- John Hansen
- June 1, 2024
‘The First Omen’ is stylistically grand, narratively odd
Holy cow – or should I say “unholy cow” – “The First Omen” is actually a worthy prequel to Richard Donner’s 1976 classic “The Omen,”
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- John Hansen
- May 31, 2024
‘Grave Encounters 2’ (2012) goes humorously meta
The Vicious Brothers – writers-directors Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz – had a sense of humor when making the “found footage” horror film “Grave Encounters”
- John Hansen
- May 24, 2024
‘Grave Encounters’ (2011) a suitably scary tour of an abandoned asylum
“Grave Encounters” (2011) is a great concept reasonably well executed. Canadian writer-directors Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz (a.k.a. the Vicious Brothers) imagine “What if one
- John Hansen
- May 17, 2024
‘The Strangers’ (2008) puts suspenseful horror ahead of explanation
“The Strangers” (2008) raises the question of how simple is too simple of a premise for the film to still be good. Writer-director Bryan Bertino’s
- John Hansen
- May 10, 2024
Summer movie preview 2024: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing
Here are my picks for 10 major motion pictures to keep on your radar in the summer of 2024. All are theatrical releases, but you
- John Hansen
- May 10, 2024
Twisty, creepy ‘Influencer’ (2023) is worth a follow
2023 was a good year for horror films starting with the letters “Inf” and involving travelers who have their passports stolen. “Infinity Pool” got more
- John Hansen
- May 8, 2024
‘Psycho’ saga takes a truncated shot at TV with ‘Bates Motel’ (1987)
The 1987 TV pilot (sometimes called “TV movie”) “Bates Motel” (NBC) is by far the worst installment of the “Psycho” franchise – rating even lower
- John Hansen
- May 3, 2024
‘Ghostwatch’ (1992) a little-known but highly influential found footage horror film
A fun thing about being a movie fan is that I still come across classics I hadn’t seen before, or – in the case of
- John Hansen
- April 25, 2024
Utterly generic nature leaves ‘Night Swim’ all wet
A lot has been made about the coming age of AI-generated scripts, but a movie like “Night Swim” (Peacock) makes me wonder if anyone will
- John Hansen
- April 23, 2024
‘Late Night with the Devil’ a great concept, not fully executed
“Late Night with the Devil” (Shudder) has a gripping, grindhouse-esque horror concept wherein the supernatural perhaps encroaches on live TV in 1977. But Aussie writer-directors