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Written by ScreenPhilesJanuary 18, 2021January 18, 2021

REview: Wolfwalkers (2020) | Animation that Captivates and Amazes

As I’ve aged (gracefully, I like to think) I’ve noticed that I don’t tend to watch much animation; I don’t dislike it, and in fact respect it as an art from in and of itself, though it just doesn’t engage me. Part of the problem is that I grew up on hand-drawn animation. And sure, […]

Written by ScreenPhilesJanuary 5, 2021January 5, 2021

REview: We Can Be Heroes (2020) | Children May Not Like This (With Good REason)

We Can Be Heroes is the first of the movies that Robert Rodriguez occasionally writes and directs for children (Sharkboy and Lavagirl, Spy Kids) that I have watched in it’s entirety and it’s as banal as I always assumed that the movies he’s written and directed for children would be. And it’s worth mentioning that […]

Written by ScreenPhilesDecember 23, 2020

REview: Dicktown (2020) | Imagine Sherlock and Watson (Except Less Competent and Working for Teens)

If you’ve had your fill of Rick And Morty – I haven’t though sometimes I find the show too clever for it’s own good. It’s definitely a smart show, but I feel as if on occasion it rubs viewers noses in how witty it is, which gets tiring. And then there’s Archer – another great […]

Written by ScreenPhilesDecember 4, 2020December 7, 2020

REview: Train To Busan (2016) | Ranks Among The Best Of The “Infected” Movies

To begin, let’s establish a baseline of sorts. Sang ho-Yeon’s Train To Busan, while it promotes itself as a zombie movie, isn’t. It’s actually closer to “infected” movies like 28 Days Later, Rec, The Girl With All The Gifts and The Night Eats The World than a traditional zombie movie. And while George Romero didn’t […]

Written by ScreenPhilesOctober 25, 2020October 25, 2020

REview: Helstrom (2020) | It’s Better Than You Think

I grew up reading comics so seeing the characters I was figuratively weaned on turn up on television and movies is a very gratifying experience. That being said, if you see anything often enough – while the bloom doesn’t necessarily wear off – you do get more critical about it. Which is my way of […]

Written by ScreenPhilesOctober 20, 2020October 20, 2020

REview: The Haunting of Bly Manor, Season Two (2020) | Brilliantly Poignant

I was more than impressed by Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix because beyond being wildly entertaining, it’s an exemplar on how horror can be more than what people typically expect of it, which is to say entertainment that’s well-acted, well-written and visually beautiful. And that’s not at all unusual if you’ve […]

Written by ScreenPhilesOctober 9, 2020

REview: Monsterland (2020) | The 1980’s Want Their Politics Back

I expected to really enjoy Hulu’s Monsterland, after all I really like horror and it’s called “Monsterland,” after all.” And with a name like that it wouldn’t be untoward to expect the presence of plenty of things that go bump in the night (And there’re a few but the main terrors are those of the […]

Written by ScreenPhilesOctober 2, 2020October 2, 2020

Trailer Into REaction: His House (2020) | Official Trailer

I REALLY like this trailer! It revolves around a couple who’re immigrating from Sudan and despite the fact that it appears that they’ve escaped from a really violent situation in their former home country they encounter horrors of a supernatural variety that they could never have anticipated. The immigrant experience is ripe for the horror […]

Written by ScreenPhilesSeptember 28, 2020

Trailer Into REaction: Books Of Blood (2020) | Official Trailer

On October 7th Hulu will premiere another attempt to interpret the work of Clive Barker with Books Of Blood (2020) and I’m not at all optimistic because I’ve seen The Midnight Meat Train (2008), Dread (2009) and Book Of Blood (2009) never mind the Hellraiser movies, of which only three or four are worth watching. […]

Written by ScreenPhilesSeptember 23, 2020September 23, 2020

Trailer Into REaction: The Haunting Of Bly Manor (2020) | Official Trailer

The first full-length trailer for Mike Flanagan’s second Netflix series, The Haunting Of Bly Manor – based on Henry James’ The Turn Of The Screw – dropped a few hours ago and it’s familiar and not-so-familiar at the same time. It’s familiar because visually it looks similar to The Haunting Of Hill House (2018) and […]

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