Category: Movies
The Art of Hokum
Reconsidering my overly-dismissive take on a well constructed horror movie that I wanted to be more shallow (lots of spoilers)
One Thing I Like About Mortal Kombat II
The second installment in the franchise reboot is two hours delivering exactly what the people want
One Thing I Love About The Sheep Detectives
The excellent cozy murder mystery/animated live action with talking animals movie seems to come from a time when “good for the whole family” really meant it.
One Thing I Like About Hokum
Hokum is another solid ghost story set in a haunted hotel, seeming to carry on a long tradition of spooky stories
Caveat, or, Odd Jobs
Damian Mc Carthy’s first feature-length movie seems like it shouldn’t work at all, but it’s driven by the most fundamental force in horror and suspense movies.
Oddity, or, Golem-in-Law
Damian Mc Carthy’s second feature somehow manages to be genuinely chilling while also as fun as an episode of Tales from the Crypt
The Long Goodbye, or, The Proto-Lebowski?
I tried really hard to like the 70s noir classic, but I ended up just having to appreciate it
The Primevals, or, Mighty Joe Older Than I Thought
The Yeti-hunting adventure from 2023 is a showcase for stop-motion animation that looks old-school because it is
Phantasm, or, Ow, My Balls!
One of the scariest movies from my childhood turns out to be charmingly weird and nonsensical
I Ain’t Watching That: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Cultural diffusion and a status update on my journey into horror
Psycho III, or, Crane in Vain
Psycho III is the sequel that really understands the original and gives it exactly the amount of reverence it deserves
Psycho II, or, Repro Bates
If you’re going to insist on making a movie that doesn’t need to exist, you could do worse than the sequel to Psycho
