Tag: Horror

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MaXXXine review

About the film (courtesy of A24): In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past. Ti West and Mia Goth deliver a bloody, brilliant conclusion to their “X” …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Experience the day the world went quiet. In a world inundated with sequels and prequels, A Quiet Place: Day One manages to carve out its own niche, delivering a fresh perspective on the terrifying universe introduced in the original films. While it doesn’t quite reach the same heights …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ABIGAIL review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Children can be such monsters. After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors start to dwindle, one by …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel STING review

About the film (courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment): 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. Let me tell you, as someone who gets the shivers at the mere mention …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE FIRST OMEN review

About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate. The First …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL review

About the film (courtesy of IFC Films): October 31, 1977. Johnny Carson rival Jack Delroy hosts a syndicated late night talk show ‘Night Owls’ that has long been a trusted companion to insomniacs around the country. A year after the tragic death of Jack’s wife, ratings have plummeted. Desperate to turn his fortunes around, Jack …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel LISA FRANKENSTEIN review

About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): A coming of RAGE love story from acclaimed writer Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body (2009)) about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel SUNRISE review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): When a former cop named Fallon returns to the scene of a horrific crime, the residents of a rural town discover the dark visitor is really a vampire who feeds on blood and fear. Befriended by a kind immigrant family, the instinctive killer soon faces a choice of revenge …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel NIGHT SWIM review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): A former major league baseball player is forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness. He moves into a new home with his concerned wife, teenage daughter and young son. Secretly hoping, against the odds, to return to pro ball, He persuades his wife that the new home’s …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THANKSGIVING review

About the film (courtesy of TriStar Pictures): After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan. Will the town …