Category: Film

THE BAY’s Nightmarish Ecological Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn Barry Levinson, Christopher Denham, Film, Found Footage, Horror, Mockumentary, Mystery, Sci-FiLeave a comment

A found footage, ecological horror, creature feature mash from Barry Levinson; one of the best of the sub-genre in recent years.

MOST LIKELY TO DIE Makes Your Next High School Reunion a Possible Nightmare

On By C.H. NewellIn 2016, Anthony DiBlasi, Film, Horror, Jake Busey, Perez Hilton, SlasherLeave a comment

As if I needed any more reasons to not go to my high school reunion. You never know who'll become a lawyer, a doctor, a plumber, or a serial killer.

Vacancy: Motels and Psychos and Snuff, Oh My!

On By C.H. NewellIn Ethan Embry, Film, Frank Whaley, Horror, Kate Beckinsale, Luke Wilson, Mark L. Smith, Nimród Antal, Slasher, Slasher Horror, ThrillerLeave a comment

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THE PROPOSITION: A Kantian Australian West

On By C.H. NewellIn 2005, Danny Huston, Emily Watson, Film, Guy Pearce, John Hurt, WesternLeave a comment

John Hillcoat delivers a vision of the Wild West in Australia, by way of Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy.

DAWN OF THE DEAD’s Remake is Legitimately Frightening Fun

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Film, Horror, James Gunn, Mekhi Phifer, Sarah Polley, Thriller, Ty Burrell, Zack Snyder, ZombiesLeave a comment

Snyder and Gunn, above all else, help make zombies terrifying again.

PROMETHEUS Explores the Absent, Cruel Creator of Humanity

On By C.H. NewellIn 2012, Adventure, Charlize Theron, Film, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Mystery, Noomi Rapace, Prequel, Ridley Scott, Sci-FiLeave a comment

You don't dig PROMETHEUS? Well, Father Gore does— so buckle up!

Menace II Society and Visions of a 1990s Clinton Nightmare

On By C.H. NewellIn Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Crime, Drama, Film, Larenz Tate, Samuel L. Jackson, The Hughes Brothers, Thriller, Tyrin Turner2 Comments

A searing vision of life on the streets from the Hughes Brothers.