Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family. REVIEW: With so many titles coming my way, it takes alot to surprise me. I am …
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Film Review: The Dark and the Wicked (2020) – Review 2
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.
Read More »Film Review: The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A family of four staying at a secluded mobile home park for the night are stalked and then hunted by three masked psychopaths. REVIEW: I must admit right off the bat to not being the biggest fan of stalk-and-slash gore fests as they are usually on the high level of predictability and carry an extreme nihilistic …
Read More »Film Review: The Strangers (2008)
SYNOPSIS: In this heart-pounding thriller, young suburban couple James (Scott Speedman) and Kristen (Liv Tyler) welcome the peace and quiet of a secluded family vacation home — that is, until three masked home invaders make them realize how dangerous isolation can be. Written and directed by Bryan Bertino, the film also stars Australian supermodel Gemma Ward, Kip Weeks, Glenn Howerton …
Read More »Top 10 Best Horror Films Of 2016
With only a few days left in 2016, I guess there’s no time like now to reminisce and talk about the ten films that gave me a modicum of chills over the last 12 months. This past year has been quite successful for the horror genre in terms of box office grosses, with more than a few releases bringing back …
Read More »Film Review: The Monster (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A mother and daughter must confront a terrifying monster when they break down on a deserted road. REVIEW: I have a friend, let’s call him Sal. Sal is a natural born screwup. He’s always behind on his bills, he can’t keep a girlfriend, he’s had five jobs in the last year. He drinks too much. He has no social …
Read More »Film Review: Mockingbird (2014)
SYNOPSIS: A couple are given a camera and a set of instructions which they must follow or else someone will die. REVIEW: Upon finding a video camera on his doorstep, father and husband, Tom (Todd Stashwick) begins filming his family, under the impression that the camera is part of an entry to a competition that his wife signed up for. …
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