Directed by: Scott DerricksonWritten by: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert CargillStarring: Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, Miguel Mora, Demián Bichir, Ethan Hawke This year’s latest Halloween offering from Blumhouse means to capitalize on it’s OG big brother, 2022’s excellent The Black Phone, reviewed here on Flixchatter by our very own Laura Schaubschlager. That film’s understated quality, …
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FlixChatter Review: THE GORGE (2025) on Apple TV+ – This amusingly romantic creature feature can’t sustain the intense build-up
The Gorge is a sci-fi horror romance that AppleTV+ released just in time for Valentine’s Day. I found the trailer really interesting, especially seeing Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller as skilled snipers stationed in towers on either side of a huge, secretive gorge. Directed by Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange, The Black Phone) based on a …
FlixChatter Review: The Black Phone (2022)
Judging a movie based on a work of literature is hard. Judging a movie based on a work of literature by the son of an already iconic horror author is even harder. The Black Phone is an adaptation of a short story by Joe Hill, son of the monumentally famous Stephen King. And while there …
FlixChatter Review: Doctor Strange (2016)
I have to admit I wasn't really anticipating this movie at all. I wasn't familiar with this character at all and honestly, I have grown a bit tired of seeing Benedict Cumberbatch, though I did like him before he was super famous from playing Sherlock. Now it's no fault of his but I tend to …