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With the release of the latest Conjuring  movie: The Conjuring: Last Rites , I thought I’d sit down and bang out a little article, a little essay, about one of my favorite weird corners of horror cinema: those movies that are actually based on true incidents. True stories. Real-life events. And sometimes that’s really hard to believe, because when you watch these movies, they’re so over the top, so insane, so terrifying, you’d never in a million years think, “Oh yeah, that to

I am busting out my reliable Film Critic's pants to review four new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, February 7, 2025. 1) HEART EYES The horror-comedy genre is a tricky balance to pull off. For every "Scream"  or "Happy Death Day,"  plenty of movies either lean too hard into the horror and forget to be funny or go full comedy and leave the horror as an afterthought. But when done right, it's a blast. Directed by Josh Ruben  ( "Werewolves Within"

[The 60th annual Chicago International Film Festival  is underway through October 27. Watch for my exclusive reviews of CIFF films on this website.] I'm putting on my Film Critic pants AND suspenders today, which means it's time for some capsule (short) reviews of four New Releases for the week of Friday, October 25, 2024. 1) MEMOIR OF A SNAIL This is Grace (voiced by Sarah Snook) the lead character in the lovely new film "Memoir of a Snail." The very talented Australian stop

As this week's tribute to The Flashback Weekend Horror Convention continues here at the Blog, I would like to share some of YOUR favorite stories and memories from Flashback Weekends of the past. I received a ton of fun stories from you (thank you so much for sharing!) and, since I wrote about my five moments, I narrowed yours down to five, too. 1) From ROB "Horror, particularly slashers, was one of my gateways into cinema. Robert Kojder with Freddy Krueger himself, Robert E