Black Cab Review

This review was made possible by an advance screener of Black Cab. Black Cab premieres on Shudder on Friday, November 8th (my birthday!). When Anne (Synnøve Karlsen) and Patrick (Luke Norris) hail a black cab after a night out their driver (Nick Frost) is chatty, jovial even, but they are in no mood to talk. In fact, the couple is barely on speaking terms. That is, until they realize the … Continue reading Black Cab Review

Daddy’s Head Review

I really like when a movie can hit you with a powerful premise righty away. A quick hook to get you attached and held on. And, admittedly, some movies fail to really follow through with the promise of their initial grab, but it’s still something to keep you pondering as you watch. How will the flick resolve that early attention-getter? I bring this up because … Continue reading Daddy’s Head Review

V/H/S Beyond Review

V/H/S/BEYOND, the seventh installment of the V/H/S franchise will feature six new bloodcurdling tapes, placing horror at the forefront of a sci-fi-inspired hellscape. Directed by  JORDAN DOWNEY (ThanksKilling, The Head Hunter) CHRISTIAN LONG & JUSTIN LONG (Jeepers Creepers, Barbarian) JUSTIN MARTINEZ (V/H/S, Southbound) VIRAT PAL (Recapture) KATE SIEGEL (Hush, “The Haunting of Hill House”) and a special presentation by JAY CHEEL (How To Build A Time Machine) I’ve talked before about … Continue reading V/H/S Beyond Review

Late Night With The Devil Review

I don’t watch a lot of late night television these days, but I remember being a big fan of David Letterman back during his tenure up against Jay Leno. Letterman was so acerbic and biting and “real”; I never understood the appeal of Leno in comparison. When David retired from The Late Show, that was pretty much the end of my watching basic late night … Continue reading Late Night With The Devil Review

Destroy All Neighbors Review

We are back to some Shudder Roulette lately! I watched the fairly well-received Suitable Flesh recently on the streaming service, and it wasn’t quite for me, unfortunately. I found it to be very Malignant-adjacent, but it didn’t have the same respectability quotient as James Wan’s bonkers outing. That movie was a big budget, big studio release that had the balls to advertise itself as a … Continue reading Destroy All Neighbors Review

The Top 50 Movies Of 2023: #20-11

As a quick catch-up: I watched 113 movies that came out in 2023, and I’m counting down my Top 50, all of which fall into my “Definite Recommends” category. We’ve done #50-41 (click HERE for that), #40-31 (click HERE), and #30-21 (HERE). So we are into the teens! That’s not what I want to talk about, though. In 2022, I set a goal for myself … Continue reading The Top 50 Movies Of 2023: #20-11

The Top 50 Movies Of 2023: #30-21

Okay, we are through #50-31, and it’s time to keep going with this countdown! It’s the middle of the list, and it’s here that we move out of “Very Good” (my 3.25 – 3.5 star territory) and into the start of the “Great” (3.75 – 4.00 star) 2023 movies. I’ll let you know which movie signifies that change, don’t worry. And if you’ve missed the … Continue reading The Top 50 Movies Of 2023: #30-21

The Top 50 Movies Of 2023: #40-31

It’s round two! As I continue to countdown the Top 50 (out of 112) movies that came out in 2023–that is, every movie I would say I recommend fairly strongly–we are out of the 40’s and into the 30’s. Let’s get right into it! (Unless you want to relive where this list started with #50-41, then click HERE) 40. Missing Missing is the quasi-sequel, half-follow-up … Continue reading The Top 50 Movies Of 2023: #40-31