When a sinister threat from his childhood returns to haunt him, a father desperately struggles against his deepest inner fear. Only this time, the fight isn’t for himself; it’s for his family. (IMDB)
Hollywood doesn’t seem to tarry of old folklore tales that can be adapted on TV… Not that I complain, the more horror movies, the better. However, I just wish that they would stop digging old creepy stories from I-don’t-know-where and present it as if it was coming from our collective childhoods. I actually never heard about this one before.
While the movie was entertaining enough for a pop-corn evening, I couldn’t help but feeling bad for the main protagonist who seem to have the worst luck in his private life, then moves back to his childhood town, only to see his life being gaslighted even further.
Beware SPOILERS below.
One of the biggest gimmick of the movie is the nanny cam. Which leads me to the greatest plot hole in the entire movie… If you would know for fact that your kid is in danger, would you still decide to keep him in a separate room while the adults are sleeping together? That made zero sense.
However, wouldn’t it be for the abrupt sucky end, we didn’t have a bad time watching Bagman. There’s apparently going to be a sequel and I’m actually curious. I just hope that it addresses the characters’ decisions better and tightens up the storytelling because I felt left on a cliffhanger.
When a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings, they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death. (IMDB)
Tarot’s plot feels like a Final Destination movie where a bunch of friends try to escape their grim fate. Unfortunately, it isn’t as good. First, the entire movie is a bit too “monochrome”, everything is dark and green and orange. Then, the kill scenes aren’t as imaginative. And, finally, the protagonists didn’t really hit any mark, neither lovable, nor hateable.
That being said, Tarot remains an enjoyable movie with a good dose of supernatural suspense. Good enough for a single watch, if you’re in the mood for a no-frills, entertaining scare.
Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve. (IMDB)
I don’t know what’s up with Damien Leone, but I hope that he never changes. Terrifier 3 is what real horror should be. It’s brutal, insane, violent, gore and relentless. But what I love most about the movie is that it’s raw, from the camera style to the almost entire absence of CGI.
Damien Leone said that several big studios showed interest in financing this movie based on the unexpected success of Terrifier 2, even without a full script, but he turned them all down because he is certain that they would never let him film the opening scene alone, which he describes as “very controversial”. Leone commented that the only reason that he can be so uncompromising in his depiction of horror and gore is because he finances his movies independently, creates all the special effects himself to keep costs down, and has no big studio breathing down his neck to make the movie more mainstream. (IMDB)
Leone also said that he would take this movie further than the previous ones… Did he succeed? HELL YEAH! He makes even the most seasoned and desensitised horror fan (such as myself) feel uncomfortable with some scenes.
I was particularly happy that the horror scenes weren’t as punctuated by the story as they were in the second movie. I don’t watch Terrifier to get caught in drama, I’m here for the kills, may they be as bloody and sick as a human brain can possibly imagine them.
Also, we watched it a few days before Christmas and I enjoyed the holiday theme, nice touch!
So, if you wanna watch a REAL HORROR movie, Terrifier 3 is what you’re looking for. Warning: keep the kids away, there isn’t even a PG rating that could fit this movie, it’s the worst (or the best if you’re like me).
A father and his twin teenage sons fight to survive in a remote farmhouse at the end of the world. (IMDB)
I am 50 years-old and I’ve seen a lot of monsters, from Alien to Strangers Things and everything in between. Yet, Arcadian manages to be so creative with the monsters, that it managed to surprise me. Kudos to the special effects for showing me that I, actually, haven’t seen it all yet.
The dialogues are well written and the characters are believable. As for the story, at no point will you be guided by the hand through Arcadian, it’s one of those movies that makes you connect the dots yourself.
Nicholas Cage is believable as a fierce father and the rest of the cast is great too. The movie is bleak and it manages to create enough tension to keep you interested.
We had a great time watching Arcadian and, most of all, its gritty ambiance lingered for a few days… That’s not something every movie manages to accomplish. Let’s hope for a sequel!
A young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate. (IMDB)
This is Arkasha Stevenson’s debut movie… And she directed a masterpiece!
There isn’t anything that isn’t absolutely top notch in this movie. The story is great and the acting is perfect. Nell Tiger Free’s part is increasingly demanding as the movie goes and she’s able to provide a stellar performance in every scene.
