For those of us who’ve long forgotten our 9th grade astronomy lessons, a penumbra is a shadow cast by a celestial body when the light source is only partially obscured. For the purposes of the Argentinian movie Penumbra…
In a busy week, The Raven hits theaters, while home video releases are led by The Innkeepers, The Wicker Tree, Dark Tide, The Fields, The Theatre Bizarre and Death & Cremation.
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Given her track record, you wouldn’t think any horror movie starring Tara Reid would be worth viewing, but The Fields is different. For one thing, Reid appears on screen for only 10 or 15 minutes (Cloris Leachman is more of the headliner.). For another, it doesn’t feature killer snakes or any creature with “Mega” in its name. Rather, it’s a slow-burning period piece (set in 1973) that focuses on mood and character dynamics, a refreshing change of pace that’s not without its flaws. Read about it in my review of The Fields.
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This week, Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings, the latest entry in the Wrong Turn movie franchise makes its TV debut, airing on Sunday, April 22, at 9:00 PM ET/PT on SyFy.
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The concept of high school vampires will no doubt conjure up images of the Twilight movies, but The Moth Diaries is more Black Swan than Bella Swan — though sadly, more in concept than in execution. Read about it in my review of The Moth Diaries.
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The concept of high school vampires will no doubt conjure up images of the Twilight movies, but The Moth Diaries is more Black Swan than Bella Swan — though sadly, more in concept than in execution. Read about it in my review of The Moth Diaries.
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What will certainly be two of the more eagerly anticipated horror movies of the next year now have firm release dates:
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Even if you don’t think The Cabin in the Woods was the best movie opening last weekend, surely it was the best horror-comedy opening last weekend…or was it? While all of the genre focus has been on Cabin over the past week, Detention quietly snuck into theaters with as much energy, innovation, style and intelligent humor as its bigger, more well-known competitor. Read about it in my review of Detention.
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This week witnesses The Moth Diaries and Penumbra…