October 14, 2020
Adem Cohen
Aside from “pass” I almost don’t even know what to say, but since I’ve now seen this twice I’m sure I can think of something. Let’s see...the first time it was mostly a dull, ineffective, and far too obvious take on a creepy camp with a bloody past featuring a cast of characters ranging from [...]
October 12, 2020
Adem Cohen
This live-action take on Peter Pan as a former foster kid trying to scrape by does enough of the world-building and character setup required from a pilot episode while also suggesting ideas for future installments that I’d give the series a shot. The source material gets a fresh update wherein Neverland becomes a San Francisco-sized [...]
October 9, 2020
Adem Cohen
The *constant* screaming from lead cop Jim Cummings (also the writer & director) grows from a thorn in The Wolf of Snow Hollow’s side to a hunting knife right through the gut, largely overwhelming everything else on display. It’s especially frustrating because, putting his shining example of everything wrong with police officers & some odd [...]
October 6, 2020
Adem Cohen
From the effective opening scene showing just how dangerous these swamps can be to a few other instances of biological frights there’s a nice creepy vibe to enjoy throughout. However, when things stray from leads Crystal Reed & Andy Bean investigating the bizarre swampy horrors into uninteresting backstory of some locals or the town’s mysteries [...]
October 4, 2020
Adem Cohen
If this wasn’t so focused on showcasing the musical aspects of a tortured singer/songwriter working on her craft Bloodthirsty could have actually been an interesting tale of a growing beast within. Instead, it winds up feeling closer to a fairly dull making-of for a musician’s next album which somehow manages to do nothing special with [...]
October 2, 2020
Adem Cohen
There’s simply not enough here to sustain a feature length film, plain and simple. Tar starts at the end (almost always a bad sign) with a talking head interview of how things went horribly wrong then spins its wheels for half the runtime before getting to the actual creature feature part of things far too [...]
September 30, 2020
Adem Cohen
This feels a little like a kid-friendly introduction to scary movies or perhaps frights for those who prefer their horror experiences more minorly spooky than anything else. Greg (Aaron G. Hale) and (Giselle Marie) Laney are hanging out in their home one dark and kind of stormy night, wandering around Facebook and preparing dinner, when [...]
Not Alone–Brief camping creepiness on a bright & sunny day.
Animal Among Us is listless, uninteresting, and telegraphed.
R.L. Allman’s Peter Pan reimagining has potential as an ongoing series. -Dances With Films Festival
The Wolf of Snow Hollow–Pretty okay aside from a highly grating lead.
Swamp Thing premiere does marsh-based creature horrors justice.
Bloodthirsty seems more interested in music than film.
TAR is an all-around failure of a creature feature.
Sclera Absentia–Spooky short put together fairly well but lacking overall.
Not Alone–Brief camping creepiness on a bright & sunny day.
Animal Among Us is listless, uninteresting, and telegraphed.
R.L. Allman’s Peter Pan reimagining has potential as an ongoing series. -Dances With Films Festival
The Wolf of Snow Hollow–Pretty okay aside from a highly grating lead.
Swamp Thing premiere does marsh-based creature horrors justice.
Bloodthirsty seems more interested in music than film.
TAR is an all-around failure of a creature feature.
Sclera Absentia–Spooky short put together fairly well but lacking overall.
Not Alone–Brief camping creepiness on a bright & sunny day.
Animal Among Us is listless, uninteresting, and telegraphed.
R.L. Allman’s Peter Pan reimagining has potential as an ongoing series. -Dances With Films Festival
The Wolf of Snow Hollow–Pretty okay aside from a highly grating lead.
Swamp Thing premiere does marsh-based creature horrors justice.
Bloodthirsty seems more interested in music than film.
TAR is an all-around failure of a creature feature.
Sclera Absentia–Spooky short put together fairly well but lacking overall.