Acolytes (2008) After stumbling upon a freshly buried body and learning the identity of the killer, high school student Mark (Sebastian Gregory) convinces his pal James (Joshua Payne) and James’s girlfriend, Chasely (Hanna Mangan Lawrence), to blackmail the perpetrator. Believing that the killer can take out a bully who ruined their lives, Mark and James …
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‘The Purge’ Review – Frightening concept, Mediocre delivery
Written and Directed by JAMES DeMONACO (2013) The concept of The Purge is by far more horrifying than the actual execution of the events in film. Now, before you Ethan Hawke lovers get all bothered by that statement, I should tell say I am one you. I love Ethan; I just didn’t love him in …
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‘Aftershock’ (Review) – Don’t travel, stay home and watch TV
Directed by Nicolás López (2013) There’s something happening at the moment in horror films where we, the viewer’s, are made to dislike all the characters in the opening scenes, which means you sit waiting for them to die one by one. I’m not opposed to that at all; after all it is a horror film. …
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‘Evil Dead (2013)’ Review – Earns its R! Darkly Fun.
Directed by Fede Alvarez (2013) No Ash? Wait, they are remaking Evil Dead, without Bruce Campbell? What? That’s crazy talk. That will never work. The Ash character is now a girl? Remember when the internet world went all flavors of nutters when that information came out about this remake. Guess what? They were WRONG! I …
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Bates Motel – Three Episodes In So Far, So Odd
After a much needed break, I have returned from my walkabout. Walkabout, that spontaneous journey through the wilderness of one’s choosing in an effort to satisfy one’s itchy feet, a need to be elsewhere, the craving for the open road, that space over the horizon… You guessed it I walked about the shoes stores across …
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‘MAMA’ (Review) – Mama is mad folks!
Directed by Andrés Muschietti 2013 I’ll just say this right off, I’m a big fan of Guillermo del Toro, so I came into Mama with bias. Technically this film was not directed by Guillermo, but by Andrés Muschietti, who actually co-wrote and directed a Spanish short by the same name in 2008. However, when you …