Written & Directed by Alex Scharfman In Death of a Unicorn, father and daughter Elliot (Paul Rudd) and Ridley (Jenna Ortega) are visiting the remote mountain lodge of an insanely rich pharmaceutical CEO and his family in the hopes of Elliot attaining a partnership in the company. On the drive to the mansion, the duo …
Tag: horror comedy
FlixChatter Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)—can’t beat the original, but this one is a surprisingly enjoyable sequel
Tim Burton's 1988 film Beetlejuice is the first live-action movie I remember seeing. My dad showed it to me when I was four or five years old; it gave me recurring nightmares and taught me an especially crass swear word. In Dad's defense, it was only rated PG (the '80s were a lot more generous …
FlixChatter Review: Lisa Frankenstein (2024) captures the fun & wackiness of an 80’s horror comedy
Lisa Frankenstein follows Lisa (Kathryn Newton), a shy teenage girl who lives with her father (Joe Chrest) and her new stepfamily (Liza Soberano as Taffy and Carla Gugino as Janet) after losing her mother in a horrific tragedy. One stormy night, an unusual set of circumstances reanimates a corpse (Cole Sprouse) whose grave Lisa had …
FlixChatter Review: TOTALLY KILLER (2023) – A silly and scary good time for your Halloween watch list
Directed by: Nahnatchka Khan Written by: David Matalon, Sasha Perl-Raver, Jen D'Angelo A friend of mine recently told me he prefers watching horror comedies over straight-up horror movies during the Halloween season, and I can understand that preference. While the month of October is universally known as "spooky season," the tone is usually a healthy …
FlixChatter Review: DEERSKIN (2020)
If you look at the review quotes all over this poster, calling it 'demented,' 'bat-shit crazy' 'unhinged' ... well in many ways this French film lives up to those descriptions. I was curious to see this because I had heard of Quentin Dupieux's 2010 film Rubber, which is about a homicidal car tire. This time, …
FlixChatter Review: Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
Review by Vitali Gueron One of my favorite comedic slasher movies came out in mid-October 2017. Happy Death Day, from Blumhouse Productions and directed by Christopher Landon, was a breakout hit that year and earned big bucks (over $100 million) for the studio when it only cost less than $5 million to make. Flixchatter’s own …
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TCFF Day 5 and 6 Highlights: MN Shorts, Ghost Light, The Armstrong Lie documentary, They Will Outlive Us All
Here are what's in store for Day 5 and Day 6 at TCFF. As you can see, there's something cool to look forward to every single day, and there's always something for everyone! I'm a bit sidelined by a cold today so I had to skip one of the films I had gotten a ticket …
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