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

When 'Prey' fights back

For a film that belongs to a franchise with a penchant for violence and frankly not much else, this new entry has surprisingly sensitive and new things…

Aug 7, 2022 • Armando Dela Cruz

Show me a smile

Owing much to clear-cut direction from Mimi Cave and key performances from Daisy Edgar-Jones, Hulu's twisted satire on modern dating, 'Fresh,' leaves an…

Mar 6, 2022 • Armando Dela Cruz

Progressive throwback

Though far from perfect, Leigh Janiak's teen horror trilogy, Fear Street, sides with a townful of misfits and gives space for queer heroines.

Jul 20, 2021 • Armando Dela Cruz

Unwritten memoirs

St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein star in 'The Nowhere Inn', a meta-"docudrama" that's equal parts parody and Lynchian fever dream.

Jul 15, 2021 • Armando Dela Cruz

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