Hold the Dark (2018)

Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Riley Keough, Alexander Skarsgard, James Badge Dale, Julian Black Antelope, Macon Blair
Director: Jeremy Saulnier


Premise:
A woman calls in a wolf expert to track down the wolf suspected of taking her son before her husband returns from the war. What the hunter finds is a violence and a mystery stranger than he could have ever imagined.

My Take:
The movie wont be for everyone. It's a slow paced movie full of despair. There's not a lot of explanation behind the actions of the parents. The scenery of the Alaskan Wilderness acts like a character itself.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Ghost Stories (2018)

Starring: Martin Freeman, Andy Nyman, Alex Lawther, Paul Whitehouse
Director: Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman


Premise:
A skeptic goes on a hunt for ghosts after stumbling across three case files.

My Take:
A rather enjoyable and stylish film that deals with a lot of typical themes.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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You Were Never Really Here (2018)

Starring: Joaquan Phoenix
Director: Lynne Ramsey


Premise:
A war veteran tracks down missing children. His latest job consists of finding a missing teen of a Senator. As he gets closer to finding the girl he also gets closer to losing his grip on sanity.

My Take:
A times a confusing plot where the viewer isn't quite sure what is reality and what is in the main characters head. It's a slow burning movie which will turn a lot of people away.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Postpartum (2016)

Starring: Danielle Harris, Jenny Curtis
Director: Richard Bakewell


Premise:
A mother is convinced her children are possessed. She leaves them in care of a nanny and returns to find them dead. She is taken to a mental institution where she starts to see her dead children.

My Take:
The short movie tosses a lot at the viewer in a short amount of time. Not all of it works.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Prime




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Sam Was Here (2017)

Starring: Rusty Joiner
Director: Christophe Deroo


Premise:
 A door to door salesman makes his way through desert looking for clients. He begins to harassed by strangers who perceive him as a child killer. He is responsible for the heinous crimes or simply having a breakdown?

My Take:
The movie does a good job of keeping the viewer the edge and trying to figure out what's happening. Does expect a lot of clear cut answers

Rating: So Good

Watched: Shudder

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Channel Zero: Butchers Block, Season 3 (2018)

Starring: Rutger Hauer, Holland Roden, Olivia Luccardi, Krisha Fairchild, Brandon Scott


Premise:
A young social worker takes a job in a small town to get away from her schizophrenic mother and in hopes her older sister symptoms for the same mental disease get better. She stumbles upon a small town full of disappearances, a haunting rumor about the town's founder, and strange staircase in the middle of the park.

My Take:
Simply put this is another excellent and creepy season. There are so many disturbing scenes and it never takes you to the place you think it may be heading. Plus Rutger Hauer simply chews up scene after scene.

Rating: So Good

Watched: SyFy

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Evolution (2015)

Starring: Max Brebant, Roxane Duran
Director :Lucile Hadzihalivoic


Premise:
In a seaside town, where only woman and young boys reside, a corpse washes ashore. One of the boys sees the corpse and starts to question everything.

My Take:
A slow moving film where nothing is as it seems and something sinister is occurring.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

Starring: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Alicia Silverstone, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos


Premise:
A heart surgeon befriends a teenage boy after feeling guilty because he father died on his operating table. As the boy forces his way into the surgeons life, it becomes apparent he has revenge in mind.

My Take:
A creepy, intense, slow play of a flick that ends in the ultimate sacrifice.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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The Bye Bye Man (2017)

Starring: Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas, Doug Jones, Faye Dunaway, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Trucco
Director: Stacy Title


Premise:
Three college students move into a house where the accidentally unleash an entity called The Bye Bye Man.

My Take:
The story is not horribly executed but it's also not overly thought out.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Showtime

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Gerald's Game (2017)

Starring: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood
Director: Mike Flanagan


Premise:
In a remote cottage a woman is left to fight for survival after her husband has a heart attack and leaves her handcuffed to the bed.

