Zombie Town: Lots to Talk About in this Fun, Kid-Lit Halloween Film
ReviewJim SlotekZombie Town, YA, Horror, Peter Lepeniotis, Madi Monroe, Marlon Kazadi, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Hollywood Suite, Henry Czerny, Bruce McCulloch, Scott Thompson, Brenna Coates, R.L. Stine, adaptation, Suitable for kids
Smile 2: Iffy Sequel Turns Those Freaky Smiles into Frowns
Don’t F**k with Ghosts: Low-Budget Comedy F**ks with Faux Phantoms for Fun… and Fright
ReviewJim SlotekDon’t F**ck with Ghosts, Comedy, Horror, Horror-comedy, Canadian, Stuart Stone, Adam Rodness, Josh Cruddas, Ken Sky, Tony Nappo, Ray Strachan
The Wait: Plenty of Atmosphere, Not Enough Story
ReviewJim SlotekThe Wait, Spanish Films, Horror, F. Javier Gutierrez, Ruth Diaz, Pedro Casablanc, Victor Clavijo, Drama, Thriller, Morality tale, Fable
Frankie Freako: A Film That Could Work… If It Were 1986
ReviewJim SlotekFrankie Freako, Comedy, Horror, Canadian comedy, Stephen Kostanski, Conor Sweeney, Adam Brooks, Kristy Wordsworth, Matthew Kennedy, Rich Evans, Meredith Sweeney, 1980s
The Deliverance Q&A: Glenn Close, Andra Day and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on Faith, Darkness and Demons
By Bonnie Laufer
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In a Violent Nature: Honours Its Titular Promise… and Ruins Yoga for Everyone
ReviewJim SlotekIn a Violent Nature, Horror, Slasher, slasher flick, Chris Nash, Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, Cameron Love, Sundance, Yoga
New Life: A Lot Like an Old Life, But Still Worth Living
ReviewJim SlotekNew Life, John Rosman, Hayley Erin, Sonya Walger, Tony Amendola, Blaine Palmer, Betty Moyer, first feature, Thriller, Horror, Apocalyptic themes
The Coffee Table: Most Terrifying Film This Year. Just Imagine If it Had a Villain…
Sting: Space Spiders Give Australian B-Movies an Upgrade
ReviewJim SlotekSting, Horror, Spiders, Spiders from space, Australian, Kiah Roache-Turner, Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne, Noni Hazelhurst, Penelope Mitchell, Robyn Nevin, Jermaine Fowler, Danny Kim, Silvia Colloca, New York setting, Sci fi
Immaculate: Yawn…. Another Nun-Beset-by-Evil Story with Excess Gore, Absent Pizzazz
By Chris Knight
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Last Night at Terrace Lanes: Very Bloody Entry Boasts Blair Witch Producer… and Little Else
ReviewJim SlotekLast Night at Terrace Lane, Horror, Horror-comedy, Jamie Nash, Ken Arnold, Francesca Capaldi, Mia Rae Roberts, Christopher Walker, Elias Arnold, Lucas Sanchez, Eduardo Sánchez
John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams: It Wouldn’t Be Halloween Without Him
The Exorcist Believer: Hell Hath No Fury Like an Exorcist Scorned
Dark Windows: Nothing to See Here
ReviewJim SlotekDark Windows, Alex Heron, Anna Bullard, Annie Hamilton, Rory Alexander, Morten Holst, Norwegian movies, Drunk driving, Horror, slasher flick
The Wrath of Becky: Becky Could Have Been More Wrathful
ReviewJim SlotekThe Wrath of Becky, Horror, Revenge, Sequel, Drama, Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote, Lulu Wilson, Seann William Scott, Denise Burse, Jill Larson, Courtney Gains, Michael Sirow, Aaron Dalla Villa, Kate Siegel
The Boogeyman: G-Rated Scares and Dreary Vibe Mar Stephen King Adaptation
M3GAN: Robot Doll Horror-Comedy Explores the Downside of A.I. (Hint: There's Rampant Death)
Two Witches: Witches Without a Cause
Original-Cin Q&A: Scream Queen Alice Krige on Trauma, Healing and Mining Both in She Will
ReviewJim SlotekHorror, Fantasy, Witches, Trauma, Revenge, She Will, Charlotte Colbert, Alice Krige, Malcolm McDowell, Rupert Everett, Kota Eberhardt, John McCrea, Jonathan Aris, Daniel Lapaine
