Review: Apostle, beware false prophets

October 15, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

A horror film about an unhinged religious cult that tortures folks to “purify” them is exactly as savage and ruthless as you would expect from the dude behind one of the greatest action franchises ever. Gareth Evans first turned heads with The Raid and then twisted them completely off with its sequel; so it’s no surprise that […]

Review: Mandy, cleansed by fire

September 17, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

It’s hard to forget a name like Panos Cosmatos, especially when it belongs to the same filmmaker behind 2010’s brain-melter Beyond the Black Rainbow. And it’s honestly remarkable that he hasn’t made a movie since (until now, that is), and although we’ve had to wait eight years between films, his return to the genre was worth […]

Review: Don’t Leave Home, lost souls

September 10, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Michael Tully’s would-be art house haunter Don’t Leave Home explores the parallels of art imitating life in his slow-burning, moody eurohorror throwback. While artfully crafted and beautifully shot, Don’t Leave Home takes too long to drag itself out of boring genre fare and ultimately squanders what little potential its bizarre final act attempts. In this one, […]

Review: Summer of 84, the neighborhood slasher

September 3, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Following in the footsteps of their debut film (RKSS’ post-apocalyptic face-melter Turbo Kid) is another nostalgia-fueled stab at the genre with Summer of 84, only this time they’re re-visiting the glory (and gory) days of the slasher genre. While this is no doubt the trio’s forte, it lacks the heart and character you’d expect from the crew […]

Review: Hereditary, family is forever

August 28, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

No matter how you look at it, this is one of the year’s very best horror films. It’s a stunningly bleak exploration of a family dealing with loss, and the way Ari Aster navigates his story of a deteriorating family like an absolute madman makes it hard to believe that this is his first feature […]

Review: What Keeps You Alive, there’s a monster in us all

August 20, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Colin Minihan (Grave Encounters, It Stains the Sands Red) has hit just about every corner of the horror genre after his latest film What Keeps You Alive explores the monster in us all: love. Minihan has been on quite the run over the years, and although his films don’t always work (looking at you, Extraterrestrial), I do appreciate […]