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31 Days of Horror Day 1: 31 (2016)

I hate torture porn horror films like Hostel and Turistas. Films that don’t have any meaning to it other than sex and violence. I feel like there’s no point in watching them because you don’t learn anything from watching them. When the credits rolled on Rob Zombie’s 31 (2016), I sat there trying to think […]

Movie Review: Arcadian (2024)

I’m not a fan of survival horror games. Silent Hill, Resident Evil, The Last of Us, Alone in the Dark, or whatever is your favorite from that genre. I suck at them. I did manage to beat Resident Evil 6, but that seemed more along the lines of an action game than a true survival […]

Movie Review: Speak No Evil (2024)

There are two morals to this film. Directed by James Watkins, this film is about an American family that has recently relocated to England. With both mother and father unemployed they decide that it’s the best time to go on vacation. While on vacation, they meet another family and immediately hit it off. After they […]

This is Halloween

Look, I get it. It’s early September which means it’s time to get ready for Halloween. I’m sure you’ve all seen the signs. They include the following: 1. Everything suddenly has a Pumpkin Spice flavor to it… even Tide Pods. Okay, maybe not Tide Pods, but I’m sure they had it in production until people […]

Movie Review: Madame Web (2024)

You know what? Madame Web isn’t all that bad. I didn’t watch it when it came out in theaters because I’d heard bad things. I didn’t bother watching it when it first came out on streaming because I’d heard bad things, watched negative reviews on YouTube, and heard that those characters won’t be coming back so why […]

Book Review: The Hexologists

I was wandering aimlessly around my local Barnes & Noble on a Saturday morning. I’d just taken my sister and niece to breakfast to celebrate my niece’s birthday. They wanted to go to the mall and visit Bath and Body Works. I, a 37-year-old white man, opted to let them peruse the stinky store without […]

Movie Review: Gremlins (1984)

Opportunity knocks a few times in our lives. This week, Cinemark Theatres knocked about several times. The theater company decided to host what they called “Big In ‘84” where they brought back some of the best that 1984 had to offer. Those films included The Karate Kid, The Terminator, Gremlins, Purple Rain, Ghostbusters, A Nightmare […]

Movie Review: Twisters (2024)

I purchased a Warner Brother’s pack of films a week ago mainly because it had Twister (1996) in it. I wanted to watch it before I went to see the sequel. I’m sort of surprised that the plot pretty much runs parallel with the first film.   Twisters (2024) stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kate, a […]

My Take on Vacations

Something very unusual happened to me on Saturday. It was something that hasn’t happened in a very long time and it’s probably something that won’t happen for another very long time. However, when an opportunity like this occurs, you would be stupid to squander such a gift. And what was that very unusual thing that […]

Movie Review: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

When I heard that Disney was bringing back Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with the Mouth, I had mixed feelings. Sure, I was happy that Deadpool was coming back for another film. I loved the first two films. Ryan Reynolds as the fourth wall breaking, obscenity slinging, katana wielding, gunslinging hero was perfect casting. However, […]