“Prom Night” (2023) Horror Running Time: 93 minutes Written by: William Gray Directed by: Paul Lynch Featuring: Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen Kim: “You seem a little anxious, Wendy. By the way, who are going with tonight?” Wendy: “It's not who you go with, honey. It's who takes you home.” "Prom Night," directed by Paul Lynch and released in 1980, …
“Lamb” (2021) Drama Running Time: 106 minutes Written and directed by: Valdimar Jóhannsson Featuring: Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson and Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson Petur: “It's an animal, not a child.” Released recently on DVD is the Horror/Drama/Comedy “Lamb” (2021) which has at its centre a very odd premise that is at once immediately interesting and weird with …
“Sissy” (2022) Horror Running Time: 102 minutes Written and directed by: Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes Featuring: Aisha Dee, Hannah Barlow, Emily De Margheriti, Daniel Monks, Yerin Ha and Lucy Barrett Sissy: “I am loved, I am special, I am enough.” Recently released on DVD is the independent horror movie “Sissy” (2022), a movie that uses the conceit of social …
“She Dies Tomorrow” (2020) Horror Running time: 84 minutes Written and directed by: Amy Seimetz Featuring: Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams, Kentucker Audley, Katie Aselton, Chris Messina, Tunde Adebimpe, Jennifer Kim, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Michelle Rodriguez, Josh Lucas and Adam Wingard Jane: "Humans are the only animal or creature that pretends to be what it's not." Released this week on DVD is the drama/horror “She …
“Ghost Story (Circle Of Fear)” (1972-1973) Television Twenty-three Episodes Produced by: William Castle Featuring: Helen Hayes, Jason Robards, Patricia Neal, William Windom, Gena Rowlands, Carolyn Jones, Melvyn Douglas, Tyne Daly, David Soul, Karen Black and Jodie Foster Released recently on Blu-ray and DVD is the short lived anthology series “Ghost Story (Circle Of Fear)” (1972-1973) that dipped its toes into horror and fantasy with some truly great character actors appearing …
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“The Hunt” (2020) Thriller/Action Running time: 90 minutes Written and by: Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof Directd by: Craig Zobel Featuring: Betty Gilpin, Ike Barinholtz, Amy Madigan, Emma Roberts, Ethan Suplee and Hilary Swank Staten Island: “Alright, listen to me. They grabbed us from all over, and they brought us here to kill us, and they’re still trying to kill us. And …
“Ready or Not” (2019) Horror Running time: 95 minutes Written by: Guy Busick & R. Christopher Murphy Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett Featuring: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien, Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell Police Officer: “Jesus christ, what happened to you?” Grace: “In-laws.” Released this week on DVD/Blu-ray is the latest success story from the genre that keeps on giving in the …
“Zombieland: Double Tap” (2019) Horror/Comedy Running time: 99 minutes Written by: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick and Dave Callaham Directed by: Ruben Fleischer Featuring: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, Emma Stone, Rosario Dawson, Zoey Deutch, Luke Wilson and Thomas Middleditch Tallahassee: “I have nothing against hippies, I just wanna beat the shit out of 'em.” Critical Commentary Recently released into cinemas is the horror/comedy sequel “Zombieland: Double Tap” (2019) a …
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“Crawl” (2019) Thriller Running time: 87 minutes Written by: Michael Rasmussen and Shawn Rasmussen Directed by: Alexandre Aja Featuring: Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper Dave: “We can defeat these pea-brained lizard shits.” One of the better and more surprising thriller/horror movies has been released on Blu-ray/DVD in the form of the underrated movie “Crawl” (2019) which is one of …
“Don’t look now” (1972) Horror/Drama Running time: 103 minutes Written by: Allan Scott and Chris Bryant Directed by: Nicolas Roeg Featuring: Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland John Baxter: “Christine is dead. She is dead! Dead! Dead! Dead! Dead! Dead!” Released recently on Blu-ray and re-mastered is the now timeless Nic Roeg directed gothic horror "Don't look now" (1972) a film that holds a …
"Brightburn" (2019) Action Running Time: 118 minutes Written by: Mark Gunn and Brian Gunn Directed by: David Yarovesky Featuring: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones and Meredith Hagner Brandon Breyer: “Mom, who am I?” Mrs. Breyer: “You are a gift. I know it's been difficult for you lately, that you feel different from other kids. You are …
“Pet Sematary” (2019) Horror Running time: 101 minutes Written by: Jeff Buhler Directed by: Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer Featuring: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz and John Lithgow Jud Crandall: “They said the ground was... bad.” Louis Creed: “Sour. They said the ground was sour.” Critical Commentary This month heralded the arrival of the Stephen King adaptation and remake, …
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