Horror Movies

‘Machete Kills’ and 9 other films to consider seeing this fall (Movie commentary)

Here are nine movies I might consider seeing this fall, plus “Machete Kills,” which I might consider seeing about 10 times. (Links to trailers provided

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‘The Conjuring’ effectively delivers standard scares

I kept the lessons of Hollywood horror movies in mind as I hunted for my new apartment. I like living in a somewhat older place,

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‘Mama’ a solidly creepy, if not groundbreaking, middle-of-the-night horror flick (Movie review)

If you’re looking for a good flick to watch in the middle of the night with the lights out, you could do a lot worse

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‘The Way, Way Back’ and 12 more summer movies I’m looking forward to (Commentary)

Even as soulless and redundant superhero movies headline the summer movie schedule, a deeper look at the lineup reveals some really smart-looking smaller flicks hiding

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John’s top 10 movies of 2012

Here are my picks for the top 10 movies of 2012: 1. “This Is 40” — Writer-director Judd Apatow’s first great film in five years, rather than

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‘Sinister’ the best horror film of the year so far (Movie review)

“Sinister” is the best horror film I’ve seen so far this year, largely because it isn’t content to just do the minimum to scare you (like “Paranormal

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Law of diminishing returns starting to kick in with ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ (Movie review)

The “Paranormal Activity” franchise continues to deliver the expected goods — scares or laughs, depending on your mindset — in its fourth entry. But like the “Saw”

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‘Prometheus’ (2012) is a thinking fan’s sci-fi film

It’s really a shame that the novelization has died out. “Prometheus,” which recently hit home video, is begging for a talented sci-fi author to delve deeper into

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‘The Possession’ is a stylish, if unsurprising, exorcism movie (Movie review)

“The Possession” doesn’t stand apart from its possession/exorcism genre brethren in any obvious way. It’s not even the first movie of this kind to be based

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10 movies worth checking out this fall (Commentary)

I’ve perused Entertainment Weekly’s Fall Movie Preview, watched the trailers and come up with my list of 10 movies I wouldn’t mind seeing in the

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