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Beware of 'Dangerous Animals'

Sean Byrne's shark thriller is mostly chum, truth be told. Jai Courtney's performance, however, gives it a distinct flavor of mind-numbing, maniacal fun.

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'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' & other horrors

An atheist and a Satanist walks into a bone temple in Nia DaCosta's sequel to Alex Garland and Danny Boyle's excellent '28 Years Later.' Plus, this…

Feb 22 • Armando Dela Cruz

'Send Help' & other horrors

Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien try to outwit, outplay, and outlast one another in a remote Pacific island. Plus, this week's horror recommendations.

Feb 1 • Armando Dela Cruz

'Primate' & other horrors

Johannes Roberts' chimp attack B-horror cranks up the brutality, gore, and...well, camp. Plus, this week's horror recommendations.

Jan 25 • Armando Dela Cruz

'Together' & other horrors

Michael Shanks' rom-hor-com is a grotesque actualization of two halves becoming one. Plus, this week's horror recommendations.

Aug 10, 2025 • Armando Dela Cruz

Horror Reviews

Beware of 'Dangerous Animals'

Sean Byrne's shark thriller is mostly chum, truth be told. Jai Courtney's performance, however, gives it a distinct flavor of mind-numbing, maniacal…

Jul 25, 2025 • Armando Dela Cruz

Death's backlog is 'Bloodlines' long

Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky’s new ‘Final Destination’ film stokes the fire of an otherwise dimming franchise.

May 24, 2025 • Armando Dela Cruz

'Sinners' shows big fangtasia

Ryan Coogler's singular take on the vampire fantasia melds together discordant elements into sinful but fascinating harmonies.

Apr 20, 2025 • Armando Dela Cruz

Like Luigi, 'Dexter' has pretty privilege

Looksmaxxing killers were always a thing since Miami's *finest* blood spatter expert Dexter Morgan first rolled out the clear plastic. Now he's back in…

Dec 22, 2024 • Armando Dela Cruz

'The Boogeyman': What isn't there

Rob Savage’s take on the classic S.K. story is demonstrative proof of his ability to scare, even if it fails to add definition and texture to the…

Jun 7, 2023 • Armando Dela Cruz

'Nope' and the elusive Oprah shot

Man's compulsion to escape mundanity sits at the center of Jordan Peele's third feature — a one-of-kind, deftly crafted exercise that confronts our…

Aug 27, 2022 • Armando Dela Cruz

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