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Tag Archives: Horror
The Cured (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): After a zombie epidemic
Bringing some fresh and interesting ideas to its horror genre. “The Cured” rises a bit above many other zombie movies. Yes, zombie movies are dime a dozen these days, but the movie presents a compelling social/political drama to engage us … Continue reading
A Quiet Place (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Be Silent – Be Very Silent
Rarely have I been so constantly quiet like I and several audiences were during the evening screening of “A Quiet Place”, a small horror film which is seemingly modest on the surface but undeniably intense and terrifying for many good … Continue reading
Annihilation (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Into the alien land of annihilation
“Annihilation” is something we do not see everyday: a smart, intelligent SF film packed with mood and ideas. While it may require some patience from you due to not only its glacial narrative pacing but also the baffling ambiguity surrounding … Continue reading
The Lure (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A Polish musical film with two man-eating mermaids
Deliberately weird and whimsical, Polish musical movie “The Lure” is destined to be a cult film. While it provides several lively musical sequences to delight you, it is also a dark horror melodrama about two beautiful but lethal mermaids, and … Continue reading
1922 (2017) ☆☆(2/4): The year when he killed his wife
Since the considerable success of “Carrie” (1976), many of Stephen King’s novels and short stories were adapted into movies during last 41 years, but 2017 is quite an interesting year because we have no less than four feature films based … Continue reading
Mother! (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): A no-holds-barred allegory from Darren Aronofsky
Regardless of whether you love it or hate it, “Mother!” is a no-holds-barred allegory which will shake you up a lot during your viewing. I must confess that I was baffled during its rather ponderous first act, but then I … Continue reading
It Comes at Night (2017) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Fear eats their soul…
While firmly and intensely sticking to its minimalistic setting, “It Comes at Night” works as a terrifying psychological horror film. As its few characters struggle with fears and uncertainties in their gloomy circumstance, the movie pushes them further to its … Continue reading
Gerald’s Game (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): A woman bound in danger
When I came across the trailer of “Gerald’s Game”, I was rather perplexed for good reasons. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, and that novel seems to be nearly impossible to be … Continue reading
The End of April (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): As she prepares for her examination…
South Korean film “The End of April” is a stark, gloomy psychological horror thriller which often unnerves and confounds us with a number of darkly nervous moments. While some of you may be confused about what exactly happens in the … Continue reading
It (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): It finally comes….
Stephen King has been known well for creating compelling horror stories from seemingly ordinary backgrounds, and “It” is surely one of his prime examples. As the story and characters are vividly and realistically established in this big, ambitious modern horror … Continue reading
