Category: horror
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![Fear Street Part Three: 1666 [2021] ★★½](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/fear_street_ver7.jpg?w=510)
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 [2021] ★★½
In this third and final installment, we travel all the way back to 1666 in order to witness the origins of Sarah Fier and the curse that was cast upon her. The film also wraps things up in a neat way, keeping you on the edge of your seat with a totally entertaining climax that…
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![Fear Street Part Two: 1978 [2021] ★★½](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/fear_street_ver4-1.jpg?w=510)
Fear Street Part Two: 1978 [2021] ★★½
If you’ve seen last week’s slasher film on Netflix, then you probably know what to expect from part two. The only difference this time around is that we’re in 1978, and a group of teenagers at a summer camp come face to face with a psychotic killer on the loose. Ring a bell? Of course…
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![Fear Street Part One: 1994 [2021] ★★½](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/fear_street_ver3-1.jpg?w=510)
Fear Street Part One: 1994 [2021] ★★½
Welcome to “Fear Street”, Netflix’s latest slasher trilogy event, which starts this week with “1994”. From the title and the font, you can already tell that this trilogy is tailor-made for fans of retro slasher flicks. It also helps that they’re based on R.L. Stine’s popular books, which were huge in the 1990’s. The film…
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![A Quiet Place Part II [2021] ★★½](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/quiet_place_part_ii-1.jpg?w=510)
A Quiet Place Part II [2021] ★★½
It lacks the freshness of the first film, but “A Quiet Place Part II” still delivers the goods, thanks to a great cast and some pulse-pounding horror sequences, skillfully staged by director John Krasinski. Krasinski’s character may have died in the first film, but his work behind the camera is still impeccable, as we follow…
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![The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It [2021] ★★](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/conjuring_the_devil_made_me_do_it.jpg?w=509)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It [2021] ★★
Third time isn’t the charm for Lorraine and Ed Warren, as they investigate yet another murder that may be linked to a demonic possession. “Investigate” is key here, because unlike the first two films which were filled with long, scary sequences, this one doesn’t deliver much on the horror scale. The focus instead is on…
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![Things Heard & Seen [2021] ★½](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/things_heard_and_seen.jpg?w=510)
Things Heard & Seen [2021] ★½
Simply put, Netflix’s latest supernatural thriller is a waste of two hours. Part family drama, part haunted house movie, “Things Heard & Seen” tries to juggle a lot of themes at once, but it all adds up to nothing. Amanda Seyfried is the only saving grace of this movie; she plays an artist who relocates…
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The Haunting Of Bly Manor [2020] ★★★½
Many will say that “The Haunting of Bly Manor” isn’t like “The Haunting of Hill House”, but it doesn’t have to be. This is a new story in a new house, and if you’re anything like me, you’ll find it just as captivating as its predecessor. And yes, I binged the hell out of it…
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7500 [2020] ★★½
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is on a plane. He plays a young American co-pilot who finds himself dealing with terrorists when his flight from Berlin to Paris is hijacked. Sounds familiar? That’s because you’ve seen movies like “7500” so many times before, from “Turbulence” and “Air Force One” in the 90’s, to “Red Eye” and “Non-Stop” in…
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The Son (El Hijo) [2019] ★★
In this half decent Argentinian Netflix thriller, a man becomes convinced that his wife has switched their newborn baby. We don’t know why or how, but we play along, even when our man drowns in a sea of paranoia and confusion. It’s an intriguing idea that sadly doesn’t live up to its full potential. The…
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Wounds [2019] ★½
Netflix’s “Wounds” is 5% intrigue and 95% a waste of a talented cast. It starts out well enough then quickly degenerates into a confusing mess. Armie Hammer is good as always, but he doesn’t have much to work with. He plays a bartender who finds his life spin out of control when he finds a…
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Rattlesnake [2019] ★½
The thing about Netflix’s “Rattlesnake” is that it has an intriguing premise (hence the extra half star): a single mother (Carmen Ejogo) seeks help from a mysterious stranger when her daughter is bitten by a rattlesnake. The price? Take another soul before sundown or her daughter dies. Like I said, this sounds like a set-up…
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The Platform [2019] ★★
I may be swimming against the current here, but I didn’t fully appreciate Netflix’s surreal film “The Platform”. It’s ambitious and has some memorable passages, but I still could’t enjoy it. At least I can start on a positive note: the story is unlike anything you’ve seen before. Two inmates wake up in a mysterious…
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The Invisible Man [2020] ★★★
Surprise. This remake of a remake of a remake is actually good. Who would have thought that the least hyped Universal monster movie of the modern era would turn out to be the best one yet? Certainly not me. But here’s the deal: “The Invisible Man” gets everything right, from a terrifying plot to pulse…
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Fantasy Island [2020] ★★
If you bought a ticket to Blumhouse’s “Fantasy Island”, you probably know exactly what you’re getting yourself into. As an avid fan of horror films, I can tell you straight away that this movie isn’t great, not by a long shot, but it has a few intriguing ideas, starting with the plot itself: 5 guests…
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The Grudge [2020] ★½
It’s January, which means we either get an Oscar contender or a movie that nobody asked for. Case in point: “The Grudge”, a lazy attempt at reviving a franchise that was dormant for many years now. Still, I gave this film a chance to prove me wrong, especially with Sam Raimi being a producer on…
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The Lighthouse [2019] ★★★
As someone who didn’t fully embrace Robert Eggers’ directorial debut “The Witch”, I thought his latest effort was a much superior exercise in psychological terror. “The Lighthouse”, co-written by Eggers and his brother Max and starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as lighthouse keepers trying to maintain their sanity while living on a remote island,…
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Doctor Sleep [2019] ★★★
When asked about “Doctor Sleep”, Stephen King said that he wanted to “check up” on Dan Torrance, years after the events of “The Shining”. And indeed, this sequel set over 30 years after the first film gives Ewan McGregor the chance to shine (no pun intended) in a movie that tries to juggle a lot…
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In The Tall Grass [2019] ★½
Movies based on Stephen King’s books tend to range from terrifying (“Misery”, “Pet Sematary”, It”) to complete rubbish (“Cell”). “In The Tall Grass” was co-written with his son Joe Hill and is currently streaming on Netflix. I wasn’t familiar with the source material and I hadn’t seen the trailer or read a single word about…
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Polaroid [2019] ★
This stinker of a horror movie is one of the worst things you’ll see this year. Following in the footsteps of two of the worst horror films of the decade (that would be “Flatliners” and “Slender Man”, just in case), “Polaroid” focuses on a high school loner who finds a polaroid camera at an antique…
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Child’s Play [2019] ★★½
I couldn’t care less about a remake of the 1988 cult classic “Child’s Play”, but now that I’ve seen it, I guess you could do worse. This is a decent enough updated version that’s actually more gruesome than any other film in the franchise. Bonus points for having Mark Hamill as Chucky this time around.…
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