Movies

‘The Hills Have Eyes’ (2006) a tasty cannibal remake  

The Naughties (2000-09 in horror films) were a cynical time of slick remakes. But entries like director/co-writer Alexandre Aja’s “The Hills Have Eyes” (2006) remind

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‘Prey’ brings ‘Predator’ series back to basics 

“Prey” is rightfully being labeled as the best “Predator” film since the 1987 original. If it also gets good ratings for Hulu, it might pave

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Ryder’s ‘Gone in the Night’ will age well 

Director/co-writer Eli Horowitz’s “Gone in the Night” starts in one place – a couple arrives at their rental cabin only to find it’s been accidentally

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‘Triangle’ (2009) untethers us from safety blanket of time 

Before the original run of “The X-Files” (1993-2002), weird horror movies stood out. Afterward, they we more likely to get lost in the shuffle (although

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‘Blue Crush’ (2002) battles breakers to become memorable 

Perusing internet lists of the best surfing films, I see “Blue Crush” (2002) is totally ignored by some and ranked highly by others. That sounds

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‘Deep Blue Sea 3’ (2020) wises up to cap smart-shark trilogy 

Because I can’t leave my readers hanging like one of those hapless characters dangling above a shark’s maw – as happens at least once in

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‘Exorcism of Emily Rose’ (2005) puts Derrickson on map 

“The Exorcism of Emily Rose” (2005) makes many lists of elite exorcism films, but in broader circles it’s under the radar. It gets lost in

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‘American Underdog’ (2021) gets at heart of Kurt Warner 

Zachary Levi looks like Kurt Warner, he’s athletic enough to play an NFL quarterback, and he’s youthful enough that we’ll give the movie a free

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‘Bait’ (2012) plants hook of grocery-store shark horror 

As the shark subgenre of horror became increasingly glutted in the 21st century, it became important for a new movie to stand out, to have the

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‘Black Water’ films (2007, 2020) are a croc (in a good way)

Australian writer-director Andrew Traucki got on the map with “Black Water” (2007), a gripping low-budget feature about a killer croc (no, not that one) stalking

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