Category Archives: Theatrical Release

Episode 158 – The Nun II

October 1, 2023Exorcism, New Release, Period Piece, Possession, Sequel, The Conjuring Universe, Theatrical ReleaseBonnie Aarons, James Wan, Jonas Bloquet, Michael Chaves, Taissa Farmiga, The Church (1989)shockdoctors

Apologies for the unannounced hiatus, but we’re back with a throwback to our second episode all-time. The Nun may not have been good, but this sequel is just… boring. It doesn’t help that it’s drowning in disposable tertiary antagonists, either.

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Episode 157 – The Last Voyage of the Demeter

August 20, 2023Creature Feature, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical Release, Universal Monsters, Vampires30 Days of Night, Aisling Franciosi, Alien, Andre Ovredal, Blade II, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Corey Hawkins, David Dastmalchian, Dracula (1931), Dracula (1979), Liam Cunningham, Nosferatu, Salem’s Lotshockdoctors

Even with its slam-dunk premise, we didn’t love “Dracula on a Boat.” However, it gets points for hearkening back to 90s and early 2000s Universal monster flicks.

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Episode 156 – Talk to Me

August 6, 2023Cursed Object Movie, New Release, Possession, Theatrical ReleaseDanny Philippou, Flatliners, Michael Philippou, Pulse, RackaRacka, Sophie Wilde, The Exorcist, The Stone Tape, Wake in Fright, We’re All Going to the World’s Fairshockdoctors

Despite being well-made and periodically effective, Danny and Michael Philippou’s film left us cold. We wouldn’t mind seeing the hand come back, though.

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Episode 155 – Cobweb

July 30, 2023Creature Feature, Haunted House, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseAntony Starr, Barbarian, Castle Rock, Cleopatra Coleman, Lizzy Caplan, Parasite, Parents (1989), Samuel Bodin, Summer of '84, The Baby (1973), The Clovehitch Killer, The Pact (2012), Woody Normanshockdoctors

Samuel Bodin’s dramatically under-promoted film features a few good scares and some deft camerawork, but the parents were written without depth and the film is sometimes paced too much like a trailer.

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Episode 154 – Insidious: The Red Door

July 16, 2023Haunted House, New Release, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseDoctor Sleep, Dream Demon, Haunting of Hill House, It (1990), James Wan, Lin Shaye, Patrick Wilson, Ty Simpkinsshockdoctors

James Wan’s second franchise ends with a whimper. It’s not a trainwreck, but it’s also just not that good.

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Episode 153 – Malum

July 9, 2023Haunted House, New Release, Remake, Theatrical ReleaseAnthony DiBlasi, Assault on Precinct 13, Benny’s Video, Fugue Soup, Fugue Stew, Jessica Sula, Last Shift, Let Us Prey, Mandyshockdoctors

Anthony DiBlasi elected to remake his own film, 2014’s Last Shift, and frankly, he did better the first time.

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Episode 152 – The Boogeyman (2023)

June 18, 2023Creature Feature, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseAnnihilation, Chris Messina, David Dastmalchian, Lights Out (2013), Lights Out (2016), Rob Savage, Sophie Thatcher, Stephen King, The Boogeyman (1982)shockdoctors

A fairly run-of-the-mill adaptation of a minor Stephen King work, this film is not without craft, particularly in its careful control of just how much of the Boogeyman you see.

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Episode 151 – Enys Men

June 11, 2023New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical ReleaseAnnihilation, Corridor (1970), Mark Jenkin, Meshes of the Afternoon, Stan Brakhage, Standish Lawder, The Lighthouse (2019), The Ruins (2008), The Vanishing (2018), The Wold Shadowshockdoctors

A gorgeous and visually striking tone poem, Mark Jenkin’s film might leave you wanting in the story and character department.

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Episode 150 – Consecration

May 29, 2023New Release, Theatrical ReleaseBlack Narcissus, Bull (2021), Christopher Smith, Church Horror, Danny Huston, Fugue Soup, Jena Maloneshockdoctors

A promising beginning is entirely drowned in a tidal wave of bad screenwriting and shoddy direction. Jena Malone and Danny Huston deserved better.

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Episode 149 – Evil Dead Rise

May 14, 2023Body Horror, New Release, Theatrical Release, ZombiesAlyssa Sutherland, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Day of the Dead, Lee Cronin, Lily Sullivan, Return of the Living Dead, Society, The Thing (1982)shockdoctors

Refreshingly not about capital-T trauma, Lee Cronin’s entry is another win for a franchise that, in 40 years, has yet to miss.

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