Review: Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection
Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, and The Invisible Man are available for the first time ever in 4K in the new Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror collection, check out our thoughts on this new set.
Horror Villain of the Week: Gabriel May
A parasitic twin of Madison Mitchell aka Emily May, Gabriel is able to take control of his sister’s body and goes on a killing spree across Seattle to get revenge on the doctors that operated on them as children and removed most of Gabriel’s body, shoving what couldn’t be removed into Madison’s skull.
Review: No Time to Die
After 15 years, Daniel Craig’s run as James Bond finally comes to a close with No Time to Die, an almost Avengers: Endgame length send-off that ties up all the loose ends of the Craig era but definitely feels its length at times and some other flaws that keep it from reaching the heights of Casino Royale or Skyfall.
Horror Villain of the Week: Annabelle
Kicking off our annual shift to spotlight horror villains all October long, Annabelle is an evil doll possessed by the demonic entity known as Malthus, who seeks to possess and take over human souls until stopped and contained (for now) by Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Review: Prisoners of the Ghostland
Nicolas Cage is wonderfully over the top in the interesting and weird genre mash-up Prisoners of the Ghostland, where he plays a criminal strapped into a bomb studded leather jumpsuit and sent into the barren “Ghostland” to find a missing girl.
Review: Malignant
James Wan returns to horror with the insane roller coaster ride of Malignant, which features gorgeous cinematography on top of an absolutely insane and brutally violent plot with one of the wildest third acts in recent horror memory.
Review: Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi arrives in the MCU with a very fun origin story that gets a bit bogged down in flashbacks and exposition but features some fantastic martial arts action.
Review: Reminiscence
Hugh Jackman stars in the new sci-fi noir from Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy as a man who sells a service that allows people to relive memories but he becomes obsessed with reliving his own memories to try and find the woman he loved after she disappears in Reminiscence.
Horror Villain of the Week: Angela/Peter Baker
The survivor of a tragic accident involving his father and sister, Peter Baker is forced by his aunt to adopt the identity of his dead sister and live as Angela Baker. Years later, “Angela” goes to summer camp and snaps, going on a killing spree and murdering people that are mean and/or “naughty”.
Horror Villain of the Week: Mary Lou Maloney
A scheming, lascivious popular girl in 1957, Mary Lou Maloney is burned alive in 1957 accepting the prom queen crown and her evil spirit returns in the 80s looking for revenge.