For many, the trauma of a religious upbringing is more frightening than any horror movie. The attempt to shake the shackles that bind one to their experience in organized religion can take years of processing through extensive therapy. Such subject matter would make for an interesting, fresh take on a tired subgenre. Unfortunately, the plethora of horror films released about possession and The Catholic Church lazily tie themselves to the simple notion that The Devil is scary and The Church…
Continue ReadingI still have hope that ONLY MURDERERS IN THE BUILDING can make the choice to return to the must-watch TV it previously was. …
Continue ReadingThis would have been so much better of a movie had it told the trainer's story rather than the driver's story.…
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Continue ReadingPAINKILLER was a limited series dealing with the opioid world…the founders, dealers, victims, and law enforcement.…
Continue Reading“The Captain’s Log” from Bram Stoker’s novel DRACULA has long been heralded among the most terrifying chapters in literature. Documenting the overseas transport of The Count’s belongings (and, secretly, him) from his abode in Romania to his new digs at Carfax Abbey, London, it’s effectively frightening to this day, instilling a sense of dread and hopelessness as the crew of the doomed vessel begin to realize their fate. For the last twenty years, an ambitious screenplay based on the passage…
Continue ReadingI wanted to love and support Randall Park's independent film, but I can't get behind a movie where so little happens outside of laughing at Sherry Cola.…
Continue ReadingLast season, THE AFTERPARTY took a 1-episode break from delving into the lives of the possible murder suspects in E7, DANNER. Danner refers to star Tiffany Haddish, the detective who works with Aniq (Sam Richardson) to root out the killer in this series. DANNER’S FIRE is the S2 equivalent/sequel to this but it’s so much worse than its predecessor. We know Danner wasn’t present during the wedding of Grace and Edgar or its afterparty. She’s not a suspect, but she is…
Continue ReadingHAPPINESS FOR BEGINNERS offers nothing new to see.…
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