Category Archives: Slasher

Episode 162 – Thanksgiving

December 10, 2023Horror Comedy, New Release, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseBlack Christmas (1974), Eli Roth, Gremlins, Holiday Slasher, John Carver, Krampus, Krisha, Patrick Dempsey, Rick Hoffman, The Legend of Hell Houseshockdoctors

An improvement over some of Eli Roth’s more risible work, Thanksgiving is a refreshingly old-fashioned slasher that nonetheless feels rather predictable and thin.

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Episode 161 – Five Nights at Freddy’s

November 19, 2023Haunted House, New Release, Period Piece, Slasher, Theatrical Release, Video Game AdaptationElizabeth Lail, Emma Tammi, Josh Hutcherson, Scott Cawthon, The Hug (2018), The Wind (2018), Willy’s Wonderlandshockdoctors

The video game series doesn’t hold a special place in either of our hearts, but the film adaptation is not the wholesale disaster social media makes it out to be.

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Episode 145 – Scream VI

March 26, 2023Horror Comedy, New Release, Sequel, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseCourteney Cox, Demons (1985), Dermot Mulroney, Ghostface, Hayden Panettiere, Jenna Ortega, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Melissa Barrera, Radio Silence, Requel, Stage Fright (1987), Tyler Gillettshockdoctors

Reaching a new low for the franchise, Scream VI spends most of its runtime insisting that everything is different and all bets are off, only to keep rehashing the same tired tropes.

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Episode 144 – Sick (2023)

March 19, 2023Horror Comedy, New Release, Slasher, VOD ReleaseBarbarian, Bethlehem Million, Entrance, Gideon Adlon, Hush (2016), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, In the Bedroom, Jane Adams, John Hyams, Kevin Williamson, The Conversation, The Rental, The Son (2002)shockdoctors

For a sub-80-minute film, Sick feels weirdly bloated, and yet at the same time, suffers from a disappointing lack of ambition.

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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 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 125 – They/Them

September 4, 2022New Release, Slasher, VOD ReleaseJohn Logan, Kevin Bacon, Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, Safe (1995), Sleepaway Campshockdoctors

They/Them is a poorly scripted, entirely muddled mess, a shallow coming-of-age trauma-bonding teen drama with a vestigial slasher film appendage.

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Episode 124 – Bodies Bodies Bodies

August 21, 2022Horror Comedy, New Release, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseA24 Horror, Amandla Stenberg, Brick, Climax, Gosford Park, Lee Pace, Maria Bakalova, Pete Davidson, Rachel Sennott, The Old Dark Houseshockdoctors

Some promising early sequences are quickly undone by a melange of poorly-differentiated characters and a distinct underuse of the “dark and stormy night” atmosphere.

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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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