Tag Archives: horror

Review: Pandorum (2009, horror)

If Pandorum‘s goal is to create another cult classic like Event Horizon, the finished product is far from perfect. Pandorum asks the audience to follow along a psychological thriller where the crew of the space ship Elysium awakens to deal … Continue reading

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Review: Quarantine (2008, horror)

The best way to describe Quarantine is by the movies it was inspired of. Think of this movie as I am Legend meet Cloverfield meet Blair Witch Project. The movie follows a TV reporter named Angela Vidal as the camera … Continue reading

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Review: Saw V (2008, horror)

I have to admit I never thought Saw could turn out to be a franchise generating movies every year, and if the latest is any indication, this franchise is due for a reboot. The movie is (still) the story of … Continue reading

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Review: Resident Evil – Degeneration (2008, animation, horror)

Resident Evil: Degeneration is not the continuation of the Resident Evil movies that last gave us Extinction. Instead, Degeneration is a CG effort in the veins of the actual game, produced by the company behind the game franchise. The game … Continue reading

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Re-review: Cloverfield (2008, horror)

The other day, while waiting for my car to be serviced, I had the chance to re-watch Cloverfield, this time on a much-smaller screen of a laptop. If you couldn’t stomach the big-screen version with all the shaking, you should … Continue reading

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Review: Teeth (2007, horror)

Teeth is a puzzling movie that doesn’t know what it is supposed to be: it tries to be too many things at the same time and ends up becoming a mess not worth seeing. The topic of "vagina dentata" (basically … Continue reading

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Review: The Mist (2007)

The Mist is pretty formulaic if you drill it down to its core elements. It’s the story of a bunch of diverse characters stuck together in a confined space in order to seek refuge from monsters that want to eat … Continue reading

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Best Musical Movie of 2007

Sweetney Todd Johnny Depp has a knack for playing odd characters, and the latest entry to his resume is a cannibalistic barber… With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, Tim Burton manages to create a film that … Continue reading

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