My quick rating - 5.4/10. "If Evil Dead (or Ash vs. Evil Dead) had a weird Wiccan cousin" was all I needed to hear to spark my curiosity and dive into the fantastical world of . The Demon's Rook . This independent film is a fun, although not flawless, experience for those who enjoy some horror combined with elements of campy horror, dark fantasy, and overall supernatural fiction. The plot is centered on a young boy named Roscoe (played by James Sizemore , also the writer and

My quick rating - 6.4/10. I popped on The Blackening, knowing it would be something I had seen before, and it infuses that with elements of both missed opportunities and commendable humor. This horror-comedy film follows a group of black friends who gather for a Juneteenth weekend getaway, only to discover themselves trapped in a secluded cabin with a deranged killer. Did that word "cabin" grab your attention? There are shortcomings, but it does manage to toss in some qualit

My quick rating - 3.5/10. Not a lot of "sharking" is going on in this killer shark movie. The Black Demon aspires to be part of the wave created by "killer shark" films, but unfortunately, this particular flick fails to deliver the necessary level of excitement and thrills I associate with quality shark flix. Although the concept has all the makings of a thrilling experience, with the idyllic family vacation setting quickly turning out to be an actual nightmare through the e

My quick rating - 1.7/10. Looks like we have another wannabe "snuff" flick here. You have seen me mention flix, which attempts to make you believe they are real torture or murder caught on video. This has the grainy, static look and all to begin with. Let me break down how amateur this is. There have been three supposed videos so far, and they all have identical static effects going on. All consistent, meaning it isn't anything but a filter they turned on, not any form of ran

My quick rating - 4.6/10. I was absolutely going to delete this one, except for one thing. After it ended, I was chatting with a friend about the whole thing, so it did its job - it got us to actually ponder the whole thing, including the outcome. It does end up being a cut above a high-end Lifetime original thriller, LOL. So if that is a selling point for you, then have at it. Jagged Mind boasts an engaging premise that immediately drew me in. The film centers around Billi

My quick rating - 6.6/10. The twisted twins , Sylvia and Jen Soska , are back with their second full-length feature. Now that people are taking notice to their talent, this time they have a budget (although they did need to take out a second mortgage to get the project off the ground). Anyway, this movie is about Mary, a brilliant med student studying to be a surgeon. Equally brilliant is the performance by Katharine Isabelle portraying Mary. Of course, money issues arise,

My quick rating - 5.7/10. New horror flick, so I want to check it out right away since that is what I do. This one is right on that line between horror and thriller. This film tells the tale of two brothers, criminal siblings, one critically wounded, on the run seeking refuge in an isolated and eerie farmhouse during a vicious storm. What starts off as a search for shelter rapidly develops into a thrilling tale of dark secrets and high tension. The strength of this flick lies

My quick rating - 5.9/10. Sometimes, a simple IMDB comment like this, " Excellent Italian Police Brutality ," is enough to sucker me into watching. Since a dubbed option was available, I figured, why not? A random hunchbacked character ( Tomas Milian )? Definitely an interesting flick if you want to check out what the Italian crime movie scene was like in the mid-1970s. Just some really bizarre scenes in this, such as Milian hijacking an ambulance and then killing everyone o

My quick rating - 2.6/10. I have to assume I am in for a winner!! At least the tagline is funny, "You are what they eat," and again, "loosely based on true events." This is a good example of a movie trailer not only summing up the entire movie but also overselling it. You can clearly see the budget restraints during that, but you really get smacked in the face with their lack of funding while watching it. Assuming they did something creative with it, money would make no diffe

My quick rating - 5.3/10. I really don't think a movie title has been so spot on as a description of a movie. The Angry Black Girl And Her Monster offers an interesting premise that manages to hook viewers from the very beginning. The title of this movie is quite fitting as it sums up what this movie is all about, which is no less than an interesting journey of how a very smart teenager named Vicaria, played exquisitely by actress Laya DeLeon Hayes, sets out on a journey to

