Author Archives: Kirby Nelson
REVIEW: Midsommar (2019)
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Directorial debuts, especially in the horror realm, tend to be the definition of hit or miss. The knockout entries in the former category (classics like George Romero’s, “Night of the Living Dead,” David Cronenberg’s “Eraserhead,” Tom Holland’s “Fright Night” and
REVIEW: Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
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“Miss me?” With barely two years passed since the surprisingly excellent sequel, “Annabelle: Creation” and a scant half decade of life for the franchise, the titular deadly doll has finally come home to haunt the family of Ed and Lorraine
Anna and the Apocalypse (2018) Review
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Anna and The Apocalypse Directed by John McPhail https://www.aatafilm.com/ Musicals were once an institute of American cinema but have only found sporadic success during the last half century. Some films might spin integral soundtracks but full on song and dance
The House That Jack Built “The Director’s Cut” (2018) Review
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The House That Jack Built (The Director’s Cut) Directed by Lars Von Trier www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-house-that-jack-built When the first reviews out of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival are “audiences walked out in disgust,” that’s usually the cue to head on in. The
The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018) Review
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The Possession of Hannah Grace Directed by Diederik Van Rooijen www.possessionofhannahgrace.movie/ “The Exorcist” is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year bearing the honorary title of “the scariest film ever made” and without a doubt could also be considered the most
Overlord (2018) Review
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Overlord Directed by Julius Avery https://www.paramount.com/movies/overlord The horrors of war are well known; they’ve been disseminated through top of the day news, harrowing firsthand accounts, battlefield reenactments and demonstrating the immense power of the medium, in the moving pictures and
Suspiria 2018 (Review)
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Suspiria (2018) Directed by Luca Guadgnino www.suspiria.movie Italian horror cinema in the twentieth century is long, storied and highly influential; besides issuing many benchmark films (including arguably the first slasher, “Twitch of the Death Nerve”) The Boot even birthed their
Halloween (2018) – Review
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Halloween (2018) Directed by David Gordon Green www.halloweenmovie.com In the 40 years since “Halloween” debuted, the one-time highest R rated and independent film champion has birthed an empire of murder, merchandise and made Michael Myers a household name know far
The Nun (2018) Review
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The Nun Directed by Corin Hardy www.thenunmovie.com Fifteen years ago, James Wan launched the most successful horror franchise of all time with the “Saw” series of eight entries and more than a billion dollars in box office receipts. While he
Unfriended: Dark Web Review (2018)
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Unfriended: Dark Web Directed by Stephen Susco OTL Releasing/Blumhouse Tilt www.unfriended-darkweb.com Technology has become the new face of terror in the modern age and in the stand alone sequel “Unfriended: Dark Web” a group of friends find themselves ensared at
Skyscraper (2018) Review
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Skyscraper Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber While unfortunately not a remake of the 1996 Anna Nicole Smith straight to video vehicle, “Skyscraper” is a fast paced, fun popcorn flick that while not offering anything new accomplishes its mission with ease
Truth or Dare (2018) Review
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Truth or Dare Directed by Jeff Wadlow www.blumhousestruthordare.com Is “ Truth or Dare” worth playing? First and foremost, “The Ring,” “It Follows,” and “Final Destination” (and the latter two’s far superior forebear “Sole Survivor”) are obvious and overt influences making
The Strangers: Prey at Night Review
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The Strangers: Prey At Night Directed by: Johannes Roberts www.thestrangers2018.com “Is Tamara home?” Such a simple query delivered with such chilling cadence is the calling card once again for a long and harrowing night as Dollface, Pin Up Girl and
Better Watch Out & Red Christmas: Holiday Horror Special 2017
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Better Watch Out Directed by Chris Peckover www.facebook.com/betterwatchoutmovie “Better Watch Out” is a holiday horror classic with year round potential but best enjoyed in season; it’s a bountiful present that harbors humor, yuletide terror and unyielding new twists on both
Review: “It” (2017)
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It’s safe to say that “IT” has earned a fevered anticipation (including a record breaking teaser trailer) not felt in the horror genre for many years; while nostalgia is a potent reason for the excitement, a whole new generation has
Annabelle: Creation (2017) Review
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Annabelle: Creation Directed by David F. Sandberg http://annabellemovie.com/ Director David F. Sandberg, best known for the equally low budget but highly profitable hit “Lights Out” takes over for the second in the series of the demonic doll whose cameo in
Wish Upon (2017) Review
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Wish Upon Directed by John Leonetti www.wishuponmovie.com Genre fans wishing for a horror hallmark such as “Get Out” and “It Comes At Night” will likely be disappointed but while “Wish Upon” is not particularly frightening, it is intentionally funny,
It Comes At Night (2017) – Review
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It Comes At Night Directed by Trey Edward Shults A24 www.itcomesatnight.com “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” – H.P. Lovecraft
Review: The Void (2017)
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The Void Directed by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski From the Great White North enclave known as Astron-6 (“Manborg,” “Father’s Day”) and an extremely successful IndieGoGo campaign is born a horror that is equal parts homage and homegrown madness and
