I guess it wouldn’t be the Halloween franchise without a crappy sequel. 2018’s sequel-reboot from David Gordon Green was a surprise success, at least to this author. The unlikely pairing of a director known for comedy with one of the most iconic slasher franchises didn’t seem the most intuitive pairing, but it
Review: The Isle (2019), Atmospheric Horror Meets Salty Sea Tales
For me, the siren is one of the most interesting of all the sailor mythologies. Sirens are the beautiful, ethereal women (or entities) who lure sailors to their deaths on jagged rocks and cliffs. They have been portrayed in a wide range of media, from video games to television series.
Frankenhooker (1990), Low-Budget Body Horror That Aims to Offend
With a name like Frankenhooker, you pretty much know what you’re getting. It’s not going to offer a progressive view on sex work like Anahí Berneri’s Alanis, or even themes of alienation from the source material it bastardizes, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Instead, you get a Troma-level B-horror comedy that lives
The Green Knight (2021) Review (600th Review)
WELL DONE, MY BRAVE KNIGHT! The names of Camelot, Excalibur, Lancelot, Morgana, Merlin, and Arthur Pendragon are some of the main staples to the many different iterations of the Arthurian legends of King Arthur. Taking inspiration from many the tales of British folklore, the legend of King Arthur has been
Martyrs (2008), A Terrifying, Difficult, and Painful French Masterpiece
It is very, very rare that I feel genuinely horrified while watching a horror movie. I might feel my pulse race or I might actually flinch when there’s a jump scare, but I’m not compelled to feel real dread or terror. For better or worse, Pascal Laugier’s Martyrs (2008) has