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Sinister *** (2012, Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Fred Dalton Thompson, James Ransone) – Classic Movie Review 4814

Co-writer/ director Scott Derrickson’s implausible but satisfyingly twisty and scary 2012 British-Canadian-American supernatural horror film Sinister (written with C Robert Cargill) finds a good star role for Ethan Hawke as fictional washed-up true-crime writer Ellison […]

Dec, 29

Unfriended *** (2014, Shelley Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, Renee Olstead, Jacob Wysocki, Will Peltz, Heather Sossaman, Matthew Bohrer, Courtney Halverson) – Movie Review

Shelley Hennig stars as one of several online chat room friends who are haunted and terrorised by somebody or something using the account of their dead friend. The ‘unfriend’ plans to torment them online and then kill them one […]

Apr, 29

Project Almanac **½ (2015, Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Virginia Gardner, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista) – Movie Review

Jonny Weston plays David Raskin who discovers his dad’s secret plans for a time machine and he and a group of brainy American teens use them to construct one. As they go back and forth it […]

Feb, 20

The Borderlands [Final Prayer] *** (2013, Gordon Kennedy, Robin Hill, Aidan McArdle, Patrick Godfrey) – Movie Review

First-time writer-director Elliot Goldner’s found-footage horror movie focuses on two Catholic priests and an unbelieving techie investigating reports of paranormal activity at a remote country church in the British West Country. Though admittedly I didn’t […]

Mar, 30

Devil’s Due – Film Review

Devil’s Due is a catchy, clever title for an intriguing, if moderate Rosemary’s Baby clone, unfortunately filmed in shakycam, Paranormal Activity style, reducing its effect and appeal. There are a good few shocks and scares, and it […]

Jan, 16

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