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Abigail review

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  From the team behind the new Scream movies comes Abigail a blood soaked vampiric dream scape that is as entertaining as it is full of the red stuff. The story follows a group of people who kidnap the 12 year old daughter of a seemingly wealthy man..or have they?? it's a simple clean setup and throws you right into the heart of the action, there's no messing around or waiting here which I loved. From Melissa Berrera to Katherny Newton to Kevin Durand and more Abigial's cast is energetic, hilarious and full to the brim of life.  To say there is a lot of blood involved here would be an understatement, there's blood almost from the get go. Blood comes out of people, blood sprays people, blood is spewed like water from a faucet and it is as gross as it is devilish. The majority of the movie taking place in a giant mansion proves for some fun and unquie moments but much like other horror movies the cliche split up and see what we can find happens here leading to more myster
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Civil War (2024) review

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  From writer / director Alex Garland comes Civil War which is set in a dystopian America where a team of military-embedded journalist races against time to reach Washington D.C. before rebel factions desend on the White House to take out the President of the United States. Alex Garland's past work is pretty much nothing short of spetacular so hopes were high for this movie and it's easy to say that Civil War is as fantastic as it is harrowing and adrenaline fueled. Starring Kirsten Dunst and a star performance from Cailee Spaney Civil War's opening of a chaos infused America sets things up perfectly.  What follows is a long road trip to D.C. where along the way all manner of things happen and go wrong from looters and shooters to a truly terrifying standout between the group and two armed soldiers. Alex Garland's ability to craft and deliver scenes like this is second to none and it shows once again here that he is one of the best working today. Performance wise Civil
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The First Omen review

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  The original Omen movie is a horror classic no doubt. What followed however, not so much at least in my opinion. It's now 2024 and we're going back to the beginning even before the first movie as The First Omen is essentially that it tells the tale of the baby who would become the Anti-Christ and his mother apparent.  It begins in 1971 Italy when a nun arrives to pledge her vows to the Church. Her faith is soon in shambles when she uncovers a sinister plan to birth the Anti-Christ leading to some truly terrifying and unsettling scenes. Nell Tiger Free truly shines as Sister Margaret who goes through quite the ordeal throughout.  The First Omen doesn't shy away from the true blasphemous acts of the church and the riots that insued against them. It's all compacted in an almost 2 hour scarefest that is as surprisingly good as it is harrowing. It also doesn't shy away from getting pretty graphic leading to a pretty uncomfortable birthing scene and a sense of dread onc
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Late Night with the Devil review

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  After an almost 4 month wait horror has finally gotten it's foot on the gas in 2024 and what a way to do so with Late night with the Devil. Starring the severly underrated David Dastmalchain the story of Late Night with the Devil proclaims itself a found footage horror experience unlike any other. Dastmalchain plays Jack Delroy the host of a midnight talk / variety show named Night Owls. On the night of Halloween 1977 things take a sinister turn as he and a number of guests begin to try and communicate with Satan himself. First off this movie is wonderfully set up with an opening manifesto of Jack Delroy's life. He is married, a successful TV show host who aspires to be the best but he is into some rather seedy endeavors in his spare time which play a part in the ending and commupence of it's characters.  Presenting itself as a found footage horror in a sense Late Night with the Devil builds the tension in the room ever so slowly leading up to it's bewildering almost
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Immaculate review

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  I was lucky enough to see this movie a week before official release. Immaculate stars new mega-star Sydney Sweeney and after the huge success of Anyone But You has she two genre hits on her hand?? the story of Immaculate isn't anything new or truly original. It follows Sister Cecelia (Sydney Sweeney) who after the closure of her parish moves to Italy to move into a new parish that is very strict and ruled over by an almost iron fist. Struggling to learn Italian to begin things soon take a dark turn and maybe all is not as it seems as bizarre things begin to happen around the convent but all nowhere near as important as Sweeney's character being with child as it is declared a miracle by all. Sydney Sweeney is great here, you really feel for her. Her sheer panic and fear of what is happening around her is genuinely believable. She carries the movie and without her there wouldn't be very much here at all to be honest. It's full of cheap jumpscares, silent moments leading
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Drive Away Dolls review

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  A story about two girls going south proclaims Drive Away Dolls and in more ways than one it is definitely that. From Director Ethan Coen comes a wildly chaotic and sexual charged road trip unlike any other. Starring Margaret Qualley and Gearaldine Viswanathan as two polar opposite friends who take a road trip together to escape their everyday mundane lives. What they don't know however is that the car that they hire out is actually carrying a very sought after briefcase that puts them in serious danger with some very bad people.  Right off the bat Drive Away Dolls is raunchy, Margaret Qualley's performance as Jamie is so sexy and wild it's endearing to watch. She lights up the screen with her presense and her voice that is so lush to listen to. Her best friend Marian played by Geraldine Visawanathan couldn't be anymore different to Jamie and it shows in everything from how they dress to how they interact with the opposite sex. Their chemistry is palpable and so much f
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Imaginary review

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   You'd think with a title like Imaginary this horror movie would be full of creative scares and wonderfully tense moments. Well you'd mistaken as Imaginary is one of the most boringly dull movies I've seen in quite some time. From the get go it just isn't scary and it takes so long to really get to the point that when it does the movie is over 15 mins later. The story follows a family who move into the step-mom's old fmaily home. Trying to begin a relationship with her new step daughters but failing things take a sisniter turn when stuff begins to happen without explination around the house all culminating in a battle for survival from a demonic like entity that prays on children's creativity and longing for companionship.  Coming from Blumhouse you'd expect Imaginary to be somewhat decent but then you realize that this is from the director of Truth or Dare AND Fantasy Island and right away it's evident that this is not going to be pretty. And while it
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