The Antiracist: How to Start the Conversation about Race and Take Action by Kondwani Fidel is a poetic memoir loaded with the kind of anguish I couldn’t hope (thank the gods) to understand. It is not, however, what it claims to be. There’s no call to action, advice, or guidance, which is disappointing. I’m happy […]
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The Rig (2023) Series Review
CATEGORY: Amazon Prime, film & tv, film and tv, horror, industrial horror, nautical horror, review, television, telly, tv series
The Rig is a six-part series available on Amazon Prime. It focuses on Kinloch Bravo, an oil rig in the North Sea due to be decommissioned by the energy company that owns it, Pictor, that finds itself invaded by a mysterious, seemingly supernatural entity. (As always, this review is full of spoilers so jump ship […]
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Sorry About the Demon (2022) Review
CATEGORY: cinephile, couch potato, film, film & tv, film reviews, horror, horror comedy, indie horror, modern horror, movie reviews, movies
Sorry About the Demon (2022) is a tongue-in-cheek horror comedy from writer/director Emily Hagins. It follows recently dumped serial quitter, Will (Jon Michael Simpson) who’s duped into renting a house from whiter-than-white Ken and Tammy Sellers (Dave Peniuk and Sarah Cleveland) who see nothing wrong with striking a deal with the demon who inhabits their […]
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King of Halloween: Graveyard Shift (1990)
CATEGORY: 31 Days of Halloween, birthdayoween, cinephile, countdown, horror, horror movies, King of Halloween, modern horror, monster movies, political horror, politics, Stephen King
Wondra: I have to say, Graveyard Shift (1990) is probably the closest thing you’ll find to a b-movie on this list. Okay, it’s totally a b-movie. Don’t get me wrong… I liked it. It’s a lot of fun – but it doesn’t exactly have the depth that a lot of the others do. It’s more… […]
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King of Halloween: Pet Sematary (1989)
CATEGORY: 31 Days of Halloween, birthdayoween, cinephile, countdown, horror, horror movies, King of Halloween, modern horror, political horror, politics, Stephen King, werewolf movies
Wondra: The Countdown to Halloween continues, which means another Stephen King adaptation. Today, we’re going to look at Pet Sematary (1989,) which has some really great moments but can be really annoying at times. I think I’ll start with the setting? The most important place in the movie has got to be the pet sematary […]
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King of Halloween: Silver Bullet (1985)
CATEGORY: 31 Days of Halloween, birthdayoween, cinephile, countdown, horror, horror movies, King of Halloween, modern horror, political horror, politics, Stephen King, werewolf movies, werewolves
Wondra: I’m happy that we’re doing Stephen King adaptions this Halloween. It gives me a chance to rewatch movies I haven’t seen in a long time – like Silver Bullet (1985.) I know you watched it like a month ago, but it’s been awhile for me. Jay: Silver Bullet is one of my favourite werewolf […]
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Birthdayoween Month: 40 Fun Things To Do in My 40s (A Bucket List)
I’ve noticed a massive difference between the leadups to my thirtieth and fortieth birthdays. Thirty felt like the end of my freaking life. Forty feels like the start. I have a theory. (It could be bunnies.) It has to do with how fucking awful my childhood was and how, the further away from that and […]
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King of Halloween: The Dead Zone (1983)
CATEGORY: 31 Days of Halloween, birthdayoween, cinephile, countdown, horror, horror movies, King of Halloween, modern horror, political horror, politics, Stephen King
Wondra: I’m glad you picked The Dead Zone (1983) as our next movie because it’s dark and heavy and so perfect for this time of the year. The Dead Zone is a movie that changes as it goes. Every time you think you’ve got it nailed down, it shifts again. It’s never the movie you […]
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King of Halloween: The Night Flier (1997)
CATEGORY: 31 Days of Halloween, birthdayoween, cinephile, countdown, horror, horror movies, King of Halloween, modern horror, Stephen King, vampires
Wondra: Okay, so here we go kicking off a month of binging and chatting about Stephen King adaptations… Since there are some real crackers on the list, let’s start with some of the “smaller” ones. Like The Night Flier (1997.) The Night Flier is a great movie but is mostly overlooked, even by horror fans. […]
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Book Review: It Was All A Dream: An Anthology Of Bad Horror Tropes Done Right, edited by Brandon Applegate
Horror writers are constantly being told what we’re not supposed to do. Don’t send your MC down to the basement to investigate a strange noise. Keep your characters from splitting up. And, whatever you do, stop those campers from having sex! (Like that’s possible.) The first talk I gave as an author contradicted the idea […]
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