Horror
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The Films of 2025, Ranked
It’s that time of year: It’s time to look back at and rank every 2025 film that I saw. Instead of doing a top 10 or bottom 10 or anything like that, I’m ranking absolutely everything. And this year, I saw a whole bunch. I’ll say up front that I don’t bother with movies that… Read more
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Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) Stylish Horror from Panos Cosmatos – Review
My old review of the debut feature film of “Mandy” director Panos Cosmatos: “Beyond the Black Rainbow.” This is a stylish sci-fi, horror film with a retro-futuristic setting. 6.5/10 Read more
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La Casa Lobo AKA The Wolf House (2018) Review
My old review for the Chilean, German animated horror film “La Casa Lobo” AKA “The Wolf House” from directors Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León. 9/10 Read more
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The Chilling Reality of The Vanishing (1988) Review
My old review for George Sluzier’s 1988 horror, thriller film, “The Vanishing” AKA “Spoorloos.” 8/10 Read more
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The Gory Italian Horror of Demons (1985) – Review
Review for Lamberto’s Bava’s 1985 zombie gorefest Demons AKA Demoni presented by Dario Argento. 6.5/10 Read more
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Spontaneous Combustion Deserves More Respect
Spontaneous Combustion is a largely forgotten horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and starring Brad Dourif. I’m a huge fan of them both and, while the film might not be perfect, I think it absolutely deserves more respect. Here’s why… Read more
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Halloween Ends (Poorly) – Review
David Gordon Green’s modern “Halloween” trilogy started with major promise. Unfortunately, after a decent initial outing, it was all downhill from there. I covered his first two “Halloween” movies along with every other entry in the series in my big “Halloween” franchise retrospective, but “Halloween Ends” came out after I put that behemoth together, so… Read more
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The Substance is 2024’s Grossest and Wildest Movie (Complimentary)
Grey joined me for a review and discussion of “The Substance” from French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat. Note that this review was recorded in September of 2024, after “The Substance” was awarded at Cannes but before there was any official Oscars news surrounding the film. Sam’s score = 9/10 Grey’s score = 9/10 Read more
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Boxing Helena Deserves More Respect
Boxing Helena was the controversial first film from David Lynch’s daughter, Jennifer Lynch. The movie was panned by critics, and Jennifer Lynch even won the Razzie for worst director, but Boxing Helena deserves more respect. Here’s why: Read more
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The sadness (2021) Review
The Sadness is the ultraviolent horror movie debut of filmmaker Rob Jabbaz shot in Taiwan and streaming on Shudder. 7/10 Read more
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