Category Archives: New Release

Episode 136 – Bones and All

December 25, 2022Body Horror, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical Release, VampiresBadlands, Luca Guadagnino, Mark Rylance, Martin, My Own Private Idaho, Near Dark, Only Lovers Left Alive, Paris Texas, Taylor Russell, Timothee Chalametshockdoctors

While not quite up to the standards of his prior work, Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal romance road movie is moody, occasionally arresting, and driven by good performances all around.

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Episode 135 – The Menu (2022)

December 4, 2022Horror Comedy, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseAnya Taylor-Joy, John Leguizamo, Mark Mylod, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Fiennes, Ready or Not, Society, The Exterminating Angelshockdoctors

Even if The Menu doesn’t qualify as horror comedy haute cuisine, there are some tasty morsels knocking around in there. Ralph Fiennes is a delight.

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Episode 134 – V/H/S/99

November 20, 2022Anthology, Found Footage, Horror Comedy, New Release, Period Piece, Sequel, Shudder OriginalCreep, Creep 2, War of the Worlds (2005), WNUF Halloween Specialshockdoctors

V/H/S/99 marks the series’ full-on tonal shift into Creepshow-esque horror comedy, which ultimately proves detrimental. Better than V/H/S Viral, but that’s not saying much.

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Episode 133 – Prey for the Devil

November 13, 2022New Release, Possession, Theatrical ReleaseAntichrist, Are We Not Cats, Christian Navarro, Colin Salmon, Daniel Stamm, exorcism, Jacqueline Byers, Legion, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Last Exorcism, The Wailing, Virginia Madsenshockdoctors

Prey for the Devil is a movie that is impossible to care about, a worse-than-average exorcism film in a subgenre where “average” is a pretty low bar to clear.

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Episode 132 – Hellraiser (2022)

November 6, 2022Body Horror, Cursed Object Movie, Hulu Original, New Release, RemakeClive Barker, David Bruckner, Hellraiser (1987), Jacob’s Ladder (1990), Jamie Clayton, Odessa A'zion, Resolution (2012), The Cell, The Ritual, Thir13en Ghostsshockdoctors

David Bruckner’s reboot of the 80s horror staple is a little too rigid, a little too sanitized… and frankly, just doesn’t raise all that much hell. But Jamie Clayton and Odessa A’zion are terrific.

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Episode 131 – Halloween Ends

October 30, 2022Halloween, New Release, Sequel, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseAndi Matichak, David Gordon Green, Halloween 6, Jamie Lee Curtis, The Beast Within, The Shapeshockdoctors

Halloween Ends – about two movies too late. The film is a misbegotten mess, top to bottom, riddled with baffling story decisions and underwhelming direction.

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Episode 130 – Smile (2022)

October 16, 2022New Release, Theatrical ReleaseFallen, It Follows, Kyle Gallner, Parker Finn, Solaris, Sosie Bacon, The Empty Man, The Ringshockdoctors

In spite of a few solid scares, Smile is too full of same-y mystery thread-pulling – and in Matt’s opinion, annoying cops – to really succeed.

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Episode 129 – Pearl (2022)

October 9, 2022Horror Comedy, New Release, Period Piece, Prequel, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseHunger (2008), Mia Goth, Ti West, What's The Matter with Helen?, Xshockdoctors

The back end of Pearl isn’t as visually arresting as its opening act, and suffers from some scripting issues, but the film is a knockout showcase for Mia Goth’s delightfully broad performance.

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Episode 128 – Barbarian (2022)

September 25, 2022Creature Feature, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseA Tale of Two Sisters, Bill Skarsgard, Death Line, Don’t Breathe, Georgina Campbell, Justin Long, Left 4 Dead, The Borderlands, WKUK, Zach Creggershockdoctors

Although it falters a bit in the back half, Barbarian has a killer opening act and an assortment of thrilling hard left turns in plot and style sprinkled throughout.

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Episode 127 – The Invitation (2022)

September 18, 2022New Release, Theatrical Release, VampiresBram Stoker’s Dracula, Jessica M. Thompson, John Carpenter’s Vampires, Nathalie Emmanuel, To Catch a Thief, Twilight, Van Helsingshockdoctors

The Invitation features the sexiest vampires this side of Twilight, and in spite of some satisfyingly old-fashioned gothic horror touches, has about as much dramatic heft – or as many scares.

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