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Horrific Inquiry: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART II

For this Horrific Inquiry we take a look back at Friday the 13th, Part II!

RED ROOMS: Half Sick Of Shadows Online
RED ROOMS: Half Sick Of Shadows Online

Red Rooms is hypnotic, eerie, enticing, and undeniably repulsive, a procedural with the stifling rhythms of an addiction story or a dream.

Greedy People: Trailer 1
GREEDY PEOPLE TRAILER 1

“Greedy People” follows two bumbling cops who accidentally murder a rich civilian, finding themselves in the crosshairs of foes that wanted to do so first.

TRAP: A Concert You'll Want To Bail
TRAP: A Concert You’ll Want To Bail

Trap is a movie seemingly gift-wrapped for greatness that eventually crumbles under its own logic.

MARS EXPRESS: A Well-Built Android Neo-Noir
MARS EXPRESS: A Well-Built Android Neo-Noir

Mars Express finds the right words and plucks the precise emotional heartstrings to make such a film more meaningful.

LIMBO: Out In The Open With Nowhere To Turn
LIMBO: Out In The Open With Nowhere To Turn

Limbo is a fish-out-of-water tale in a barren Outback town.

Horrific Inquiry: TRAIN TO BUSAN
Horrific Inquiry: THE OMEN (1976)

With Easter just around the corner, it felt like the perfect time to check The Omen off my list.

Horrific Inquiry: LET ME IN (2010)

For this Horrific Inquiry we take a look at 2010’s vampiric Let Me In.

Horrific Inquiry: GOTHIKA (2003)

While Gothika may not have stood the test of time, or have the most plausible horror narrative, it delivers an eerie watch.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: POOLMAN Is Good, Actually
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: POOLMAN Is Good, Actually

Poolman might not be for everyone, but for those of us who want to see a Chinatown-loving himbo finding himself in his own mystery, this is a worthy comedy.

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: Recycled Pizza, Recycled Scares
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S: Recycled Pizza, Recycled Scares

The only real scare is that given Five Nights at Freddy’s runaway success, the sequel it so brazenly teases at its conclusion will certainly come to be.

SAW X: Skin In The Game
SAW X: Skin In The Game

Once the blood begins to flow, Saw X tears ahead with brutal, surgical precision and typically excellent practical effects.

Horrific Inquiry: AUDITION (1999)

Audition is a slow burner of a horror, an almost perfect example of a frog in boiling water.

Horrific Inquiry: THE WOLF MAN (1941)

While The Wolf Man may not have stood that test of time, but it is a classic film that would lay the ground work for wolves to come.

FAIR PLAY: A Seductive Thriller
FAIR PLAY: A Seductive Thriller

Seductively entice in a high octane world of finance, Fair Play is the thriller of the season.