*Warning: Contains Spoilers* I watched this one several months ago, and it took me a while to write this review because processing this movie was like processing a life-changing experience. I won’t say that the movie changed my life, but it FELT that way: exhilarated, horrified, flushed with adrenaline, and oddly at peace. It wasn’tContinue reading “Never Has a Punch to the Gut Been So Satisfying: A Review of Promising Young Woman”
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Less a Review and More a Highly Articulate Fangirl Squee: Train to Busan
Horror is one of my favorite genres, but sometimes I wonder if I really “identify” as a horror fan. Blood, guts, monsters, and gore are secondary to me; I can take or leave them, and too much is a turn-off. To me, what should always come first and foremost in any movie or book regardlessContinue reading “Less a Review and More a Highly Articulate Fangirl Squee: Train to Busan”
Liberals Love Everyone, Until They Don’t: A Review of Knives Out
SPOILER ALERT! SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! CLICK AWAY NOW WHILE YOU STILL CAN! I’m embarrassed by how long it took me to watch this movie; it had been on my to-do list since I saw the first trailer in the movie theater in 2019. Man, remember back when hearing someone cough inContinue reading “Liberals Love Everyone, Until They Don’t: A Review of Knives Out”
Six Degrees to Slasher: Hunchback, Repo!, and Spree
I watched a bunch of movies this weekend; my life has gotten so much more bearable since I discovered Fandango Now. At first I wanted something relatively wholesome, but I started with the darkest Disney movie in 90s history so maybe even then I should have known the direction my mood was about to take.Continue reading “Six Degrees to Slasher: Hunchback, Repo!, and Spree”
The Aftermath of Abuse: A Review of The Invisible Man
***Mild spoilers*** The kids and I watched The Invisible Man shortly before Halloween as part of an ongoing horror movie marathon. It’s not standard Halloween fare: there are no witches, no ghosts (not really), and no evil curses or spells. But the story is as familiar as a fairy tale, especially to women who haveContinue reading “The Aftermath of Abuse: A Review of The Invisible Man”
The Future of Vampires: A Review of Daybreakers
Vampires are sexy. Complain about Twilight all you want, but sexy is their thing. Every movie monster that has multiple successful iterations (and in some cases have been beaten to death, looking at you zombies) represents some society-wide fear and taps into it for the shivers. Vampires represent sexual fears, often the fear of rapeContinue reading “The Future of Vampires: A Review of Daybreakers”
Book Review: A Basketful of Heads
I was never a huge fan of traditional superhero comics when I was a kid, because I found the format frustrating. I wanted to finish the whole story in one sitting like I could with a book, and waiting for weeks just to read for half an hour drove me crazy. I did like horrorContinue reading “Book Review: A Basketful of Heads”
How to Kill the Kid: A Review of Hereditary
In a story. Please don’t call the cops. I watched Hereditary over the weekend. (CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!) Or at least I tried to. I turned it off about an hour in. I like tales of the supernatural, but Hereditary was too dull, too slow, and too sad. I read the rest of the plot online toContinue reading “How to Kill the Kid: A Review of Hereditary”
This Week’s Movie Picks: Starry Eyes, The Mimic, and Other Movies with Meaning
I’ve been on a movie kick this week. I finished my latest novel last week (Medusa Reborn, stay tuned), and my new one isn’t quite ready to be born yet. I’ve put in a few words here and there, but the vibe just isn’t there yet. So I’m watching movies. A Facebook friend once commentedContinue reading “This Week’s Movie Picks: Starry Eyes, The Mimic, and Other Movies with Meaning”
Movie Review: Velvet Buzzsaw Is the Smartest Horror Movie of 2019.
I put this movie on my to-see list after seeing a Facebook friend mention it as one of his favorites of the year. I was a LITTLE leery of taking the recommendation of someone whose favorite movie is A Serbian Film, but we do have quite a few movies in common like Get Out andContinue reading “Movie Review: Velvet Buzzsaw Is the Smartest Horror Movie of 2019.”
Dawn Napier 