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THE BLACK PHONE – Review by T. J. Callahan

June 21, 2022June 25, 2022 T. J. Callahan Ethan Hawke, Joe Hall, Mason Thames, stephen king, The Black Phone

Set in 1978 Denver, an abducted teenager uses an unplugged wall phone in a sound proof basement crypt to communicate with a sadistic killer’s previous victims in hopes of saving his own life. The Black Phone is a perplexing puzzle that won’t leave you hanging…up. It won’t necessarily have you on the edge of your seat either, but that’s only because The Black Phone is more creepy than it is frightening. It’s more like watching a crime drama with jump scares.

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FIRESTARTER – Review by Susan Kamyab

May 12, 2022January 23, 2023 Susan Kamyab Firestarter, Keith Thomas, Ryan Keira Armstrong, stephen king, zac efron

This 2022 of version Firestarter is just another flop to add to the list of Stephen King adaptations. For those who haven’t seen the original 1984 film, the story follows a young couple and their 11-year-old daughter. Charlie. Due to past lab experiments, the three of them have telekinetic powers. Charlie’s parents have learned to control theirs, but she is unable to contain her sudden burst of flames triggered by anger. But that’s the least of this family’s problems, as a mysterious federal agent is on the hunt to take Charlie away from her parents. From begin to end the film never ignites a big enough flame.

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IT — Review by Susan Granger

September 11, 2017September 12, 2017 Susan Granger 0 Comments horror genre, it, stephen king

After the film industry’s weakest Labor Day weekend ever, the release of this new Stephen King-based thriller made the box-office