An apartment landlord is the son of a Nazi surgeon and his building has hidden passageways which he uses to spy on his tenants. Klaus Kinski is deliciously creepy as the landlord who is also addicted to death. Solid suspense and some elaborate Saw-like contraptions. Decent, but not spectacular.
An agoraphobic father must rescue his baby daughter from the gang of young feral hoods who attacked his wife months earlier. The gang itself has sight based on fear. As someone who suffers from anxiety myself, the director did an excellent job of conveying the feeling of anxiousness. That certainly helped increase the tension for …
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An absolutely cracking cop drama. The cast is a once is a lifetime ensemble. Some great twists and turns and the ending is tremendously satisfying. Hands down, the best performance of Stallone’s career.
Visually stunning and darkly disturbing at times. The ending is exceptionally thrilling with three stories of crisis happening simultaneously and expertly edited together. Vincent D’Onofrio gives a towering performance as the troubled serial killer and his terrifying inner self. Definitely not for everyone, but I love it.
Very few movies have the ability to scare me any more. Jump scares don’t count, that’s just a reflex. However, this movie is so well executed. There is a constant feeling of dread and uneasiness. Smart script, brilliant pacing. The tension just builds and builds with a few brief moments of relief. A stellar achievement.
This is a Norwegian made horror is about a group of friends snowboarding in a remote area and then they have to seek refuge in an abandoned hotel after one of them breaks their leg. Effectively built-in spooky atmosphere with the location. A half hour for character intros and then all hell breaks loose. With …
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Atmospheric: Check. Stunning Art Direction: Check. Original and Creepy Ghost Design: Check. Great Movie: … if you’re looking for a check, keep waiting. This is a case where the parts are better than the sum. I wanted to like this movie so bad. It’s just missing something plus they gave away every potential jump scare …
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An absolute delight from start to finish. I had a smile on my face the whole time. Hanks, DiCaprio and Spielberg are a magical combination. A terrific departure score for John Williams and Christopher Walken is heart-breakingly good.
A new couple stay over at a B&B only to discover that the legends of the house are true. This is a sometimes funny, sometimes gory Canadian exploitation film was directed by Ivan Reitman and star the not yet SCTV vets, Andrea Martin and a Gene Shalit looking, Eugene Levy. I watched it with the alternative audio …
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This is a very unsettling and horrific documentary about an upper-class Jewish family that is torn apart after the father and youngest son are accused of some heinous crimes. The movie does an excellent job of unfolding the story and it reveals everything unbiasedly as you hear arguments from both sides. Riveting, yet upsetting film.
