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Category: Horror Movies

The Loved Ones

By Sardoken on

When Brent turns down his classmate Lola’s invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge. (IMDB)

Do you believe this? We’ve found our movie of the year on December 30th? I know that the movie is from 2009 but we’ve seen it for the first time this year. The Loved Ones is, for us, the pattern on which every horror movie should be made. If you ever ask yourself what we really love in movies, look no further, this is it.

I was expecting some shallow high school horror film and instead got treated with one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. The Loved Ones is not for the faint of heart though, the visuals are shockingly realistic. Bright colours and cheery music are a perfect counterpoint to the horrific action taking place in the claustrophobic setting.

Even if Sean Byrne crafted this modern horror story, the film belongs to Robin McLeavy. Intent on making her party a diabolical night to remember, she is a villain far more threatening than initially thought possible. McLeavy’s portrayal transcends that of deranged girl and turns into a one-of-a-kind monster.

Engrossingly gross, and satisfyingly slick, with crunchy bits, The Loved Ones is the perfect treat for an horror fan.

Also, kuddos to Jessica McNamee for being one hell of a date at the dance!

The Empty Man

By Sardoken on

I was up for a 1h30′-ish movie with teens being slaughtered for playing stupid games and I ended up with a movie that has much more depth than what the trailer misled me to think.

The movie is more of a slow burn, with a runtime a little over 2 hours. However, there’s a depth to the story that I didn’t expect. There is cult stuff, cosmic/Lovecraftian horror and a sense of dread fuelled by a sinister camerawork and a brooding score.

The Empty Man is an under marketed gem that has everything to become a classic. I really hope that it will get, over time, the success that it deserves. In the meantime, I can only advise to watch it, at least once.

Black Phone 2

By Sardoken on

As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after his captivity, his sister begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp known as Alpine Lake. (IMDB)

Since we really enjoyed the first movie, we had big hopes for its sequel. Unfortunately, it was a bit too slow to be enjoyable. There is a lot of talking, some good, some ok and a lot just unnecessary.

Some scenes were well done, like the ice skating on the frozen lake and the ambiance was on spot, retro and gritty. Unfortunately, The Grabber, once a menacing man in a mask, has become a joke, incompetent at killing anyone. Most of his victims have a few bruises and scratches at best.

In the end, I managed to stay awake until the end, but I couldn’t have gone through much more.

Frozen (2010)

By Sardoken on

Three skiers stranded on a chairlift are forced to make life-or-death choices, which prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death. (IMDB)

This movie was great but we will NEVER going to a ski resort! Joke aside (it’s not a joke, we’re never going), I always enjoy trapped movies and Frozen is a great one. It’s simply written, there’s almost no unnecessary drama, the casting is great and there’s a constant feeling of unavoidable doom.

In this kind of movies, you can’t help but ask yourself “What would I do?”. Well, neither of us would have jumped, that’s for sure.

Anyway, we had a great time watching Frozen, even if it permanently ruined chairlifts for us.

Night of The Reaper

By Sardoken on

College student Deena visits home and is roped into babysitting. The local sheriff is mailed a piece of evidence and is led on a scavenger hunt to reveal the killer of another babysitter. (IMDB)

Shudder movies are often a hit or miss. However, this time, it worked. With a dash of 80s vibe and a good suspense, the low budget was overshadowed by some original writing, good acting and a twist we didn’t see coming. Night of The Reaper is not an instant classic but it’s totally worth a watch.

Final Destination: Bloodlines

By Sardoken on

Plagued by a recurring violent nightmare, a college student returns home to find the one person who can break the cycle and save her family from the horrific fate that inevitably awaits them. (IMDB)

It was the second movie of my birthday horror night and we enjoyed it. The “curse”, this time, is inherited through the family bloodline instead of following the death order of the first scene. Coming up with new ideas while respecting the original concept must not be easy.

While the first scene with Brec Bassinger in the space needle was great, I found the rest of the movie a bit less good than the other chapters. It was bit slow and the death scenes were a bit too generic.

However, even if it didn’t meet our expectations, Bloodlines is a good horror movie, it’s just too bad that it’ll always be compared to its prequels.

Attack of The Meth Gator

By Sardoken on

If you need a synopsis for this movie, go fetch it yourself! Alligator + meth = chaos, there really isn’t more than that.

Yes, it’s poorly written. Yes, it’s badly acted. And no, it’s absolutely not original. But we enjoyed it! It’s stupid and it made us laugh. That’s it.

Did you know that the more meth an alligator consumes, the more unkillable it becomes? It’s teeth grow bigger and its skin becomes harder. At least, that’s what we just learned in the movie. See, it’s all based on science!

After Cocaine Bear, Zombeaver and, now, Meth Gator, are we planning to watch the entire zoo on drugs? Well, if they make it, we’ll watch it!

28 Years Later

By Sardoken on

A group of survivors live in a community on an island. Sometimes, they venture to the mainland… Oh, for fuck sake, it’s a zombie movie, does the plot matter all that much? Well, that’s probably what Danny Boyle thinks because the plot of this movie is hot garbage.

Spoiler Alert!

There are so many plot holes and nonsensical moments, like why would a dumbass father take his 12 years-old son to a zone filled with zombies? Or why don’t the alphas attack the island at low tide? What’s up with the medieval flashbacks added to the action scenes? A female zombie gives birth to a baby, but he’s not a zombie. Ralph Fiennes lives in the middle of the mainland, covered in Iso-Betadine and high on morphine but never runs out of supplies and is never infected. HOW ARE THE CROWS NOT GETTING INFECTED? THEY ARE EATING THE ZOMBIES!

Unlike some, I don’t care that it isn’t the continuation of the first two chapters. However, I’m disappointed that the quality of this movie isn’t on par with the two firsts.

The beginning was good but, half-way through, it all flops out. The movie gets boring, the characters annoying and the cinematography frankly average. My brain was trying to process one plot hole after another, then I got bored. So fucking bored, almost angry! The end bit with London chavs Power Rangers was a comedic end to a dreadful movie.

Immaculate

By Sardoken on

Cecilia, a woman of devout faith, is warmly welcomed to the picture-perfect Italian countryside where she is offered a new role at an illustrious convent. But it becomes clear to Cecilia that her new home harbors dark and horrifying secrets. (IMDB)

Immaculate is modern days Rosemary’s Baby that carves its own space, and does it better than The First Omen, which was released the same year.

Sydney Sweeney delivers as sister Cecilia. She auditioned for the role at just 17 years old before the project was shelved. Years later, as a producer, she secured financing for the film, demonstrating her dedication to the project. This dedication can be seen in the performance she gives.

The movie builds an atmosphere, with a mix of english and italian, a great cinematography and a very good soundtrack. An atmosphere that will only take 89 minutes to turn an angelic Sydney Sweeney to a… Well, I guess you’ll have to see the movie to know.

Wolf Man

By Sardoken on

A family needs a break from the big city life and decide to go spend some time at the cabin of the husband’s disappeared father, right in the middle of the Oregon forest… What could go wrong? Well, I’m gonna tell you straight what could go wrong, a crap movie that robbed us of an evening of our lives!

It’s slow, it’s filled with unnecessary drama, the dialogues are awkward, the cinematography is bad and the casting looked like they didn’t even wanna play in the movie. Julia Garner often looks bored or annoyed in anything she plays but, this time, she brought it to the next level. I can’t imagine why she’s been selected to portray Madonna in the upcoming biopic. She has curly blonde hair, that’s about that.

Congratulation, Wolf Man, you just won the Spacewocket’s worst movie award of 2025. But not so fast, the year isn’t over yet…

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