Tag Archives: Horror

Heart Eyes (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A murderous “date night”

Posted on August 18, 2025 by kaist455

“Heart Eyes” is another typical hybrid between horror and comedy. This time, we get a mix between slasher horror and romantic comedy, and the resulting mix is often enjoyable mainly thanks to the good chemistry between its two lead performers, … Continue reading →

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MadS (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): An apocalyptic one-shot horror film

Posted on August 15, 2025 by kaist455

French horror film “MadS” presents a familiar type of horror story via an interesting visual approach. While this is basically another typical zombie horror film, the movie steadily and fluidly follows the story and characters without any interruption, and its … Continue reading →

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Eyes Without a Face (1960) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): As she waits for another surgery

Posted on August 13, 2025 by kaist455

French filmmaker George Franju’s 1960 horror movie “Eyes Without a Face” is quite striking for its eerie qualities. While it initially feels merely bizarre and disturbing on the surface, the movie gradually draws us into the evil and madness at … Continue reading →

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Jaws (1975) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): Still on the top of the field

Posted on August 7, 2025 by kaist455

If there had not been any shark movie at all after Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film “Jaws” came out, we would not complain that much in my humble opinion. After all, this great film tried and then succeeded in nearly everything … Continue reading →

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Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025) ☆☆(2/4): No more than your average slasher flick

Posted on July 25, 2025 by kaist455

Netflix film “Fear Street: Prom Queen”, which was released a few months ago, is no more than your average slasher flick, and that is a big disappointment compared to how much the Fear Street trilogy achieved a few years ago. … Continue reading →

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M3GAN 2.0 (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): She is back – and upgraded

Posted on July 18, 2025 by kaist455

“M3GAN 2.0” tries to surpass its predecessor, but its upgrade is a bit less fun to my little dissatisfaction. While its titular character gives us some naughty entertainment as expected, the movie is no more than a conventional genre variation … Continue reading →

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KPop Demon Hunters (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A ridiculously fun K-POP fantasy animation

Posted on July 7, 2025 by kaist455

First, I must confess that animation feature film “KPOP Demon Hunters”, which was released on Netflix a few weeks ago, willingly goes into a musical territory not so familiar to me to say the least. Yes, despite being a South … Continue reading →

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Noise (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A noisy and spooky apartment building

Posted on July 5, 2025 by kaist455

South Korean film “Noise” is a little disturbing horror flick about one noisy and spooky apartment building. If you are familiar with many other South Korean apartment horror movies such as “Possessed” (2009), you will know what you are going … Continue reading →

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Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) ☆☆(2/4): Or regurgitation, shall we say

Posted on July 3, 2025 by kaist455

“Jurassic World Rebirth” should be titled “Jurassic World Regurgitation” instead in my trivial opinion. While it is supposed to try to do some new stuffs, it only serves us the same old kinds of terror and action without bringing anything … Continue reading →

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28 Years Later (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Danny Boyle back in Zombieland

Posted on June 20, 2025 by kaist455

Danny Boyle’s latest film “28 Years Later” reminds me again that he is a filmmaker who has rarely repeated himself. Yes, he is back in that post-apocalyptic world explored in “28 Days Later” (2002), and we are surely served with … Continue reading →

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