It has to be acknowledged that using disjointed storytelling devices in a narrative is not always the right choice, particularly in thrillers where keeping the audience on the edge of the seat is imperative. Attempts to relieve pressure may lead to relieving tension disruptively. People might have found out that even though there is a […]
The challenge of films featuring a ‘one shot’ style (or films that seem to only rely on a one shot style) is that the Director or film maker is mostly focused on the technical aspect of shooting the film and not the narrative or the cast. For every 1917, a summer blockbuster film with enough
It is not the thought of a zombie apocalypse, a werewolf or even a vampire that can scare one as much as having to face the truth that everything one believes in has weaknesses, and more concerning even is the fact that he could be playing games that he never even agreed to take part
Smile 2 expands Britney Spears’ character, exposing a pop diva’s crazy personality in a somewhat brutal yet predictable and repetitive sequel. Naomi Scott’s exceptional performance is enthralling to watch and assists raise the poorly written screenplay. She is a tragicist who yells, melts down in fright, and dances while the demon with the smile wrecks
The town of Happy Hollow is quite happy in Peacock’s new Horror-thriller ‘Hysteria’. But that’s okay since the main attraction is how this period set in the 1980s focuses on its premise of the Satanic panic and how it brings a connection with today’s world. Forty years ago, any hoo-ha about satanic cults and their
Halle Berry is not undeserving of the attention since the actress back in the game not so long ago played the first woman of color to take home a Best Actress Oscar in a movie that focuses around family violence that is followed by a ‘Fighter’ emotive role from Netflix which is her first directorial
Call the super. This unit needs repairs. Apartment 7A, like most prequels, sequels, companion volumes and remakes, is there for the enhancement of a way better work. That would be Rosemary’s Baby, the bone chilling 1968 masterpiece by Roman Polanski (Chinatown) starring Mia Farrow (The Great Gatsby) who was an actress then. You see, it
Set in 1993 and complete with a VHS tape aesthetic and graphics complete with bloody practical effects, Mr. Crocket weaves millennial nostalgia into quite forgivable supernatural fable. Revitalizes over-familiar scares. Turn of events in the film encourages recalling the last name Espy. The director of the short film of the same name expands his own
Peacock’s new horror thriller Teacup gets it right. Everything. The mystery. The intrigue. The suspense. The gore. The frights. It’s all there in this series, with a tempting concoction that reminds Stephen King and John Carpenter, the two haymakers of this genre. The show works on so many levels, especially in the capable hands of
Halloween draws near yet again, and for whatever reasons, for at least 50 years, filmmakers have associated that Private Holiday with Christmas and have moved two months ahead. Since your favorite psychopathic clown has somehow grown tired of the same Halloween holiday, why not give him some new epic holiday time of the year? Just