The Story: When members of a dance troupe are lured to an empty school, drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive the night — and find out who’s responsible — before it’s too late. (Google) What I Like: Writing isn’t the only expressive…
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When anyone compares any film to Jordan Peele’s Get Out (as some reviews referred to Black Box, I pay attention. Marketing ploy aside, that is a big boast, especially for a direct streaming film. So are reviewers right? Or is this something to be avoided? The Story: After losing his wife and memory in a…
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What I remember of the original Tales from the Hood was pictures coming to life, bodies being disfigured, and one creepy as mortician. It was an urban horror anthology which each tales telling a story of the things that keep little black and brown boys and girls of the 90s (and even today) up at…
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Originally published on 1/30/2015 and edited from All Things M.J. Cross Blogger. You may have heard of this critically acclaimed sci-5 thriller art film on many Top Ten lists in 2013 and 2014. Roger Ebert rated it an A+. Regular viewers on Amazon rated the film 3/5 stars. The film can be labelled a box…
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Blumhouse Productions has made itself a powerhouse of thriller and house with such hits as Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister and many others. Some of which have been scientifically proven as the scariest horror movies around. Truth or Dare unfortunately is one of there duds, not for lack of trying. The Story: Olivia, Lucas and a…
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The Story: A graphic novelist (John Cusack) begins a desperate search for his estranged wife (Clark Sarullo) and son (Ethan Andrew Casto) after a mysterious cellphone signal transforms New Englanders into savage killers. The novel was a page turner. I could quickly see it as a movie. When I heard it was definitely going to…
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The Story: In Louisana’s South, at the height of the Civil War, black slaves serve and please their white Confederate masters or die by gun shot or the fire shed. However, all is not what is seems, as Eden plots her freedom. What I liked: First off kudos to black and queer writer/director Gerald Bush…
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The first time I watched this, I’m pretty sure I had my covers ready to pull over my eyes….just in case. I gave it a second viewing, and yup… I definitely still had to steel myself against any scares. The Story: The footage follows the crew of a paranormal reality television program who lock themselves…
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What I Liked: If it wasn’t the first, The Blair White Project was the one that catapulted the found film horror genre to its apex. It changed the game forever. On such a low budget, it created a story of a documentary about a myth of a witch in the woods. It never lets on…
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The Story: Friends defy the rules of a legendary murderer and discover he is real when they start celebrating Valentine’s Day. (Google) What I liked: This film is a classic for creating a good ol’ fashion slasher flick on a holiday known for canoodling with a lover. Canadian accents and jukebox rock aside, My Bloody…
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