father by George Wolf How much you’re moved by The Father will likely depend on how you see the central narrative device employed by director/co-writer Florian Zeller. Is it…read more →
Up All Night
The Vigil by Hope Madden For the garden variety movie viewer (myself included), it can be hard to get comfortable with the idea of spending a bunch of time alone…read more →
Enter at Your Own Risk
Wrong Turn by Hope Madden Writer/director Mark P. Nelson is kind of fixated on the social rifts in America. His 2018 film Domestics followed the aftermath of an apocalypse intentionally…read more →
Best Served Cold
Rage by Brandon Thomas Revenge tales are a messy affair. Forget the buckets of blood you’re liable to wade through (metaphorically – of course). No, vengeance cinema revels in discomfort…read more →