In Memory of Sid Haig
The horror world was rocked to its very foundation yesterday with the news that icon and legend Sid Haig passed away on Saturday, September 21st, leaving behind his wife of Susan Oberg, whom he married in 2007. Social media has been filled with pictures…
Film Review- It: Chapter 2 (spoiler-free)
There is so much to like about this film. I have a few things that I didn’t like, and one nitpick that shouldn’t matter but it bugs me. Let me start with the good stuff, though, and I’ll sprinkle in the stuff I didn’t…
Hot Air Movie Review
The newest movie, Hot Air, starring Matthew Gray Gubler dropped today on Amazon and other streaming methods as well as DVD and Blu Ray. Matthew plays Lesley Smith Juniment a young man adopted and raised by a same sex couple looking for his father.…
Film Review: ‘Crawl’
So many times in a monster/animal attack movie there are tropes that must be followed. These include: the main protagonist escaping all harm (even if it’s a really close call each time), a fake-out death scene where you KNOW they’re not dead, jump scares…
Indie Film Spotlight: Bad CGI Sharks!
So, I was scrolling through Twitter a while back and came across something that I found to be incredibly interesting. There is an account for an independent film by the name Bad CGI Sharks. As a lover of all things shark, and an aficionado…
My Weekend at Scare-A-Con: Part 1
DISCLAIMER This is the first of a series of articles I am writing about Scare-A-Con and there was too much to put into a single article. If you read this and I don’t mention you but you think I should have, please be patient.…
Indie Film Spotlight – Trinity
Recently I got the chance to talk to filmmaker Skip Shea about his first feature-length film, Trinity. Trinity is a film based on a true story, and the synopsis describes it as follows: "Trinity is based on a true story about a moment in…
The Professor Review
The Professor is the latest movie starring Johnny Depp. The film trailer premiered four days ago and I was able to watch it Monday night. It is not currently in theaters. Johnny plays Richard Brown an English professor. In the open to the movie…
John Wick Chapter 3 Parabellum Review
John Wick 3 opened tonight at my local theater. The story picks back up where chapter 2 left off. Just an Parabellum is not the last in the saga. Keanu stated he will reprise his role again if the fans want him to. He…
‘Shazam!’ Review
Now that's been a while since Shazam came out, it seems only appropriate to write a review full of spoilers on MFST. I'd never been a fan of the original comic story but I can at least say that I was previously vaguely aware…
A Few Observations About “The Rise of Skywalker”
*SPOILER WARNING* This article contains spoilers for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Episode IV: A New Hope, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and Episode VII: The Force Awakens. It also includes several theories based on the trailer for Star Wars Episode…
A Spoiler-Free Review of ‘Us’
I just saw Jordan Peele’s latest film, Us. For those expecting this follow-up to 2017’s Get Out, you will be quite disappointed. Not that this isn’t a good film, but it is a very different type of movie. Where Get Out was more of…
Spoiler-Free ‘Captain Marvel’ Review
Last night I got the chance to see the newest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson as the titular character and directed by frequent collaborators Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (whose collaborations include Half Nelson, Sugar, and It’s…
Short Film Review: The Misplaced
I recently got the chance to check out a new short film from Lockbridge Productions, written and directed by Alex DiVincenzo. The film, The Misplaced, is under four minutes and though it lacks length there is no shortage of anxiety-inducing tension in this short…
Replicas Movie Review
There are spoilers ahead On January 11th the new sci-fi thriller, Replicas, starring Keanu Reeves opened in theaters. The movie starts off showing William Foster (Keanu Reeves) as a neuroscientist deep in thought about his experiment simply called 345. A voice on the loud-speaker…