“In A Violent Nature” Review
But what about the slasher’s perspective? It’s a question that is usually pondered when slasher films start to lose their allure. As the victims grow less appealing, the killer lurking
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All Things Movies With Mark McPherson
“Speak No Evil” (2024) Review
I am afraid that I must become “that guy” and decry that this American remake is not as good as its Danish source material. That might not seem fair to
“The Deliverance” (2024) Review
Supernatural terror has the power to be about something more than spooky ghosts and hauntings depending on the other ingredients added. The Deliverance is a chance to center the familiar
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Review
There’s a marvel to the mess within this Beetlejuice legacy sequel. It aims with a familiar arsenal of the macabre and the absurd, with Tim Burton wielding this old material
“A Quiet Place: Day One” Review
The origins of the alien monsters from A Quiet Place don’t sound that interesting. The creatures are more compelling for their towering physical forms and attraction to sound. Day One,
“Alien: Romulus” Review
There’s something to be said of the Goldilocks Zone aimed for with Alien: Romulus that actually manages to reach a safe space of intense thrills. It’s not a rip-roaring sci-fi
“Crash” (1996) Review
How easy it would be write off David Cronenberg’s Crash as a film about weird people who are horny for car crashes. It’s not a big surprise considering Cronenberg’s resume
“Arcadian” Review
In the way that a costume drama may have better threads of cloths than melodrama, Arcadian is a horror film with more thrills placed in its creatures than the humans
“Tarot” (2024) Review
As a supernatural slasher, Tarot feels way too standard in how deals out a predictable dose of horror. It comes as advertised for posing tarot card readings that lead to
“MaXXXine” Review
There’s a lot of pressure on Ti West’s MaXXXine to bring the X trilogy to a strong conclusion. After two amazing films (X, Pearl) released in the same year, one