It's that time of year again – Twin Cities Film Fest is in full swing, and we're also drawing closer to Halloween, meaning I have a prime opportunity to watch independent horror movies. There were only three horror movies in the lineup this year, all screening this past weekend, so I had a very entertaining …
Continue reading TCFF 2023 Triple Horror Reviews: V/H/S/85 & Ghosts of the Void & Suitable Flesh
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 …
Directed by: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou Written by: Danny Philippou, Bill Hinzman, Daley Pearson Of all the horror movies I've covered for FlixChatter over the past seven years, few have truly scared me. Very few have made me white-knuckle clench my steering wheel on the long, dark drive home from the cities and watch funny …
Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Written by: James Vanderbilt, Guy Busick It's not easy for a horror franchise to churn out consistently enjoyable movies, especially one that spans three generations, but Scream is a rare exception. Even at its messiest (looking at you, Scream 3), the Wes Craven-created series gives viewers memorable characters, high …
When I saw the trailer for Bones and All, I wasn't sure I wanted to watch it. I obviously love horror, but my preference leans more towards supernatural horror; bloody gore-fests aren't really my thing, and considering one of the most memorable scenes from the trailer was one girl biting another's finger off, I was …
Directed by David CronenbergStarring: Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Don McKellar, Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué Eight years removed from his last feature, the satirical drama Maps to the Stars (2014), David Cronenberg has returned to his Sci-Fi Body Horror roots – a genre he arguably defined. Not to be confused with his own 1970 …
Continue reading Guest Review: David Cronenberg’s sci-fi body horror ‘Crimes of the Future’ (2022)
Directed by David Gordon Green Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Will Patton, Rohan Campbell I have a theory that Michael Myers is actually a Cyberdyne Systems T101 Terminator or the indestructible John Kirby in the Chuck Norris cult sci-fi/slasher Silent Rage (1982). It’s been 44 years since 1978’s Halloween and the …
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