My quick rating - 4.3/10. The Devil Comes at Night is one of those films that sounds  like it should work better than it does. On paper, the blend of thriller and horror elements looks promising. In practice, it mostly spins its wheels and never finds a strong identity of its own. Directed by Scott Leaver , the film follows Ben, a washed-up boxer returning to his deceased father’s farmhouse in search of an inheritance. After a fight leaves him waking up inside the house, it

My quick rating - 7.0/10. I remember watching this one on the Showtime box we had growing up before cable was a thing. Barbara Hershey plays a woman (Carla) who is attacked and raped repeatedly by some supernatural force, from what I recall. Back then, I didn't worry about things like how well it was acted, etc., so I am paying more attention to those aspects this time around. As if being raped isn't terrifying enough, she continues to be abused by something or someone she c

My quick rating - 5.1/10. This popped up on Radarr, and I just had to watch it again. I remember seeing this on VHS as a kid, but I don't remember much about it, minus the name. Realistically, it probably isn't a great flick in the slightest, but it still is fun. If you are the right age, you will surprisingly still get a kick out of it, since without the nostalgia, it doesn't hold up all that well. Michael Dudikoff was working on taking the helm as the martial arts star of

My quick rating - 6.1/10. The only thing I know about this one is that Robert Rodriguez is at the helm, and to me, that is enough to run with. It is a mystery/thriller that follows a detective ( Ben Affleck ) on a mission to solve a mysterious case of his missing daughter, and an underground government project. With its good twists, interesting plot, and subpar acting, it provides an interesting yet not perfect entertainment experience. I believe that one of the best qualiti

My quick rating - 2.0/10. That scene in that person's basement, I mean, the bar where the dude sang was WAY too long. That was the thing that jumped out at me the most during the watch of this #turkey. It is always a bad sign when a movie runs for 83 minutes, and it seems WAY too long. Nothing happened for about the first half hour except a bit of attempted character development of a bunch of people who cannot act their way out of a cardboard box. They all don't seem to like

My quick rating - 4.4/10. Horror I haven't seen, that is all I know. Apparently, writer Mitch Gould has seen From Dusk till Dawn . First, we have wannabe Ricky Schroder who cannot act his way out of a cardboard box ( Devon Sawa ), and then the opposite Ken Foree , who has appeared in some damn good flix in his time ( Dawn of the Dead , anyone?) The first half of the movie is busy cementing the sleazy strip club atmosphere for us. We have to really believe just how shady it

My quick rating - 3.7/10. Solver is a movie that tries to merge a mystery thriller with an escape room adventure, but fails on many of the important points. Though it seems to be an interesting premise in which Luke's grandfather disappears, and thus the unraveling of clues and puzzles, the execution very much lacks the real pace. First, the biggest negative is subpar acting. The acting from the cast, especially John Ruby as Luke, was quite shallow and did not manage to get

My quick rating - 7.3/10. I have been looking forward to this one ever since I heard of its existence. Three siblings discover an old vinyl recording that spawns blood-starved demons that run wildly in an apartment building in Los Angeles, putting the siblings in a struggle for survival in a nightmare of a family that no one ever dared fantasize. It is only because I am a horror film buff that I appreciate how this film initiates you into its world from page one, as this film

My quick rating - 3.3/10. True events? Just popped on Radarr and caught my eye. Seems a woman fills in for a friend as a stripper and instead is held hostage in a found footage style flick. I was surprised when our main character, Marieh Delfino , got picked up by a limo driven by Tony Todd , so they did throw some money around on this. There is a group of woman who are there to audition for someone and do their routine to be judged, without music. Very odd watching the girls

My quick rating - 5.9/10. The quick synopsis caught my attention. The flick centers on the sisters as they initially use the machine to discover music from the future and place bets, before realizing it will best be used to help fight the Nazis. But when the sisters clash, the consequences are catastrophic. This has to be the first found footage film I have seen where the recordings are from the 1930s-1940s. The sisters played by Stefanie Martini and Emma Appleton invent th