- John Hansen
- November 18, 2022
‘Rings’ (2017) might be a mess, but it’s an intriguing one
Roger Ebert once said that if you don’t notice a film’s flaws while you are watching it, the film has won. You can’t lower your
‘Rings’ (2017) might be a mess, but it’s an intriguing one
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- John Hansen
- November 17, 2022
‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ has neither laughs nor scares
Elsie Fisher has the weirdest typecasting of Gen-Z teens: Her face is often pimple-covered. It’s appropriate in “Eighth Grade,” my favorite movie of 2018, but
- John Hansen
- November 16, 2022
Film will make you ‘Smile’ if you like tried-and-true horror
In a strong year for horror films, “Smile’s” marketing helps it stand out. At televised sporting events, performers stood amid the crowd and gave huge
- John Hansen
- November 11, 2022
‘Urban Legends’ trilogy limps to end with ‘Bloody Mary’ (2005)
Along with the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” trilogy, the “Urban Legends” threesome wraps with a straight-to-video installment that many people don’t know exists.
- John Hansen
- November 2, 2022
‘Pearl’ a darkly moving, stylish origin story of ‘X’ villain
Cinephiles knew about writer-director Ti West and actress Mia Goth before 2022, but if “X” didn’t make this their breakout year, its prequel (made during
- John Hansen
- October 28, 2022
‘The Ring Two’ (2005) an inferior, CGI-dependent sequel
As “The Ring Two” (2005) opens, high school senior Ryan Merriman tries to pass the “You’ll die in one week” curse to classmate Emily VanCamp
- John Hansen
- October 26, 2022
‘Barbarian’ a wild ride with scares big and small
Quentin Tarantino hasn’t done a straight horror film, but if he had, it might’ve looked something like “Barbarian.” This film immediately puts writer-director Zach Cregger
- John Hansen
- October 21, 2022
‘Hellraiser’ still has plenty of (Ceno)bite in 11th entry
In an era when the big horror franchises are in a constant state of reinvention, it makes sense that in the 11th “Hellraiser” film (Hulu),
- John Hansen
- October 20, 2022
‘House of Darkness’ an engaging ‘meet (not so) cute’
So many new horror movies are out in 2022 that I don’t have time to research them beforehand (plus, I like to avoid spoilers). If
- John Hansen
- October 19, 2022
Is Jordan Peele’s latest a masterpiece? ‘Nope’
Writer-director Jordan Peele’s career-arc similarities to M. Night Shyamalan become more pronounced with “Nope.” But he’s declining faster. Shyamalan was still doing good work on