Yet another very solid, unique horror movie that stands above the tropes. The owner of a furniture shop finds a hidden door that leads into a mysterious, uncanny world of corridors. Does anyone believe him? What does this mean for his frayed mental state? 2026 is continuing the trend of small independents making movies –…
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Review: Cronos (1992)
With del Toro’s first feature film, we can already see hallmarks of future movies. When a shopkeeper comes into possession of an unusual antique, he unwittingly becomes victim to a means of renewed vitality and immortality. But the cost is great, and others want what he has found… Cronos is the 1992 film written and…
Review: Hokum
I’ve never seen so many lights give off so little illumination before. A tormented, alcoholic writer stays in a haunted hotel in Ireland where his late parents once stayed. Are the spooky stories real, or pure hokum? Starring Adam Scott (Severance) David Wilmot, Peter Coonan, Florence Ordesh, Hokum is directed by relative newcomer Damian McCarthy…
Review: Exit 8
A neat little horror movie. Not overly scary, but it is an interesting experience. A man finds himself trapped in a subway’s liminal space that repeats itself. The only way to escape is to observe his surroundings for peculiar changes. Exit 8 is the movie adaptation of the indie video game of the same name….
Review: Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
“We have deadites at home”, the deadites at home are Lee Cronin’s The Mummy. A family is tested after their daughter disappears while visiting Cairo. When she is found years later, hidden inside a sarcophagus, she’s exhibiting strange behaviour, and unknown wounds. Hollywood really wants to succeed remaking The Mummy, doesn’t it? Written and directed…
Review: The Bride!
Like the creature; this lurching film is filled with interesting parts, but is a bit of a mess. In an alternate 1930s, the monster created by Victor Frankenstein seeks a mate. When a doctor obliges and resurrects Ina into The Bride, she isn’t quite what anyone expected. Actor-turn-director Maggie Gyllenhaal has one feature besides The…
Review: Send Help
Classic Raimi. An undervalued office worker finds herself marooned on an island with her new, and belittling, boss. Can they reconcile their differences and survive? Send Help is the newest film from director Sam Raimi, creator of classics such as The Evil Dead and the Spider-Man trilogy. It stars Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Spotlight) and…
Review: Iron Lung
For a debut actor, writer, director, distributor, it is remarkable how good this actually is. The stars in the universe are disappearing, humans are disappearing. So begins a radical search for answers and solutions on deadly worlds. One such world is a moon of blood, and the only way to explore its depths is in…
Review: Shelby Oaks
Not hugely surprising, but was decently creepy. Mia looks for her lost sister as new evidence emerges since she disappeared near the ghost town of Shelby Oaks. Directorial debut of writer/director Chris Stuckmann, Shelby Oaks is a horror movie starring Sarah Durn, Camille Sullivan, and Keith David (Nope). Perhaps the most interesting element of the…
Review: Frankenstein
Sympathy for the monster. Doctor Victor Frankenstein seeks to redeem himself in the eyes of his father by unlocking the secret of immortality. But his experiments create a creature that, in his eyes, is devoid of intelligence. Written for the screen and directed by visionary director Guillermo Del Toro, Frankenstein is an adaptation of Mary…