horror
Castle Rock is haunted, and there’s a reasonable amount of fantastical threads, but it is grounded with characters impacted by very real circumstances.
The Meg is not a masterpiece, but it is a perfect Jason Statham vehicle: packed with action and still a ton of fun.
A ghost of the film it tries to summon, The Secret of Marrowbone is unable to pull everything together and its disparate elements fail to coalesce into anything approaching satisfying.
Summer of 84 strives in its scenes of tension and horror, but fails in its moments of childhood nostalgia and friendship.
Airing the first three episodes at once, we’re able to get a good grasp on Castle Rock’s core tale, without fully knowing the depths of this thrilling new series by creators Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason.
While the premise is nothing new, Calibre’s approach to it is rather refreshing – it’s a confident thriller that constructs tension effectively.
The anthology format for TV is often the perfect forum to spread ideals about morality; here are a few shows that utilize this to the fullest.
Xavier Gens’ science fiction fantasy Cold Skin is a hotbed of promising concepts. The problem is, it doesn’t know what to do with them.
Distorted leaves viewers with a disjointed, unoriginal story, a made-for-tv feel, and underwhelming thrills, with the only saving graces being the presence of Ricci and Cusack.
Another Wolfcop is a worthy horror comedy, with a memorable team of characters at its center.
Brother’s Nest is a return to form for Shane and Clayton Jacobson, their comic noir feeling like an Australian Hitchc*ck film.
The Devil’s Doorway is effective up to a certain point, but ultimately it squanders all of the potential set up in its first act in lieu of a very by-the-numbers found footage horror.
An uneven final product with a mess of ideas and images thrown onscreen, The First Purge will sear moments in your mind, leaving you to question whether it was all worth it.