There’s nothing more enjoyable in-theatre than a completely self-aware slasher movie. I remember the first time Scream skewered genre tropes and delivered its now-signature blend of horror and comedy, I was positively delighted. They just don’t make them like that anymore — save for the supremely entertaining Happy Death Day — but when I saw…

Too much of a good thing is absolutely possible, and the new Hunger Games iteration seems to be a victim of just that. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is as drawn out as its title suggests, and in this particular instance, less was definitely more. Though it’s competently made, well-acted and…

Game adaptations typically only go one of two ways – They are absolutely celebrated or universally panned. Unfortunately for cult phenomenon Five Nights At Freddy’s, the latter is plaguing what was a great horror opportunity. Upon the release of the first game in 2014, FNaF was a massive hit. It followed a pizza restaurant called…

The charisma of some actors can lift just about any project. Samuel L. Jackson, Steve Buscemi and Nicolas Cage are notorious for making bad movies just a bit more bearable. Unfortunately for bumbling action-comedy Freelance, WWE wrestler-turned-action-star John Cena just doesn’t have the star wattage to make this one tolerable. A theatrical release that would…

Midnight movie Becky unleashed upon pandemic-era audiences with a fervour and spirit that could not be contained. Spawning a huge VOD following and even showings at drive-in movie theatres over the summer, this gory tale quickly became a fan-favourite. Written by Halifax resident Nick Morris, young Lulu Wilson gave a captivating performance as a teenager…

With Barbarian, horror hounds get two movies that converge into one terrifying narrative by its end. It starts out as your conventional, creepy stranger in the house film, as a woman discovers the AirBnB she’s booked for the night is already occupied. When Tess meets Keith, he’s already staying in a home in the Detroit…

Sometimes all you need is the charm of two veteran actors to buoy an otherwise-standard picture. The Good House doesn’t break any new ground, but the views of gorgeous Lunenburg, the lead turns and the overall chemistry between the two leads are worthwhile. Based on Amy Leary’s book, it follows real estate agent Hildy who…

Every once in a while a film comes along that rocks your entire system. When I watched Bystanders – a long-time passion project for director Koumbie – it affected me more than anything else I’ve seen this year. My gut wrenched a few times, and the questions these characters faced fed into my own emotions.…

Let’s start by revealing – to no one’s surprise – that our film director subject Peter Von Kant is a categorically terrible human. He’s a self-obsessed, hateful human who only sees other people as valuable if they can be a means to his own selfish ends. He mistreats his live-in assistant Karl, and has little…