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Episode 206 – Weapons

August 17, 2025Horror Comedy, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseAlden Ehrenreich, Amy Madigan, Austin Abrams, Barbarian, Benedict Wong, Jacob's Ladder, Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Justin Long, Non-Linear, The Witches (1990), Us (2019), Witches, You Won’t Be Alone, Zach Creggershockdoctors

While Zach Cregger shows a deft hand at nurturing intrigue and creeping dread, he is once again hamstrung by his penchant for hard left turns into comedy. The climax is fun, but left us wanting.

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Episode 189 – Heretic (2024)

November 24, 2024New Release, Serial Killer, Theatrical ReleaseBarbarian, Bryan Woods, Chloe East, Creep, Haunt (2019), Hugh Grant, Monopoly, Scott Beck, Sophie Thatcher, The Air That I Breathe, The Caller (1987), The Prestige, The Sacrament (2013), Topher Graceshockdoctors

Heretic has some intelligent, though not groundbreaking, things to say about religion and society, and is built around three strong performances, Hugh Grant in particular. Unfortunately, the script’s minimal modulation of his character’s villainy leaves the movie nowhere to go.

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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 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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