What also makes The First Omen absolutely stunning is the cinematography. From the fantastic settings to the costumes, Stevenson creates an eerie 70s atmosphere that lasts until the last minute of the movie.
When it comes to horror prequels, this is probably the best I’ve ever seen. Not only does it it give context to the original movie, but it does it with an incredible style.
I couldn’t even come up with a good featured image
A series of murders happen in a small town. We’ve watched the movie, yet I couldn’t say more than that. If there was a story, I’ve completely missed it and I don’t care.
I’ve rarely seen movies this bad. I’m not even sure why we’ve watched it until the end. Maybe because it was clear that the movie was going to suck from the first five minutes, which instantly lowed down any expectations I might have had.
The acting is non existent. The dialogue is so terrible, it could have been written by an AI. There was no “story” at all. The killer is killing for an unknown reason and that’s it.
Even if you turn off your brain completely, you’ll still think that the movie is dumb.
I usually find something nice to say about any movie. Not this one. This movie fails to entertain, it fails to scare and it’s not even gory. It just fails.
After a group of criminals kidnap the ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, they retreat to an isolated mansion, unaware that they’re locked inside with no normal little girl. (IMDB)
Abigail is a funny and gory movie packed with a some brilliant actors like Alisha Weir, Melissa Barrera, Giancarlo Esposito and Kathryn Newton.
However, I did not expect the movie to turn so comedic at times. Some characters like Peter (Kevin Durand) and Dean (Angus Cloud) are also very bad, they even become annoying. While managing to remain entertaining, Abigail could have been much more than what it ended up being, if only it would have been darker.
Not a bad movie, we still enjoyed the amazing performance of Alisha Weir, the setting and the liters of blood that were spilled.
After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple is forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorised by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive. (IMDB)
I’m glad that they turned it into a trilogy. If they would make 10 of them, I’d watch and probably enjoy all of them. Sure, this movie doesn’t reinvent the slasher genre, but does it have to?
Young city folks get stuck in a backward town and get hunted by masked killers. It’s simple and efficient. So why is it a good slasher? Well, the casting to begin with… Madelaine Petsch is fantastic in her role and it was nice seeing her outside of Riverdale. The rhythm of the movie is uninterrupted by unnecessary drama, which is another great point and there is a great vibe too.
If, like us, you could watch a thousand slashers with the same recipe and new faces, The Strangers: Chapter 1 won’t disappoint you.
An author returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book, only to discover that the townspeople are being attacked by a bloodthirsty vampire. (IMDB)
Writer Gary Dauberman intended to make vampires frightening again. He wanted to get away from the sexier, more romanticized undead that have infested pop culture for much of the past quarter century. Even if we enjoy Twilight and The Vampire Diaries, it felt good to see the return of ugly and purely evil vampires.
Salem’s Lot is a two hours long fantastic movie, stuffed with terrific actors who create memorable characters. The dialogues are great, some of it made us genuinely laugh. The effects are top notch and there was a real tension in some scenes.
This is not the first adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. Previously, it was adapted for television: the 1979 mini series Salem’s Lot (1979). A follow up in 1987 called A Return to Salem’s Lot (1987) was created for the big screen, and a TV mini series Salem’s Lot (2004) in 2004.
We haven’t seen the other versions and we didn’t read the book. However, we enjoyed this adaptation very much and I would recommend the movie to any vampire fan.
After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte must face the facts about her pet-and fight for her family’s survival-when the once-charming creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster. (IMDB)
Even though the movie is set in an old apartment complex in Brooklyn, Sting is actually an Australian movie. You can sometimes spot some discrepancies, the doorknobs are about 3 ft from the ground in the U.S., here the knobs are halfway up the doors. When showing a street view, the cars are parked on the “wrong side” of the streets compared to the U.S.
The movie lets itself watch. However, even if I’m not exactly a fan of spiders (it’s getting better with the age), Sting didn’t really manage to make me feel uncomfortable, not the way the 90s cult movie Arachnophobia did in its time. It’s probably due to the fact that the movie doesn’t capitalise on the spider being a small and hairy creeper but, instead, a monster.
Even if it isn’t as terrifying as I anticipated, Sting isn’t a bad movie, it’s fast paced enough to keep you entertained and it has a few good moments.
