https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bavqDA_3vIo "We are our own worst enemy" So it is written as the tagline, so it shall be in Us, Jordan Peele's immensely ambitious, deeply personal, and thematically introspective horror film that, like his debut offering Get Out, provides his audience much more to ponder than what we see on the surface. The balance between good and evil is … [Read more...] about Us – Film Review
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Escape Room – Film Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YWbg9yoJ6c Borrowing elements from harder-hitting horror titles like Saw, Cube and Final Destination, but in a manner that bypasses much of the gore that the aforementioned relied heavily on, Escape Room taps into the fear and excitement (at least initially) of the titular amusement attraction and flips it into a product far more brutal than … [Read more...] about Escape Room – Film Review
The Nun – Film Review
Given that the character's appearance in The Conjuring 2 was one of that film's spooky highlights, it only makes sense that the Nun be deemed worthy enough for her own feature film; I mean, if we can get two films surrounding the less-than porcelain doll Annabelle (2014's Annabelle and 2017's prequel Creation), surely a character of such potential as a demonic nun deserves a … [Read more...] about The Nun – Film Review
Hereditary – Film Review
Whilst Hereditary easily places itself amongst the canons of stellar modern-day horror outings like The Witch, The Babadook and It Follows, Ari Aster’s unsettling debut feature is more comparable to genre classics such as Rosemary’s Baby or The Exorcist. Adopting a slow burn mentality that may not please mainstream audiences seeking more conventional scares, Hereditary is less … [Read more...] about Hereditary – Film Review
Flatliners – Film Review
Flatliners is a remake of the 1999 science fiction horror film about a group of medical students who attempt to discover what happens after death. The film starts fairly ordinarily as the students (Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton and Kiersey Clemons) struggle with finding time to catch up, study and gain hands-on practical experience in a hospital. They start … [Read more...] about Flatliners – Film Review