Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of the classic Mary Shelley novel. Bring on the Gothic… Storms. Gloom. Tragedy. A threatening man or two. A resourceful damsel. Real or imagined monster/ghost. Isolated … Continue Reading Frankenstein
Sinners
Synopsis: Brothers in the 1930’s Deep South of America open up a Blues club. Things get scary. It wasn’t enough that director Ryan Coogler cast Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station (2013), … Continue Reading Sinners
A Different Man
Synopsis: An unhappy man has a physical transformation and expects happiness. Things get horrifying. —Trigger Warning— gore and discussion/scene of suicide I was fooled by the Golden Globes. When Sebastian … Continue Reading A Different Man
I Saw the TV Glow
Synopsis: A teen gets obsessed with a TV series and weird things start to happen. Back in the 90’s kids didn’t have the internet and their phones to become obsessed … Continue Reading I Saw the TV Glow
Pearl
Synopsis: 1918 Texas… A crazy young woman who wants to be a star can’t control her temper. Let’s get this out of the way right now: Pearl, 1918 Texas farmgirl, … Continue Reading Pearl
Poor Things
Synopsis: Newborn woman explores the world and discovers herself. (Available on Amazon as of February 2024) Brace yourself. Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and collaborator Emma Stone, as Bella Baxter, present a gruesome … Continue Reading Poor Things
The Blackening
Synopsis: A group of Black friends have a reunion at a cabin in the woods. What could go wrong? (Streaming on Amazon as of December 2023) Scary movies are too … Continue Reading The Blackening
Nanny
Synopsis: A nanny from Senegal works for a family in NYC. She’s saving to bring her own family to the US; supernatural things start to happen. (Streaming on Amazon as … Continue Reading Nanny
The Menu
Synopsis: Disgruntled chef gives his wealthy clientele a piece of his mind. (Streaming on HBO Max and Amazon Prime as of February 2023.) Ralph Fiennes’ Chef Slowik runs Hawthorn, a very … Continue Reading The Menu
Lamb
His House
Synopsis: Refugees escape war only to land in a haunted house. His House is a movie about a terrifying house renovation. Or at least that’s what I told myself. This … Continue Reading His House
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