The vigilante genre – especially ones that also dabble in Nam-sploitation – tend to be quite a grim prospect both in tone and in (pun
Tag: Film Review
The Guest (2014) – Review
After the team of director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett managed to flip the trope of the Final Girl on its head (and then
Sniper: Legacy (2014) – Review
As we approach the five movie mark of a franchise that stubbornly refuses to roll over, there’s almost a sense of peaceful calm that washes
The Long Walk (2025) – Review
In a time where the vast majority of King adaptations are already on their second, or even third go round, it’s somewhat refreshing to find
The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) – Review
Whether or not to believe that the stories behind the spectral adventures of Ed and Lorraine Warren are true, you can’t deny that horror’s most
Frogs (1972) – Review
With some movies, it sometimes helps to read the small print. Back when I was a mere slip of a lad, I stood in the
The Exorcism Of Emily Rose (2005) – Review
While it took me some time to spot it, it seems that there’s nothing that Scott Derrickson likes more than to take a typical horror
The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three (1974) – Review
There’s something about a 70s thriller that just hits different. Maybe because it was a decade so utterly berefted of sanded down edges that just
You’re Next (2011) – Review
Before he moved into the neon-lit worlds of blockbuster, kaiju smackdowns, Adam Wingard was the very model of an indie filmmaker. Not only was he
The Lawnmower Man (1992) – Review
When is a Stephen King adaptation not a Stephen King adaptation? Probably when you can’t stretch one of his short stories to feature length and
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy (2018) – Review
No one was really hoping for a fourth Death Race movie any more than they were counting on a second one, yet in 2018, Paul
The Devil Rides Out (1968) – Review
We all know the deal with a Hammer horror movie by now, right? More often than not it’s an adaption/sequel of an existing property such
Caught Stealing (2025) – Review
Surely I can’t have been the only one to notice that there’s been a clutch of modest thrillers popping up that’s hoping to bring the
Puppet Master (1989) – Review
There’s always been a stigma against grown men playing with dolls, but you can’t deny that Charles Band has made one Hell of a living
Revenge (1990) – Review
To say that Tony Scott had an eclectic filmography is something of an understatement. Kicking off his feature career with goth vampire arthouse flick, The
Red Sonja (2025) – Review
The flame-haired heroine birthed from the pulp brain of Robert E. Howard has smote many an enemy, but even the She-Devil with a Sword couldn’t
Needful Things (1993) – Review
While a lot of Stephen King titles are now on their second or third go round on the adaption roundabout, there’s the odd one that
The Thursday Murder Club (2025) – Review
We all love a whodunit now it seems, and whether it’s Kenneth Branagh’s version of Hercule Poirot, or Daniel Craig’s lusciously accented Benoit Blanc, there
Eenie Meanie (2025) – Review
Remember back during the nineties when it felt like every third, cinematic release was a cool, quirky crime flick along the lines of Out Of
War Of The Worlds (2025) – Review
They come alone once a generation; movies that silence the endless bickering that comes with an evermore fractured population and manages to unite the entire
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