Hanna Bergholm follows up her delightfully demented directorial debut “Hatching” with the less wacky and considerably more obvious “Nightborn”. Her latest is a Shudder Original that dips its toes into both Finnish folk horror and gruesome body horror. At the same time, her movie is a glaring allegory for young motherhood, hampered by a lack … Continue reading
“To Catch a Predator” was a series of reports that aired on the popular news magazine show Dateline NBC. The segments were hosted by investigative journalist Chris Hansen and focused on catching internet predators attempting to meet up with minors for sex. The series was a pivotal yet controversial means of bringing awareness to the … Continue reading
Creepy kids are the main dish in Eli Roth’s “Ice Cream Man”, the director’s intentionally goofy and gleefully gory spin on the age-old Pied Piper legend. The film is Roth’s first feature since the seismic box office disaster that was “Borderlands”. His latest sees him back in his splatter film wheelhouse with a movie that … Continue reading
This month the Insidious franchise returns to the big screen with its sixth installment, “Insidious: Out of the Further”. The film (written and directed by Jacob Chase) seeks to build on the franchise’s box office success, with it having already earned over $740 million to date. “Out of the Further” focuses on a new family … Continue reading
Japanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa has carved a cinematic path that couldn’t be more different than that of the other esteemed filmmaker who shares his last name (no relation). Kurosawa cut his teeth on J-horror but quickly expanded his catalog to include dramas, black comedies, science-fiction, crime thrillers, and even a period spy movie. But his … Continue reading
It seems as if each month brings along new additions to the ever-growing sharksploitation genre. These shark-infested concoctions have come in all shapes and sizes, from moderately budgeted shark thrillers to shamelessly campy B-movie romps. Of course you can always expect some stinkers when you have such a crowded pool. But most understand the kind … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 