Tag Archives: Slasher

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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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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Final Destination (2000) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Destined to die horribly

Posted on May 18, 2025 by kaist455

To be frank with you, I have somehow avoided watching “Final Destination” and its several sequels during last 25 years. Even when the movie came out in 2000, the movie did not interest me much because it looked like another … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A gory Thanksgiving season

Posted on November 24, 2024 by kaist455

Eli Roth’s latest film “Thanksgiving”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, is cheerfully gory and violent to our horror and amusement. While this is basically another typical slasher horror movie featuring a bunch of cardboard figures to … Continue reading →

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In a Violent Nature (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): From a killer’s viewpoint

Posted on August 19, 2024 by kaist455

When I started to become fascinated with movies during the early 1990s, “Friday the 13th” (1980) and its countless sequels naturally drew my attention whenever I spent some time in local video rental shops. Because of my young age, I … Continue reading →

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Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4): Bloody hilarious

Posted on June 27, 2024 by kaist455

To be frank with you, I should have been a little more generous to “Tucker & Dale vs. Evil”, which is still a hilarious mix of horror and comedy although more than 10 years passed since it came out. When … Continue reading →

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X (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Sleazy, creepy, and bloody

Posted on January 27, 2023 by kaist455

“X”, one of Ti West’s two films which came out in last year, is an interesting juxtaposition of sleazy porn-making and creepy horror with some bloody moments. Although this attempt is not exactly fresh or original, it is still engaging … Continue reading →

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Bedevilled (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : There will be revenge

Posted on December 1, 2010 by kaist455

 Revenge is served raw and simple in “Bedevilled”(2010). The movie delivers exactly what it promises to us, but that is not for free. There are barbarous scenes that make you wince, and then there are bloody scenes that make you … Continue reading →

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