Proud to admit that I am a horror junkie.
However, my definition of what falls under the realm of horror entertainment is fairly wide. Horror is an emotion experienced differently by individuals.
These are short reviews of the movies, television series, novels, comics, albums, and any thing else which crosses my path if I feel like falls into the wide world of horror entertainment.
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The Rating System
All opinions are my own. We are all different. What I may think is great, you may this terrible. Don't let my opinios stop you from exploring the vast world of horror in all media.
~Mind Blowing: Search for this movie immediately. It can only be described as pure greatness and possible an instant classic.
~So Good: Highly recommended because for one reason or another it stands out above the usual fair. Put the movie on your radar as it wont disappoint.
~In the Middle: The movie is a nothing special, average affair. It may entertain in the short term but it will be easily forgettable in the long haul.
~Warning: This movie is a cliched driven slop of familiar territory. Only watch if you're really of fan of this type of material.
~Steaming Pile: The movie is absolute garbage, a complete bore, and not worth the time or effort.
Starring: Tory Stopler, Tracey Fairaway, Maria Blasucci, Eric Edelstein, James Phelps
Director: Tyler MacIntyre
Premise:
Three woman awaken from a night of partying to find out they have been patched together to create one "perfect" woman. Now they want revenge on the person who did this for them.
My Take:
A somewhat entertaining twist on the Frankenstein theme.
Starring: Judy Landers, Ray Sharkey, Richard Cox, Mary Woronov, Robert Z'Dar, Edy Williams
Director: Pierre De Moro
Premise:
After witnessing her mother being murdered, a young girl has amnesia and is sent to an all women psych hospital for evaluation.
My Take:
The movie tosses together subplots of a women's prison, medical experiments, a hired killer, and murder together is one crazy ass bowl of visual soup. It's not great but hard not the watch
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Oona Laurence
Director: Sofia Coppla
Premise:
An injured soldier in taken in by a house full women to heal.
My Take:
Yet another remake that really did not need to be made. The story follows along the original very closely only without the extra weirdness of the original
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Benicio Del Toro, Domhnall Gleeson, Lupita Nyong
Director: Rian Johnson
Premise:
The Resistance is small and fleeting from the First Order. Rey searches out Luke Skywalker to help his sister Leah fight.
My Take:
The movie feels a lot like I have seen it before in the other movies in the series and a way to get the old stars out and the new ones to take over, which was bound to happen. Still I found this one enjoyable,
Starring: Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun, Betty Buckley, Ian Colletti, Noah Taylor, Pip Torrens, Julie Ann Emery, Malcolm Barrett, Graham McTavish, Colin Cunningham, Jeremy Childs
Premise:
Season 3 has Jess returning to his home in order to have is powerful voodoo practicing Grandmother revive Tulip from the dead... for a price. Cassidy gets involved with a vampire cult in New Orleans. The Saint of Killers is hired by Satan to retrieve Hitler and Arseface after they escaped Hell. And Herr Starr keeps trying to make a deal with Jesse to have him become the new God.
My Take:
Season 3 is easily the best one yet as so many things laid out the last couple of years start coming together. The show is full of crazy, over the top characters and crazier situations. It's all part of the charm.
Starring: Ross Lynch, Alec Wolff, Anne Heche, Dallas Roberts
Director: Marc Meyers
Premise:
The struggles of a young Jeffery Dahmer in high school.
My Take:
The movie focuses on Jeff Dahmer and his last years of high school where he has a morbid interests in seeing what is inside of animals and has trouble making friends. It's well made but there really isn't any substance to what made Dahmer into the notorious killer he became.
Starring: Kris Aquino, Jay Manalo, Lotlot de Leon, John Manalo,
Director: Chito S Rono
Premise:
A woman brings home a charm to her home that gives out good fortunes to other but it comes at a deadly price. So she must fight to save her family from its curse.
My Take:
A solid fright flick from the Philippines.
Starring: Andrea Garcia-Huidobro, Diego Casanueva, Sofia Garcia, Tomas Vidiella, Javiera Hernandez
Director: Lucio A. Rojas
Premise:
A group of people from the city get lost in the country and are kidnapped by a family.
My Take:
The story is simple with people being out of their element, captured, and tortured. Also there is no shortage of stupid people doing stupid things to not help their situation. The subplot about why the family is doing it is rather hard to figure out (or maybe just lost in translation).
Starring: Tobin Bell, Matt Passmore, Callum Kieth Rennie, Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Laura Vandervoort, Paul Braunstein
Director: Micahel Spierig, Peter Spierig
Premise:
Bodies start turning up that appear to be a copycat of the famous Jigsaw killer.
My Take:
It looks like the movie was made simply to reboot the franchise and pass the torch to a new generation Jigsaw killer. Like most of the movies, the traps are impressive but the substance is lacking.
