Come Home Directed by: Andy MuschiettiWritten by: Gary Dauberman, Stephen King Cast: Bill Hader, James McAvoy, Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Chastain Swift shot: When I see a horror movie, there are three things I expect to happen for me to consider it "scary." First, whenever I am alone in the house, I want to feel anxious, uncomfortable and on edge. Second, I want to … [Read more...] about It Chapter Two
Horror
Us
Written and Directed By: Jordan PeeleCast: Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Lupita Nyong'oSwift shot: Us is highly entertaining, engaging, and of course funny thanks to the superb dialog and direction of Jordan Peele, but the end left me annoyed. To explain why it was annoying, I am going to have to spoil some things for you. Don’t worry, I’ll give you a warning … [Read more...] about Us
Terrortory 2
Back in my day . . . Jack-O-Lanterns didn't scoop out your brains! Written and Directed by: Kevin Kangas Cast: Joe Cardamone, Ali Lukowski, Richard Cutting, Josh Davidson, Stormi Maya, George Stover, Fred Cowie, M.T. Smith I had never heard of this anthology before, but after I watched Terrortory 2 I immediately watched the first Terrortory, so yea - I liked it and am … [Read more...] about Terrortory 2
Halloween
Directed by: David Gordon Green Written by: David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, Jeff Fradley Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Nick Castle, Will Patton Movie “sequels” abound in the land and most are just ho hum re-hacks of the original. They never approach the impact of the original, nor do they recapture the sense of surprise and awe that you left the … [Read more...] about Halloween
Happy Death Day
The Groundhog Day of horror films Directed by: Christopher Landon Written by: Scott Lobdell Cast: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine I saw Happy Death Day last year and cannot believe I never wrote about it! Since we’re in October (or as I call it: Halloween Month) I figured it would be fun to revisit this film. I really wanted to like this movie, … [Read more...] about Happy Death Day