Nicolas Winding Refn (NWR, as per his brand) is a bit of an enigma when it comes to creative output. His first feature, Pusher, is a fairly straight-forward – albeit very well made – crime drama. It was a commercial success in Denmark and spawned two sequels (the second of which stars Mads Mikkelsen). His … More The Neon Demon (2016) – REVIEW
Astron 6 movies seem like the types of films that would divide horror fans. They’re super silly but super violent too. But I can’t think of a single instance of hearing/reading someone telling me that they hated one. Sure, they may not have loved it but there’s some fun to be had for everyone … More The Editor (2014) – REVIEW
I’ve been putting off writing about “Hannibal” for too long. Not just because I don’t typically write about television. In the case of “Hannibal”, I will gladly make an exception. No, I’ve been putting it off because I want to do it justice. I want to convey the reasons that I would write about … More Hannibal (TV) – REVIEW
The Spierig brothers have a wonderful shared imagination. (am i twin stereotyping?) They’ve given us very unique twists on the zombie film with Undead and on the vampire film with Daybreakers. Despite some flaws, both of those movies are testament to the directors’ creativity and vision. With 2014’s Predestination, they’ve turned that vision toward adapting … More REVIEW – Predestination (2014)
I have a 7-year-old child. She’s amazing (full disclosure: i am biased). Super smart. Super funny. And a voracious consumer of the written word. I’ve slowly been introducing horror to her over the years with Edward Gorey, Roald Dahl (yes, his stories are often horrific), and even the first Harry Potter book with its … More Goosebumps (2015) – REVIEW
They Look Like People showed here in Chicago as part of the 2015 CIFF programming. I entertained thoughts of catching it but it was showing far away at a theater situated in an area that has no reasonably priced parking (can I write that off on my taxes?) and I didn’t have anyone to go … More They Look Like People (2015) – REVIEW
I knew NOTHING about The Darkness before it hit theaters. (strange how many of my reviews start like this considering how much time i spend reading about horror) When I was looking through the horror films on offer last week, I noticed it. (ok. i didn’t know NOTHING. i vaguely remember seeing a tweet or … More The Darkness (2016) – REVIEW
Next up in my wildly popular Video Nasties series is The Witch Who Came from the Sea. Technically, it’s not one of the core video nasties that were prosecuted as brain poison (or whatever), but it was one of the over 70 films brought before a committee committed (hmm, is that why they … More The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976) – VIDEO NASTIES
Admittedly, I knew nothing about Hush – not even that it was a film at all – when I saw it show up on Netflix. But the cover art (are we still calling it ‘cover art’?) looked pretty cool with it’s creepy masked guy. So I put it in my queue. Soon after its … More Hush (2016) – REVIEW
Ben Wheatley has directed some solid films – Kill List, Sightseers, and the very weird A Field in England. (those are the ones i’ve seen in raddest to decentest order) So, when I heard that he had a new film called High-Rise coming out, I was excited to check it out. When the trailer came out, … More High-Rise (2016) – REVIEW
No Real Danger 