Review: ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS is a demented family drama.
Synopsis Jesus and Jose Maria are siblings living in a closed-off world constructed of strange games and relentless madness. When their half-sister Magdalena returns home to inquire about her share of their inheritance, a strange and bloody affair ensues. Rock, Paper, Scissors is one of the most unsettling films of the year. Magdalena is trapped […]
Read MoreReview: ‘Blow The Man Down’ will knock you off your feet.
A small-town thriller set in a New England seaside town? You had me at, “written and directed by two women.” Blow The Man Down is aptly named and boasts some of the biggest actresses in the business. It will knock you off your feet.
Read MoreReview: ‘MARY’ brings sea-faring scares but might be a sinking ship.
All hands are on deck with a heavy-hitting cast but the script for MARY is a little watered down. Even Gary Oldman and Emily Mortimer can’t stop this horror film from running ashore.
Read MoreReview: ‘Bloodline’ proves blood is thicker than water.
Blumhouse presents a new thriller, in many ways, about parenting. How far would you go for the ones you love? It’s a killer question. Welcome to the complexity of BLOODLINE.
Read MoreReview: “Head Count”, Elle Callahan’s directorial debut has got your number.
Head Count takes a simple premise, intoxicated and high teens with no inhibitions in the middle of the desert and adds in the paranormal. It forgoes cliches and comes out ahead of the game. In Elle Callahan’s directorial debut, it’s easy to see we’ve got a fresh, new female horror voice on the block.
Read MoreReview: Does BOARDING SCHOOL make the grade?
There are innumerable films set in creepy mansions involving unusual children. But it is authentic character development that turns an age-old premise into something that sells scary. In the new film Boarding School, we find a gaggle of misfit kids. Why they are there and what goes on beyond the locked gates is anyone’s guess. So does the film earn an “A” or fail to frighten? Find out in this week’s I Scream You Scream review of BOARDING SCHOOL.
Read MoreReview: DRIFTER gives the old bait and switch, but doesn’t take you far.
What do you do when you’re at the mercy of crazy people? Do you fight back? What if the end of the world makes things more… complicated? In Drifter, a pair of brothers must continue to overcome adversity before they’re left with a bad taste on their mouths.
Read MoreReview- “Don’t Knock Twice” brings women face to face with ancient evil.
The man with a hook for a hand, Bloody Mary, Slenderman… why do we mess with urban legends? Is it to scare ourselves or perhaps someone else. We should know better than to test fate at this point, but we don’t. In the new film Don’t Knock Twice, a troubled young girl wrangles her estranged mother into fighting a battle they may not be able to win.
Read More‘Grand Piano’ is a symphony for the eyes and ears.
Not every film has to be gory to put your nerves on edge. Grand Piano is a beautiful nod to the masters of suspense. Elijah Wood and John Cusack stretch their acting chops in two very different ways in this elegant thriller, now available on Netflix.
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