Great premise. Bad movie. P: * * A: * * W: * P: * * * O: * * Director: Mark Raso; Writer: Mark & Joseph Raso; Starring: Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Barry Pepper, et al. A Netflix post-apocalyptic story based around humanity deprived of something essential? No, this isn’t Bird Box or AContinue reading “Awake (2021)”
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How Stupid? – #04 – Haunt (2019)
Haunt opens to Harper (Katie Stevens) covering a bruise on her eye that we later find out is from her boyfriend, Sam (Samuel Hunt). She’s ignoring his messages, which are getting more violent, before Bailey (Lauryn Alisa McClain) walks in and tells her to finish him. Harper says no and they both brush off, alongContinue reading “How Stupid? – #04 – Haunt (2019)”
How Stupid? – #03 – Ouija (2014)
Don’t play with Ouija boards. If horror films have taught us anything, it’s don’t play with Ouija boards. Debbie (Shelley Hennig), however, decides to play with a Ouija board. Adding fuel to that fire of stupidity, she plays alone. #Stupid. Her friend, Laine (Olivia Cooke), turns up, barely notices the steep change in Debbie’s behaviourContinue reading “How Stupid? – #03 – Ouija (2014)”
How Stupid? – #02 – Deadcon (2019)
Directed by Caryn Waechter and written by Scotty Landes, Deadcon is a teenage horror film focused around internet personalities attending a conference called Viewcon (like Comicon), only to stay in a haunted hotel room. The opening scene shows John (Aaron Hendry) on a phone call with the money behind his app, LinkRabB1t – a virtualContinue reading “How Stupid? – #02 – Deadcon (2019)”
Film Review: Secret Obsession (2019)
‘If [Secret Obsession] is any indication of [Peter Sullivan’s] career, then it’s a career I do not wish to keep an eye on’ Secret Obsession, 2019 Directed by: Peter Sullivan Written by: Kraig Wenman, Peter Sullivan Starring: Brenda Song, Mike Vogel, Dennis Haysbert After a woman, Jennifer (Brenda Song), is struck by a car whilstContinue reading “Film Review: Secret Obsession (2019)”
Film Review: Look Away (2018)
‘The writing is so poor that Maria’s reflection is called Airam. That should tell you more than enough about Assaf Bernstein’s script’ Look Away, 2018 Directed by: Assaf Bernstein Written by: Assaf Bernstein Starring: India Eisley, Mira Sorvino, Jason Isaacs A Canadian psychological thriller, Look Away centres around Maria (India Eisley), an unpopular high-schoolContinue reading “Film Review: Look Away (2018)”
Film Review: Kidnapping Stella (2019)
‘The film offers so little it leaves me with so little to talk about’ Kidnapping Stella, 2019 Directed by: Thomas Seven Written by: Thomas Seven Starring: Clemens Schick, Max von der Groeben, Jella Haase A German film, dubbed over on the Netflix version, Kidnapping Stella tells the story of two men, Vic (Clemens Schick)Continue reading “Film Review: Kidnapping Stella (2019)”
Classic Film Review: Alien 3 (1992)
‘It takes it back to the more horror genre that the first film used, and seeing the xenomorph creeping around, killing people in the shadows was pretty cool’ Alien 3, 1992 Directed by: David Fincher Written by: David Giler, Walter Hill, Larry Ferguson Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Lance Henriksen RememberContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Alien 3 (1992)”
Classic Film Review: Aliens (1986)
‘It always amazes me when I see a film that’s older than I am look as good as this film does’ Aliens, 1986 Directed by: James Cameron Written by: James Cameron Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen This is one of those rare occasions where the sequel takes what the original created, andContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Aliens (1986)”
Film Review: Glass (2019)
‘While the negatives may outweigh the positives, it still gets a decent grade as it is still a pretty enjoyable film’ Glass, 2019 Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan Written by: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sarah Paulson, Samuel L. Jackson The third part of this unexpected trilogy, Glass picksContinue reading “Film Review: Glass (2019)”
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