Tag Archives: Horror

Freaky (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Freaky Friday the 13th

Posted on November 26, 2020 by kaist455

“Freaky”, which is incidentally released “Freaky Deathday” in South Korean theaters, is a little fun horror comedy film which accomplishes its tasks as well as intended in its small genre playground. Although its juxtaposition of two familiar story promises is … Continue reading →

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Nocturne (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A sibling rivalry

Posted on October 25, 2020 by kaist455

“Nocturne”, which was released on Amazon Prime a few weeks ago, is a psychological horror film which has some little fun with its familiar story and characters. Here is a young heroine very eager to go further for her artistic … Continue reading →

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Evil Eye (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Mother is quite worried…

Posted on October 25, 2020 by kaist455

“Evil Eye”, which was released on Amazon Prime a few weeks ago, works to some degree despite its preposterous story premise. During its first two acts, the movie builds its psychological tension well as focusing on the believable personal relationship … Continue reading →

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Black Box (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): As he regains his memories

Posted on October 11, 2020 by kaist455

“Black Box”, which was released on Amazon Prime a few days ago, entertained me enough as digging a bit into its familiar genre territories. If you have ever watched similar genre pieces like Christopher Nolan’s “Memento” (2000), you will know … Continue reading →

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Vampire vs. the Bronx (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Young vampire hunters in Bronx

Posted on October 5, 2020 by kaist455

“Vampire vs. the Bronx”, which was released on Netflix in last week, is as silly and funny as suggested by its very title. While reminiscent of many different vampire horror films ranging from TV miniseries “Salem’s Lot” (1979) to “Fright … Continue reading →

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#Alive (2020) ☆☆(2/4): A mediocre South Korean zombie flick

Posted on September 24, 2020 by kaist455

Some of you probably know how much I have been getting tired of zombie movies. Except several notable cases such as “28 Days Later…” (2002) or “Zombieland” (2009), most of those zombie flicks did not entertain or terrify me much … Continue reading →

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The Hunt (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Liberal elites hunting deplorable conservatives

Posted on September 21, 2020 by kaist455

Craig Zobel’s new film “The Hunt” is a mildly amusing horror comedy about a bunch of liberal elites hunting deplorable conservatives. While it looks promising as rapidly throwing a series of nice surprises during its first act, it comes to … Continue reading →

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The Rental (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A competent test run by Dave Franco

Posted on September 3, 2020 by kaist455

Dave Franco’s debut feature film “The Rental” is a modest test run for his nascent filmmaking career. Although it will not surprise you much especially if you are familiar with its genre territory, it is mostly competent on the whole … Continue reading →

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Sputnik (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Beauty and the Host

Posted on August 31, 2020 by kaist455

Russian film “Sputnik” is a little creepy SF horror flick which intrigues and then chills you as patiently developing the story and characters within its limited background. Evoking many various movies ranging from “The Manchurian Candidate” (1962) to “Venom” (2018), … Continue reading →

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Detention (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A historical horror based on video game

Posted on August 17, 2020 by kaist455

Taiwanese film “Detention” is an interesting piece of historical horror which is incidentally based on a popular video game of the same name. Although I do not have any particular experience or knowledge on the eponymous video game, I was … Continue reading →

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