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The Night Comes for Us (2018), perhaps the BEST EVER gritty Asian martial...
MY CALL: Not that I’m an expert on the topic but, all said, this may be the BEST EVER gritty Asian martial arts movie. The Raid: Redemption (2011) and Kill Zone 2 (2015) have been dethroned. There, I...
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John’s Horror Corner: Ghost Stories (2017), a horror anthology for beginners.
MY CALL: Basically, this is a well-made horror anthology for those not yet seasoned in gore or heavy terror. It’s pleasant, but the scares are mild and the dread has a low ceiling. MORE HORROR...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984), Wes Craven’s...
MY CALL: For lessons in horror film history, this film is a deserving classic. But for raw entertainment value, I’d instead turn you to the brutal remake and its sequel. MOVIES LIKE The Hills Have...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Hills Have Eyes (2006), the shockingly brutal...
MY CALL: A close scene-by-scene remake (for the first hour) that brings a new level of brutality to the dated franchise, particularly in the last 30 minutes of goretastic mania as it deviates from...
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John’s Horror Corner: Good Manners (2017; As Boas Maneiras), a Disney-esque...
As you can see, the movie poster isn’t trying to hide anything. There’s no mystery nor spoiler in calling this a werewolf movie. MY CALL: Emotionally delicate and theatrically rich, this feels like...
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John’s Horror Corner: Boarding School (2018), an R-rated, young adult, dark...
MY CALL: There’s no way to describe this film without spoiling it. So, I’ll just say it’s a good yet weird horror film geared for audiences transitioning beyond PG-13… and it’s very unconventional....
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John’s Horror Corner: Malevolent (2018), an unimpressively formulaic Netflix...
MY CALL: Yeah, sorry. This just isn’t good. It’s… a passable way to spend a Sunday afternoon. But it’s flat writing and unoriginality leaves it difficult to recommend. MOVIES LIKE Malevolent: For more...
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John’s Horror Corner: May the Devil Take You (2018; aka Sebelum Iblis...
MY CALL: Essentially, this is an Indonesian Evil Dead with plenty of Asian “hair horror” and magical curse motifs. It’s not as intense, gory or violent as I’d hoped, but it remained entertaining...
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John’s Horror Corner: Mandy (2018), like a hallucinogenic graphic novel fever...
MY CALL: This is a hallucinatory headtrip of scintillating beauty and unsightly brutality. MOVIES LIKE Mandy: Hard to say… Perhaps Antichrist (2009) or Natural Born Killers (1994). Red (Nic Cage; Mom...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Hills Have Eyes II (2007), the brutal sequel...
MY CALL: Barely a worthy sequel to its 2006 predecessor, but entertaining nonetheless for fans of brutal, shocking, gory, disturbing cinema. And if you are, the opening scene alone is worth a blind...
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John’s Horror Corner: Better Watch Out (2016), an easy-going home invasion...
MY CALL: This was a nice little thing to watch. It wasn’t sensational or particularly recommendable, but… it’s fine, it’s light and it’s fun. It also makes for an excellent horror movie for people who...
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John’s Horror Corner: Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell (1981; aka, Rana: The...
MY CALL: Not even entertaining as a fun bad movie. Just a boring monster flick about an aquatic bigfoot with inordinate longevity. MOVIES LIKE Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell: For more amphibious fish...
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MFF Favorite Monsters: The Cotton Candy Glob and its Demise in Scooby-Doo 2:...
Ever since Waterworld featured Kevin Costner murdering a random 2,000 pound sea beast for about 40 pounds of it’s meat, I’ve been intrigued by random creature death in movies. That is why I’m writing...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976), basically the...
MY CALL: Yes, it’s a classic. But if this movie was a beer, it would be called Texas Chainsaw LITE. Just take TCM and replace the dire sense of dread with a light feeling of menace. MOVIES LIKE The...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014), a meta-sequel...
MY CALL: An engaging and fun movie experience introducing the younger generation to a slasher classic, but unable to deliver on its meta-sequel theme with an ending that falls flat. MOVIES LIKE The...
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John’s Horror Corner: Satan’s Slaves (2017; aka Pengabdi Setan), the Shudder...
MY CALL: There’s nothing particularly original to be found here (and there’s nothing wrong with that), but it’s entertaining. This film is well-paced, rich with jumpscares, and good phases from scary...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Manitou (1978), when The Exorcist (1973) devolves...
This is actually my second review of the film. My first review was a little more silly in tone. CLICK HERE to read it. MY CALL: This was utterly preposterously bad… and full of B-movie awesomeness! A...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Changeling (1980), a slow burn murder mystery and...
MY CALL: This haunted classic better serves audiences seeking an engaging historic murder mystery over horror, as horror serves more as a setting. It’s truly more of an intriguing slow burn, with not...
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John’s Horror Corner: Critters 4 (1992), finally bringing the alien...
MY CALL: The best violence, gore, effects and humor will always be found in parts 1 and 2. But, however inferior to them, this remains an entertaining, campy and somewhat worthy sequel to the...
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John’s Horror Corner: Dead Snow (2009; aka Død Snø), an extremely bloody...
MY CALL: Strongly inspired by Peter Jackson’s Dead-Alive (1992) and Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise (1981-1992), this was silly and fun with some outstanding levels of gore, ridiculous circumstances...
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