Vampyr (1932)
[6] An occultist beds down at a remote inn where he discovers a young lady succumbing to vampirism after being bitten by an old woman -- an old woman who is supposed to be buried in a nearby graveyard. Despite…
Village of the Damned (1995)
[6] After helming one of the best remakes of all time with 1982's The Thing, John Carpenter tackles another atomic-age remake. Village of the Damned is pretty faithful to the original 1960 film's storyline, which is based on a 1957…
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
[3] [This review is of the 2025 Director's Cut.] Special makeup effects artist Tom Savini directs this early '90s remake of George Romero's seminal Night of the Living Dead. Tony Todd and Patricia Tallman lead the ensemble cast with a…
Marrowbone (2017)
[7] Writer/director Sergio G. Sánchez serves up a melancholy, twisted tale about a young man (George MacKay) who must look after his three younger siblings when their mother dies. The siblings (Mia Goth, Charlie Heaton, and Matthew Stagg) hide themselves…
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
[4] Despite the great casting of Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, the third Conjuring movie continues the franchise's penchant for mediocrity. The Devil Made Me Do It opens with Wilson and Farmiga, as real life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorrain…
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
[7] Peter Cushing returns in Hammer Films' first of many Dracula sequels. Despite the odd absence of Christopher Lee this time out, The Brides of Dracula is more fun and engaging than 1958's Horror of Dracula. The film opens with…
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
[6] When pressured to make a sequel to his seminal masterpiece, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, director Tobe Hooper decided to embrace the comedy and lampoon the original. Caroline Williams stars as a late-night deejay who accidentally records one of…
Weapons (2025)
[8] After his strong debut film, 2022's Barbarian, writer/director Zach Cregger returns with a sophomore effort as good or better. Weapons starts off with a compelling mystery -- why did seventeen school children, all in the same class, suddenly get…
Together (2025)
[6] Dave Franco and Alison Brie (actors who are married in real life) play co-dependent partners having problems with sex and commitment. On a hike through the woods they fall into a cave and drink from a mysterious pool that…
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)
[6] A paleontologist (Sean Young) and her husband (William Katt) discover a family of three brontosauruses living in the rain forests of the African Ivory Coast. At first they are thrilled to report their find, but when rival scientists kill…