Film Review Black Christmas (1974): Early Slasher, Twisted Christmas Movie, 1970s Abortion Views Time Capsule A retrospective movie review.
Horror ‘Why won't he die?!’: Post-Halloween Musings on Michael Myers as Evil Personified The first Halloween movies made Michael Myers a simple, dreadfully effective metaphor for the nature of evil in the real world.
Film Review Halloween Kills (2021): A Movie Review David Gordon Green's second entry in the new trilogy is a 105-minute Michael Myers kill scenes reel, and not much more.
Retrospective Film Review The Genius of An American Werewolf in London (1981) Why John Landis's wolfman classic is one of the greatest films ever made.
Film Review A Quiet Place Part II (2020): Horror Sequel Gone Wrong John Krasinski's follow-up to his “stay quiet or be eaten” hit of 2018 makes me question whether the original was actually good.
Film Review In the Earth (2021): Nature Fights Back, Strangely Pandemic-tinged hallucinogenic horror from Ben Wheatley, with interesting parts not quite formed into a substantial whole.
Film Review Psycho II (1983): A Killer Sequel Continuing the Norman Bates story, decades later and without Hitchcock, somehow works.
Retrospective Film Review Tremors (1990): Monster Movie Fun Perfection An early 90s creature feature with a great cast and a fantastically wild plot. Imaginative, tense, scary fun.
Film Review Promising Young Woman (2020): A Revenge Movie With Relevance & Originality Taking cues from the rom-com, this is a modern rape-revenge movie set apart by its incisive script and excellent lead performance.
Film Review Annihilation (2018): A Journey Into Nature's Supreme Power and The Fear of Change A disturbingly original science fiction horror film from Alex Garland—probing deep seated fears in fresh ways, while relegating the male perspective.
Film Review Review: Us (2019) Jordan Peele's second feature arrived with enormous expectations after the surprise success of Get Out. Though a lesser film, it does not disappoint.
