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‘Midsommar’ Movie Review
With a movie like Midsommar, it’s best to go in blind, but I’ll do my best to explain it without revealing too much. When Dani (Florence Pugh) has to cope with a devastating family tragedy, she decides to tag along with her unsupportive boyfriend (Jack Reynor) to a festival in Sweden, along with three of his friends. But the festivities gradually become stranger and stranger, and the group begins to suspect that danger might be in store.
By Will Lasley7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Hell Fire' (2015)
Audio! Fucking audio people! There was so much echo and feedback it was hard to hear what people were fucking saying! I shouldn't have to watch an English movie with the subtitles on! Especially one that was loud enough to be heard normally if it wasn’t for all the earsplitting distortion. Man, don't get me wrong, the dialog is solid and even natural, and the soundtrack is pretty smart too. But Jesus FUCKING Christ, wish someone had checked the levels on the god damn audio. Thought I was going to have a migraine.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
6 Inferior Horror Sequels That Ruined the Franchise
The horror genre is sort of a fickle industry a lot of the time. With production budgets so low you can literally see the zipper running up the monsters back, it's easy to understand why companies churn out sequels by the shedload. Don't believe me? Just look at the Paranormal Activity franchise alone as an example. Cheap found footage horror movies that have made millions at the box office are a no brainer for big studios to green-light sequels for.
By Matt Loftus7 years ago in Horror
'Child's Play' (2019) Movie Review
2019ʼs Child's Play differs significantly from the 1988 original in its initial setup. A new smart device called the Buddi, a hub for all your devices and a friendly electronic toy, is the hottest craze right now. When struggling single mom Karen Barclay (Aubrey Plaza) is able to snag a slightly-faulty Buddi doll that was returned to the store where she works, she gives it to her shy, friendless son, Andy (Gabriel Bateman), as an early birthday present. But what they don't know is that this particular doll was assembled by a disgruntled sweatshop worker who hacked it to develop potentially malicious intent.
By Will Lasley7 years ago in Horror
'Annabelle Comes Home' Movie Review
Annabelle Comes Home, the third in the spinoff series of The Conjuring, features Judy Warren (Mckenna Grace), daughter of Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga), who possesses a psychic connection to the dead, much like her mother. When her parents are gone for the evening, Judy is left in the care of her loving babysitter, Mary Ellen (Madison Iseman), and Mary Ellen's friend, Daniela (Katie Sarife). But due to circumstances which I won't spoil, the Warrens' artifact room, in which they store all objects that are cursed, possessed, haunted, etc. locked away, is opened, and the cursed doll known as Annabelle is removed from her case, welcoming evil spirits into the house.
By Will Lasley7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Shellmont County Massacre' (2019)
I'll give them this, for an independent film that was made with zero budget, they had the right idea. Actually, for a brief moment, they bordered on brilliance. I really wish they'd seen the movie inside their movie, and developed that instead. I'll have to get to that in the spoilers, but suffice to say, it was a really solid moment in what was otherwise a generic slasher. It proves they can do better.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
Classic Movie Review: 'The Virgin Spring', 'The Divine Comedy' and The Seven Deadly Sins
The classic on this week's episode of the Everyone's a Critic Movie Review Podcast is Ingmar Bergman's remarkable 1960 revenge film, The Virgin Spring. Mainstream audiences know The Virgin Spring as the movie that famously inspired Wes Craven to make his violent, mysoginist, hateful, horror debut The Last House on the Left.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Horror
A Deep Slumber
I woke up with a startle, the dreadful nightmare had my insides churning, and I was panting as if I’d just seen a ghost. I tried adjusting to the darkness, but why was it dark, wasn’t it supposed to be morning by this time. I squinted my eyes to look at my watch, it displayed 11:00 AM, then why was it so dark, I wondered. Why did the bed feel so hard instead of being its own plushie self? I looked down and I noticed that I was on the floor. Oh God, how could someone be so stupid as to fall off the bed and not even know how and when they fell? I tried getting up from the floor, but suddenly a sharp pain shot up my leg and I went crashing down towards the floor. I squinted my eyes to see clearer, this place certainly didn’t look like my bedroom. As I realized I was not in my bedroom, panic and anxiety gripped me, engulfing me in like a forest fire. This seemed so similar to the last encounter I had, which had left me scarred for life.
By Secret Blogger7 years ago in Horror
Why So Many People Love Horror Movies
Some people just love horror movies. They watch scary movies even though a lot of them have the same themes, and tell the same story in different ways. People might not know why they love watching scary films. They just know that they love them. According to research, there are real reasons some people can't seem to get enough of scary flicks. Let's explore some of those reasons.
By Margaret Minnicks7 years ago in Horror
