Review of The Woman in the Window (2020)

In a film market dominated by remakes and rehashes, filmmakers seem to enjoy the game of blatant tips of the hat to their filmic forerunners. "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em," as the saying goes, and in many recent cases, there's a serious financial incentive to join a pack of successful imitators in hopes …

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Review: His House (2020)

Netflix's His House, released for streaming on January 27, 2020, is a thoroughly conventional haunted house film with some genuinely unique new trappings, which left me confused if I took anything away from the film. The story focuses on a refugee couple who, having escaped from war-torn South Sudan, find themselves in government housing. However, it …

1922 – The Horror of Decay

I finally got around to watching 1922 on Netflix, knowing nothing about it initially except for the fact that it was (yet another) Stephen King adaptation. When it comes to viewing adaptations of King's work, I try to maintain a healthy skepticism going into the film. While there have been many successes (Stand by Me, The Shining, Misery), there …

Review: Sinister (2012)

So I watched Sinister on Netflix the other night, and I've had some thoughts gestating about it for a few days now. It's maybe the best-mixed bag of a horror film I've ever seen, with some genuinely high highs and some hilariously low lows. It's filled with cliches but scrounging up just enough originality to stay afloat. …