HALLOWEEN Director: David Gordon Green Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Nick Castle, James Jude Courtney, Rhian Rees, Jefferson Hall It’s been forty years since serial killer Michael Myers stalked and killed a bunch of babysitters on Halloween night. Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode and she’s ready for Michael Myers one final time. Here’s my review of “Halloween”Read More →
A QUIET PLACE Director: John Krasinski Starring: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds Funnyman John Krasinski is shaking things up by turning his focus to the horror genre by directing, co-writing, and starring in A Quiet Place. Krasinski and real-life wife Emily Blunt play married couple Lee and Evelyn. Along with their three children, they are some of the only remaining survivors after a mysterious force has wiped out their small town. The movie picks up on Day 89, and we first see their family rummaging around in an abandoned pharmacy that’s been ransacked for the last remaining goods. They leave to findRead More →
TRYLON CINEMA PRESENTS: MOVIES SO GOOD THEY MADE EIGHT MORE You all know how much I love the Trylon. You may also know I love scary movies. Every October they have fantastic programming heading into Halloween, and this year is no different. I’m really excited about their October selections, especially their series “Movies So Good They Made Eight More”. Who doesn’t love a good, I mean, cheesy horror franchise. They’ve recently finished their renovation, and I cannot wait to get over there and see their new space. I’ve seen pictures and it looks fantastic. Head over there this weekend and have a scary good time.Read More →
GET OUT Director/Writer: Jordan Peele Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Lakeith Stanfield, Lil Rel Howery, Stephen Root, Marcus Henderson, Betty Gabriel I would never have thought funnyman Jordan Peele would have turned to the horror genre for his directorial debut. He’s best known as one half of the Comedy Central duo Key and Peele. After their show ended, they released the cat action comedy Keanu last year, and now Peele is flying solo. There’s that old myth that the black guy always dies in a scary movie, and Peele is shifting that around with Get Out. Girls star Allison Williams starsRead More →
RINGS Director: F. Javier Gutiérrez Starring: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Vincent D’Onofrio, Bonnie Morgan , Aimee Teegarden I’d like to think that I pay close enough attention to pop culture, specifically film, to know what is trendy and popular. I don’t remember reading or hearing about a move to keep making additional entries in The Ring franchise. The first film was released in 2002 and was a remake of a Japanese film. It spawned a sequel in 2005, and somehow now we have a follow-up sequel. It isn’t necessarily a reboot as it acknowledges there is a past to this story.Read More →
BLAIR WITCH Director: Adam Wingard Starring: James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid, Brandon Scott, Wes Robinson, Valorie Curry In 1994, three filmmakers set out to the Black Hills forest near Burkittsville, Maryland to shoot a documentary about the legendary Blair Witch. Their footage was found in the woods, but their bodies were never discovered. Twenty years later, a video on You Tube surfaces with an image that makes it appear that Heather, one of the original victims, may still be alive. Her brother James (McCune) sees this video, and after many freeze frames and replays, convinces himself that Heather is still alive somewhere outRead More →
DON’T BREATHE Director: Fede Alvarez Starring: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto You know you’re in for a whirl of trouble when you see an old man dragging the body of a young woman down a deserted road. Thus begins Don’t Breathe, the pulsating new fright fest from Fede Alvarez. Rocky (Levy), Alex (Minnette), and Money (Zovatto) are three young punks who rob the houses of the rich in Detroit. They have a bit of an in, as Alex’s dad works for the security company that’s installed in many of these homes. The time has come for their final target as Rocky isRead More →
THE CONJURING 2 Director: James Wan Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Frances O’Connor, Madison Wolfe, Franka Potente, Lauren Esposito I love a good scary movie and director James Wan is no stranger at delivering a thrilling scare to his audiences. He directed the first film as well as Saw and Insidious to name a few. He is back along with stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga for another look into the case files of Ed and Lorraine Warren. After the Warrens’ work on the Amityville horror house, they had vowed to take a break. Lorraine is a clairvoyant and their work was thrust into theRead More →
GREEN ROOM Writer/Director: Jeremy Saulnier Starring: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Patrick Stewart, Macon Blair I get the impression that Patrick Stewart doesn’t take himself too seriously, which is something I really admire about him. He’s a classically trained actor who has tackled everything from Shakespeare, Star Trek: The Next Generation, X-Men, and raunchy comedies in between. Check out his episode of Ricky Gervais’ Extras if you need a good laugh. Now he’s going rogue by appearing in the gruesome horror film, Green Room from director Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin). A group of young musicians called the Ain’t Rights, led by Anton Yelchin (StarRead More →
10 CLOVERFIELD LANE Director: Dan Trachtenberg Starring: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr., Douglas M. Griffin 10 Cloverfield Lane is considered by the studio to be the “blood relative” sequel of the smash 2008 film Cloverfield. Producer J.J. Abrams snuck a fast one on moviegoers by producing a sequel and keeping it shrouded in secrecy. The trailer was released just a short time before the film’s release and fans went into a tizzy trying to decode everything in it. There wasn’t a lot of buildup in the marketing. There was only one trailer as opposed to the multiple trailers and TV spots weRead More →