For every horror title that graced theater marquees, there were plenty that didn’t get much attention. Let’s review some of those housebound horror flicks beginning with a few that strike close to home.
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No doubt there were many who hoped the conclusion of the 2016 presidential race would finally put an end to the fear and animosity generated by the competing campaigns and their willing accomplices in the media. Alas, it was not meant to be. Emotional distress over the election results have sent tens of thousands scurryingRead more
More than 300 Slasher Films were made in the 1980s. That’s a whole lot of maniacs killing teenagers, and it was all due to the success of one film; John Carpenter’s “Halloween.”
With The Shining making its way back into theaters this weekend, it’s as good a time as any to revisit Room 237, Rodney Ascher’s ode to the cult of film theorists surrounding Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic. Film theory, sometimes referred to as academic criticism, digs deeper than a general movie review so as to ferretRead more
Starting off a movie by having the main character accidentally run over a coyote and then clubbing the suffering animal to death in order to end its misery is not typically how a film tries to win over an audience. After all, moviegoers will show up in droves to watch people get pulverized, but cuteRead more
The Witch nevertheless sits among Rotten Tomatoes’ top 20 reviewed movies of the year thanks to glowing reviews from over 90% of the nation’s film critics.
