Tag Archives: Horror

Review in Brief: Obsession (2026)

Posted on September 29, 2026 by Sam S-P

Some horror just manages to worm its way under your skin. OBSESSION, from YouTube filmmaker Curry Barker is deeply unsettling and surprisingly profound with its commentary on modern relationships. When awkward dude Bear (Michael Johnston) wishes for his best girl … Continue reading →

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Resident Evil (2026) Review

Posted on September 24, 2026 by Sam S-P

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Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut | Tagged Austin Abrams, Black Comedy, Horror, Resident Evil, Thriller, Video Game, Zach Cherry, Zach Cregger | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)

Posted on September 2, 2026 by Sam S-P

It would be a tough call to put 28 YEARS LATER or its immediate sequel THE BONE TEMPLE above the other as they’re such different prospects. The first film from Danny Boyle is perhaps slightly more operatic and grand in … Continue reading →

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Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (2026) Review

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Sam S-P

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Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut | Tagged Body Horror, Horror, Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, Lee Cronin, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, Posession Horror, The Mummy | Leave a comment

Double Feature: Cold Storage and The Bluff (2026) Reviews

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Sam S-P

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Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut | Tagged Action Movie, Cold Storage, Comedy, David Koepp, Frank E Flowers, Georgina Campbell, Horror, Joe Keery, Jonny Campbell, Karl Urban, Liam Neeson, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Swashbuckler, The Bluff | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: The Toxic Avenger (2023/25)

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Sam S-P

Macon Blair’s Troma remix has plenty of squelchy gore and grotesquery, as well as good work from Peter Dinklage, but it never strikes quite the right tonal balance as the original. A terminally ill janitor (Dinklage) runs afoul of corporate … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Shrouds (2024/25)

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Sam S-P

David Cronenberg plumbs his real-life grief trauma to fuel one of the most twisted yet affecting sci-fi horrors for years. Following his invention of technology allowing mourners to view a live feed of their loved ones’ decomposing body from their … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged David Cronenberg, Diane Kruger, Horror, Sci-fi, The Shrouds, Vincent Cassel | 2 Comments

Review in Brief: Bring Her Back (2025)

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Sam S-P

A horror movie hasn’t made me cry for a while. BRING HER BACK creeps up on you, then pummels you with short, sharp shocks of nightmarish imagery before blindsiding you with incredibly vulnerable emotionality. Arriving to live with their new foster … Continue reading →