Category Archives: Theatrical Release

Episode 183 – The Front Room

September 22, 2024Body Horror, Horror Comedy, New Release, Theatrical Release“Gramma”, A24 Horror, Beau is Afraid, Brandy Norwood, Dogma, Kathryn Hunter, Max Eggers, Robert Eggers, Salo, Sam Eggers, The House of the Devil, The Woman in Black (1989)shockdoctors

The directorial debut of Robert Eggers’ younger brothers Max and Sam is an uneasy mishmash of influences, on top of being a tedious scatological assault on the senses.

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Episode 182 – AfrAId

September 15, 2024New Release, Theatrical Release2001: A Space Odyssey, Chris Weitz, Colossus: The Forbin Project, David Dastmalchian, I Robot, John Cho, Katherine Waterston, Keith Carradine, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, The Terminatorshockdoctors

While the Shock Doctors share most of Chris Weitz’s feelings about AI and other facets of modernity, the actual film he’s assembled is a muddled hodgepodge of grievances that never coheres.

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Episode 181 – Alien: Romulus

September 1, 2024Aliens, Body Horror, Creature Feature, New Release, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseAlien, Alien 3, Aliens, Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Dead Space, Evil Dead (2013), Fede Alvarez, Ian Holm, It! The Terror from Beyond Space, Prometheus, Resident Evilshockdoctors

Alien: Romulus is not without its merits – set design and visual style in particular – but it suffers from an excess of fanservice callbacks, and the AI revenant of Ian Holm was a serious misstep.

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Episode 180 – Trap (2024)

August 25, 2024New Release, Serial Killer, Shyamalan Expanded Universe, Theatrical ReleaseAllison Pill, American Psycho, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Dexter, Hayley Mills, Josh Harnett, Kid Cudi, M Night Shyamalan, Mr. Brooks, Opera, Psycho, Rear Window, Saleka, Scarlet Street, Snake Eyes, Stage Fright (1987)shockdoctors

Buoyed by a committed, charismatic lead performance from Josh Harnett, Trap nonetheless suffers from a lack of commitment to its initial single-location conceit.

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Episode 179 – The Exorcism (2024)

August 4, 2024Exorcism, New Release, Possession, Theatrical ReleaseAdam Goldberg, Berberian Sound Studio, David Hyde Pierce, Inland Empire, Jason Miller, Joshua John Miller, Russell Crowe, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Worthington, The Exorcist, The Pope’s Exorcistshockdoctors

Given the background of the material and the people involved, The Exorcism qualifies as a serious disappointment. Turgid, incoherent, and riddled with cliches, this film should have stayed on the shelf.

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Episode 178 – Longlegs

July 21, 2024Crime Procedural, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical Release“Talking Tina”, Alicia Witt, Blair Underwood, Copycat, Cure, Devil Doll, Don't Look Now, Fallen, Maika Monroe, Mindhunter, Nicolas Cage, Oracular Dread, Oz Perkins, Se7en, The Exorcist III, The Silence of the Lambs, The X-Files, Tiny Tim, True Detective, Twin Peaksshockdoctors

Our first great horror experience in recent memory, Longlegs is a slam-dunk early candidate for our favorite of the year. Oz Perkins, Nicolas Cage, and Maika Monroe have never been better.

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Episode 177 – MaXXXine

July 14, 2024New Release, Period Piece, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseBad Influence, Blow Out, Bobby Cannavale, Dressed to Kill, Elizabeth Debicki, Giancarlo Esposito, Halsey, Kevin Bacon, Lily Collins, Mia Goth, Michelle Monaghan, Satanic Panic, Spring Breakers, Starry Eyes, The Bedroom Window, Ti West, X Franchiseshockdoctors

Marred by the superficiality of its sleazy 80s atmosphere, and the bizarre absence of heft in its central character, Ti West’s third X entry ends this franchise with a whimper.

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Episode 176 – A Quiet Place: Day One

July 7, 2024Aliens, Creature Feature, Prequel, Theatrical Release“The Silence”, Alex Wolff, Clerks, Cloverfield, Joseph Quinn, Lupito Nyong'o, Michael Sarnoski, Pigshockdoctors

Michael Sarnoski’s prequel shares some of the pitfalls of earlier entries in the series, but his indie sensibilities add a new character-driven flavor to this film – and Lupita Nyong’o is characteristically excellent.

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Episode 175 – The Watchers (2024)

June 16, 2024Creature Feature, Folk Horror, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseAll You Need is Death, Anansi’s Goatman Story, Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Ishana Night Shyamalan, M Night Shyamalan, Olwen Fouere, The Hallow (2015), Walkin’ in Memference, You Are Not My Mothershockdoctors

Ishana Night Shyamalan’s feature directorial debut unfortunately shares a lot of DNA with her father’s worst work, particularly Lady in the Water. The result, like that film, is rather tedious.

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Episode 174 – The Strangers: Chapter 1

June 9, 2024New Release, Remake, Sequel, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseDevil’s Pass (2013), Madelaine Petsch, Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Renny Harlin, The Butcher (1970), Vacancy (2007)shockdoctors

This disposable, drab, tension-free nothing of a requel is only the first entry in a trilogy that’s already been shot. God help us.

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