Yearly Archives: 2018

He finds her in the tub, waiting to die. She doesn’t. “Why do you like me?”  Daisy (Jordan Hinson, who scripted the film) asks. “Because you’re young and rich and beautiful and you haven’t called the cops” is really the … Continue reading →

This small-distributor horror film/thriller was picked up at Sundance and earns a limited release Aug. 10. Kind of “It” without the supernatural element, without every adult clueless to the threat. Promising.  “All serial killers live next door to somebody.”

A couple of years back, I reviewed an Idris Elba thriller, a high-toned B-movie called “The Take.” One thing that surprised me was him singing the song that runs under the closing credits. Is there nothing Idris can’t do? I … Continue reading →

Every zombie fan has a secret plan for surviving Apocalypse Undead. We’ve all seen “World War Z,” maybe taken mental notes during “Zombieland.” Do you stockpile food, water and arms and head for the hills? Signal for fellow survivors so … Continue reading →

In “The First Purge,” the Apocalypse is now. The most politically potent sci-fi/horror film series since the early years of George A. Romero gets a bloody, visceral and yes, emotional prequel with “The First Purge,” the movie that tells how … Continue reading →

Will is the embodiment of a doting dad, and a “good provider” boiled down to that phrase’s essential meaning. He spends all day, every day with daughter Tom. He keeps her clothed, healthy, warm and fed, home schools her and … Continue reading →

Vaughn is about to become a father. Marcus, his pal, figures he knows just the thing for “your last free weekend.” The lads leave the city for a hunting trip in the Scottish highlands and Marcus loads his 90s Jeep … Continue reading →

I wonder if we’ll see this Chinese WWII picture in theaters in the US, or if we’ll be waiting on Netflix/VOD? Bruce Willis still commands box office name recognition, especially overseas. Ye Liu, Nicholas Tse and Sun Ma are the … Continue reading →

Long before I moved to Florida, I knew there was a lot more to the place than Disney World, Miami Beach, Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, thanks to this Errol Morris documentary. “Vernon, Florida” was the deadpan follow-up to the … Continue reading →

Combative, prolific, a one-man argument on subjects beyond number, but specifically the seriousness and importance of science fiction, Harlan Ellison went as gently as was possible for him into that eternal good night. He was 84. People always introduced him … Continue reading →