Category Archives: New Release

Episode 114 – Fresh

April 24, 2022Body Horror, Hulu Original, New ReleaseBone Tomahawk, Dahmer, Daisy Edgar Jones, Hannibal, Manhunter, Michael Manncave, Mimi Cave, Raw, Red Dragon, Sebastian Stan, The Texas Chain Saw Massacreshockdoctors

Buoyed by a pair of strong lead performances and a beguiling opening act, tonal issues nonetheless cause the film to stumble a bit as it builds toward and reaches its climax.

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Episode 113 – Umma

April 10, 2022New Release, Theatrical ReleaseDermot Mulroney, Fivel Stewart, Goodnight Mommy, Hereditary, Iris K. Shim, Ninetails, Run, Sandra Oh, The Babadook, The Terror: Infamyshockdoctors

While the film tries to grapple with important themes – the cyclical nature of violence and the hardships of the immigrant experience – an utter lack of suspense and a script allergic to subtext leave the whole endeavor dead on arrival.

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Episode 112 – X

April 3, 2022Body Horror, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical ReleaseBrittany Snow, Crazy Fat Ethel, Criminally Insane, In Flagrante Delicto, Jenna Ortega, Kid Cudi, Martin Henderson, Mia Goth, Owen Campbell, Porn, Scott Mescudi, The Innkeepers, Ti Westshockdoctors

After nearly a decade away from the genre, Ti West still builds tension as well as anyone in the business, but old people having sex isn’t quite as repulsive as he wants it to be.

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Episode 111 – The Cursed

March 20, 2022Body Horror, Creature Feature, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical ReleaseAlistair Petrie, Boyd Holbrook, Dark Night of the Scarecrow, Fugue State, Kelly Reilly, Mickey Liddell, Sean Ellis, Sleepy Hollow, The Haunting of Molly Hartley, The Innocents, The Others, The Wolfman (2010), Werewolfshockdoctors

Period creature-feature goodness and an interesting twist on the mechanics of lycanthropy are diminshed by pacing issues, a sometimes-drab color palette, and some questionable choices about the film’s Roma pseudo-antagonists.

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Episode 110 – Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

March 13, 2022Netflix Original, New Release, Sequel, SlasherDavid Blue Garcia, Elsie Fisher, Jacob Latimore, Leatherface, Olwen Fouere, Requel, Sarah Yarkin, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Things 5: Strange Monstersshockdoctors

Leatherface’s mask not actually being leather is only like the 17th-worst thing about this movie, which gives you an idea of how thumb-fingered it is.

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Episode 108 – Scream (2022)

February 6, 2022Horror Comedy, New Release, Remake, Sequel, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseApril Fool’s Day, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Neve Campbell, Requel, Sharp Objects, Spooftire, The Final Girls, Tyler Gillett, Urban Legendshockdoctors

The latest entry in the long-running franchise is not entirely without merit, but enduring all of the “requel” discourse is about as much fun as watching Reddit projected onscreen for 114 minutes.

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Episode 107 – V/H/S/94

January 16, 2022Anthology, Body Horror, Creature Feature, Found Footage, New Release, Sequel, Shudder Original, ZombiesChloe Okuno, Creepshow, It Happened, Jennifer Reeder, Lights Out, Marble Hornets, Ryan Prows, Simon Barrett, Steven Kostanski, Tales From the Hood, The Tunnel, Timo Tjahjanto, Two Evil Eyes, WNUF Halloween Specialshockdoctors

V/H/S/94 is a vast improvement over its immediate predecessor, but lags behind the first two films, providing a goofy, grindhouse atmosphere but forgetting to be frightening.

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Episode 106 – Nightmare Alley

January 2, 2022New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical ReleaseBradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Chinatown, David Strathairn, Film Noir, Guillermo del Toro, Holt McCallany, Richard Jenkins, Ron Perlman, Rooney Mara, The Blue Angel, The Tenant, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoeshockdoctors

Mild pacing issues and Dr. Ritter’s impenetrable motives prevent Nightmare Alley from being a slam-dunk, but it’s still a very good time.

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Episode 105 – Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

December 19, 2021New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical Release, Video Game Adaptation, ZombiesDel Griffith, Dog Soldiers, Johannes Roberts, Kaya Scodelario, Neal McDonough, Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil (Gamecube)), Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Resident Evil: Extinction, The Rocket Launchershockdoctors

Your Masters of Microphoning meander through another Johannes Roberts misfire, albeit one that appears to make some fanboys very excited.

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Episode 104 – Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin

November 28, 2021Found Footage, New Release, Possession, Sequel, VOD ReleaseGoat Hole, Left 4 Dead, Paranormal Activity, The Blair Witch Project, The Dirties, The Last Broadcast, The Visit, The White Ribbon, V/H/S, V/H/S 2, William Eubankshockdoctors

This sequel mostly dispenses with the series’ customary bag of tricks and replaces them with… well, nothing really.

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