When it comes to directorial debuts there seems to be the trend of knocking it completely out of the park or crashing and burning spectacularly. Obviously, there are many factors that go into the results but for every Citizen Kane there seems to be its Date Movie. With the spectrum though there are bound to be the [...]

There is a classic debate that has raged about media for as long as less than savory content has been around, do violent pieces of media cause violence? Discussed to death, fearful parents and concerned bystanders have always been fearful that seeing violence inspires violence in the youth. From videogames to films there are media [...]

For the uninitiated, there is a subgenre in horror where people put movies that are overly violent or graphic in an excessively cruel manner called "mean spirited" horror. A Serbian Film would be considered by many to be the most worthy of the title considering its vile content but even films like Silent Night Deadly Night have gained this [...]

If you have ever tried playing a game where the rules were missing from the box, things can become confusing and frustrating quite quick. Same with a board game, there needs to be a certain set of rules in a horror movie to make the danger the characters experience feel threatening, yet overcomeable. In Nightmare [...]

Horror fans of even the most horrific films can agree that in reality there is only so much that a person's mental state can take. As we see in films like The Blair Witch Project only a few days in an environment that feels dangerous and oppressive can break a person's spirit. Don't Run would have you believe [...]

In a world where football teams lose the game from a field goal kick, Olympians miss the gold by seconds, or delicious meals get burned, it is saddening to watch something fail at the very end. In the same way, the delicious meal of a five-star restaurant means nothing if it ends in food poisoning, [...]