Episode 97 – The Night House

September 12, 2021Haunted House, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseCondolence Manicotti, David Bruckner, Fallen, Oculus, Personal Shopper, Rebecca Hall, The Stepfather (1989)shockdoctors

David Bruckner’s latest film benefits from a typically strong Rebecca Hall performance, a minimum of spookhouse nonsense, and an oppressive atmosphere – even if the closing line is a bit of a dud.

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Episode 96 – Don’t Breathe 2

September 5, 2021New Release, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseAction Horror, Assault on Precinct 13, Fede Alvarez, Mansonite Crazoid, Rodo Sayagues, Stephen Lang, Taken, The Strangersshockdoctors

This unnecessary sequel makes a hero out of the villain of the original, gives him home field advantage, and thereby drains all suspense from the concept.

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Episode 95 – Old

August 22, 2021Body Horror, New Release, Shyamalan Expanded Universe, Theatrical ReleaseGael Garcia Bernal, Gas Leak Cinema, M Night Shyamalan, Midsommar, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Rufus Sewell, Sweetheart, Vicky Kriepsshockdoctors

A beach what makes you old. One of us liked this movie, and one did not. Can you guess which is which?

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Episode 94 – The Night

August 15, 2021Foreign Film, Haunted House, VOD Release1408, Barton Fink, Bathtub Wife, Haunted Hotel, The Dark and the Wicked, The Shining, The Vigil, You Should Have Leftshockdoctors

A better-than-average entry in the haunted hotel genre, The Night is boosted by an understated and compelling ending.

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Episode 93 – Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

August 1, 2021New Release, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseAdam Robitel, Cube, Minos Air, Shadowy Conspiracy, Stalker, The Game (1997), Word Saladshockdoctors

Do you have a friend who’s really bad at handling stress? Imagine cloning them six times, tossing them in a deadly box, and being forced to watch them scream at each other for 88 minutes.

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Episode 92 – The Forever Purge

July 18, 2021New Release, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseAna de la Reguera, Escape from New York, Ever After, James DeMonaco, Josh Lucas, Rednecks, The Purge: Anarchy, The Purge: Election Year, The Warriors, Time of the Wolf, Will Pattonshockdoctors

“Well, uh… the Purge is over, but it’s, like, forever now.”

That’s it. That’s the post.

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Episode 91 – False Positive

July 11, 2021Body Horror, Hulu Original, New ReleaseDanny Elfman, Ilana Glazer, Inside, John Lee, Justin Theroux, Lyle, Peter Pan, Pierce Brosnan, Rosemary's Baby, The Ghost Writershockdoctors

This Ilana Glazer vehicle grapples with some serious real-life issues, and elements of the film have a great deal of merit, but it also has a lot of problems – none more glaring than its WWE-inflected climax that makes a few tone-deaf choices.

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Episode 90 – The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

July 4, 2021New Release, Period Piece, Sequel, The Conjuring Universe, Theatrical ReleaseAnnabelle Comes Home, Brown CGI Wind, Bug (2006), Churchy Jargon, James Wan, John Noble, Michael Chaves, Patrick Wilson, The Curse of La Llorona, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Exorcist, Vera Farmiga, William Friedkinshockdoctors

The Warrens’ third (fourth?) entry in the James Wan Expanded Universe in the weakest yet, completely lacking in scares and drowning in jargon.

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Episode 89 – A Quiet Place Part II

June 20, 2021Creature Feature, New Release, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseCillian Murphy, Djimon Hounsou, Emily Blunt, Genderless Potato, Grabbers, Hush (2016), John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Scoot McNairy, Shelobshockdoctors

Now that the creatures have proven to be mortal, some of the tension of the original film has dissipated. But A Quiet Place Part II still has a lot going for it.

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Episode 88 – Army of the Dead

June 13, 2021Netflix Original, New Release, Zombies28 Days Later, Ana de la Reguera, Cemetery Man, Dave Bautista, Dawn of the Dead (2004), Ella Purnell, Fallout: New Vegas, Omari Hardwick, Phantom of the Paradise, The Killers, Tig Notaro, Zack Snydershockdoctors

Zack Snyder’s return to the zombie genre finds him still plagued by the self-seriousness of his superhero films, even as he tries to recapture the breezy tone of Dawn of the Dead ’04.

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