Category Archives: Theatrical Release

Episode 171 – Abigail

May 5, 2024Horror Comedy, New Release, Theatrical Release, VampiresAngus Cloud, Dan Stevens, Daybreakers, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Melissa Barrera, Popsy, Radio Silence, Stake Land, The Night Flyer, Tyler Gillettshockdoctors

A step down from Ready or Not – mostly because it recycles many of the same beats less effectively – Abigail nonetheless features a fun cast and a few neat tricks. We just wish it maintained its momentum following a strong opening.

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Episode 170 – The First Omen

April 21, 2024Body Horror, New Release, Period Piece, Prequel, Theatrical ReleaseArkasha Stevenson, Damien: Omen II, From Hell, Nell Tiger Free, Possession (1981), Ralph Ineson, The Devil's Advocate, The Final Conflict, The Omenshockdoctors

A handsomely-crafted legacy prequel that features great performances, oodles of atmosphere, and some solid scares, even if some of its departures from the original don’t quite gel.

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Episode 168 – Immaculate (2024)

March 31, 2024Body Horror, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseAlucarda, Honeymoon (2014), Michael Mohan, Mother Joan of the Angels, Religious Horror, Rosemary's Baby, Satanico Pandemonium, Sydney Sweeney, The Church (1989), The Nun, The Omen, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, Titaneshockdoctors

While the ending isn’t quite as balls-to-the-wall as some of the buzz might have you believe, Immaculate is buoyed by a strong central performance and atmosphere to spare.

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Episode 167 – Imaginary (2024)

March 17, 2024New Release, Theatrical ReleaseBlumhouse, Chauncey the Bear, Fantasy Island, Jeff Wadlow, Possumshockdoctors

Unlike Fantasy Island, the last Jeff Wadlow film we reviewed, the whackadoo third-act shenanigans on offer here aren’t fun-bad… they’re just a chore.

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Episode 166 – Out of Darkness

March 3, 2024Folk Horror, Foreign Film, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical Release000 B.C., 10, Andrew Cumming, Annihilation, Antlers, Bone Tomahawk, Predators (2010), Prey (2022), Quest for Fire, Tree of Lifeshockdoctors

A taut, engaging thrill ride with gorgeous visuals and impressive sound design, Out of Darkness almost completely overcomes an ending that might not work for some.

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Episode 164 – Night Swim

February 4, 2024Haunted House, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseBryce McGuire, Burnt Offerings, Dark Water (2002), Don't Look Now, It Follows, Kerry Condon, Lifeforce, Oil Slick Grimace, The Legacy (1978), The Tale of the Dead Man’s Float, Wyatt Russellshockdoctors

There wasn’t enough meat on these bones to turn this short into a viable feature, and yet Bryce McGuire left some behind in favor of a grab-bag of tired and disconnected horror tropes.

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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 160 – The Exorcist: Believer

November 5, 2023Exorcism, New Release, Possession, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseBathtub Wife, Black Ichor, David Gordon Green, Don’t Deliver Us From Evil, Ellen Burstyn, Heavenly Creatures, Leslie Odom Jr., Linda Blair, Prisoners (2013)shockdoctors

David Gordon Green’s latest attempt at a legacy sequel to a landmark horror film has more in common with The Exorcist’s legion of shoddy imitators than it does with the source material itself.

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Episode 159 – Saw X

October 15, 2023Body Horror, New Release, Prequel, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseAmanda, Hannibal, Hoffman, James Wan, Jigsaw, The Collector, Tobin Bellshockdoctors

Matt and Jim take this opportunity to do a full retrospective on the Saw franchise, and while it’s got a handful of high points, it’s mostly schlock. This entry is better than most.

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