My Take:
Top notch directing, writing, and acting fill the screen in this outstanding movie.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix Instant

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The Condemned (2012)

AKA: Los Condenados

Starring: Cristina Rodio, Rene Monclova, Axel Anderson
Director: Roberto Buso-Garcia


Premise:
A young woman returns to a remote village where her father conducted cancer research in hopes of restoring his name by restoring the family mansion into a museum. The towns people have other thoughts about the deceased doctor.

My Take:
A intriguing story that keeps the viewer guessing until the end.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Dark Corners (2006)

Starring: Thora Birch, Toby Stephens,
Director: Ray Gower


Premise:
A woman dreams she is another person where she pursued by a serial killer. Soon these two worlds stay to mesh into one reality.

My Take:
Pay attention or one might get confused between what is real and is fantasy. It's a fun ride but bit too muddle at times.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Personal Shopper (2017)

Starring: Kristen Stewart
Director: Olivier Assayas


Premise:
A medium/personal shopper for a rich woman awaits a message about the afterlife from her twin who recently died. She begins receiving strange text messages but it seems to be from another person.

My Take:
The movie tries to build up tension but ultimate it rather tame, as is the one true paranormal scene. It's sort of hovers around does it want to be about a sister in mourning or a stalker thriller. It's a slow paced film that wont be for all viewers.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Showtime

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13 Chimes (2002)

AKA: 13 Curses or Trece Campanadas

Starring: Juan Diego Botto, Luis Tosar, Marta Etura, Elvira Minguez, Jose Luis Ferrer
Director: Xavier Villaverde


Premise:
A young man returns to home town to see his mother who was believed to have died years ago. He starts getting visions of his dead father who convinces him to finish the work he started.

My Take:
The movie does a blurring the line between reality or fiction. Is the ghost of the young man's father in his head or real? It all leads to a believable and satisfying outcome.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Jack Goes Home (2016)

Starring: Rory Culkin, Lin Shaye
Director: Thomas Dekker


Premise:
When his father dies in a car crash, a young man comes home to help his ailing mother. The father's death also uncovers many family secrets.

My Take:
This is a borderline movie with an interesting story but such an unlikable main character.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Moebius (2013)

Starring: Eun-woo Lee, Jae-hyeon Jo, Yeong-ju Seo
Director: Ki-duk Kim


Premise:
A woman has had enough of her husband's extramarital affairs and seeks to put a stop to it.

My Take:
I'm a big fan of the director. His movie's always have a twisted psychological or physical take with make watching a normal, mundane tale horrific. This is no exception.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Goodnight Mommy (2015)

Starring: Susanne Wuest, Elias Schwarz, Luka Schwarz
Director: Severin Faila, Veronika Franz


Premise:
Twins start to think their mother, who is recovering from facial surgery, is not their real mother. One of the them will goes to extreme lengths to prove it.

My Take:
A creepy flick that moves slowly but plants disturbing seeds along the way and manages to keep the viewer engaged.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Channel Zero: No End House [Season 2] (2017)

Starring: John Carrol Lynch, Abigail Pniowsky, Aisha Dee, Jeff Ward

Premise:
Season Two has a strange house appearing out of nowhere. Each each room messes with the minds of those who enters and brings up past tragedies.

My Take:
Such a strange mind screw of series. Two best friends enter what they think is horror attraction but really is a living breathing entity feeding off pain and misery. The show is disturbing and fun to watch unfold. The less one knows about it the better.

Rating: So Good

Watched: SyFy

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Shut In (2106)

Starring: Naomi Watts, Oliver Platt, Charlie Heaton
Director: Farren Blackburn


Premise:
While being sent away to boarding school, a troubled teen and his father are in an accident. The accident kills the father and severely injures the boy. He stays at home but needs round the clock care. The mother, who is a former child psychiatrist, has a former patient come up missing. These two things collide as strange things start to occur in her remote house during a storm.

My Take:
The movie is basically about mental unstable son but disguised as a supernatural thriller. There's a lot of holes in the script that makes it not very interesting.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Starz

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