The Conjuring series has returned for a supposedly final film. The Warrens’ final case serves as the inspiration for The Conjuring: Last Rites. In 1986, a family in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, the Smurls, was haunted after obtaining a mysterious mirror. Their only hope seems to be the Warrens, but they have been semi-retired due to […]
Tag: New Line Cinema
Weapons Review
Weapons is the second solo directional effort from Zach Cregger, following the success of Barbarian. This time, he delivers a horror mystery set in small-town America. One night at 2:17 am, 17 children from the same class ran out of their homes and went missing. Their teacher, Justine Gandy (Julia Garner), falls under suspicion by […]
Final Destination Bloodlines Review
As a staple of the aughts, it’s fitting that the last entry in the Final Destination horror franchise came fourteen years ago. It’s a series of mid-budget horror films with almost no recurring characters spawned from a rejected spec script for The X Files, squarely situating it in another time. While none of the original […]
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Review
J. R. R. Tolkien’s Legendarium is extensive and more than just The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. This rich source material has been mined again, resulting in an anime prequel based on the legend of Helm Hammerhand. 183 years before the events of The War of the Ring, Rohan entered into a war that […]
Salem’s Lot (2024) Review
Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot gets its third adaptation, with Gary Dauberman directing his second film and James Wan acting as a producer. Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) is a writer who returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine. He plans to use his time to research and write his next novel. However, his time back […]
Pitch Time: His Dark Materials Film Trilogy
Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy is one of my favourite book series and as a wannabe filmmaker, adapting the trilogy would be one of my dream projects. So, I will propose how I would envision His Dark Materials as a film trilogy. Northern Lights (or The Golden Compass in America) was originally published in […]
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 Review
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 is the start of a four-part Western epic and a passion project for Kevin Costner, who takes the director’s chair for the first time since 2003’s Open Range. In 1859 more settlers are coming to the American West. Many are drawn to a new settlement called Horizon, but it is a […]
The Watchers Review
The Watchers is a supernatural horror film based on a novel by A. M. Shine and serves as the feature film debut for Ishana Night Shyamalan, daughter of M. Night Shyamalan. Mina (Dakota Fanning) is an American woman working in a pet shop in Galway. She’s tasked to deliver a golden parrot to a zoo in […]
Evil Dead Rise Review
The Evil Dead franchise makes it for a fifth cinematic entry. Evil Dead Rise aimed to mix the carnage of the original trilogy and the more serious tone of the 2013 reboot. Beth (Lily Sullivan) is a guitar engineer who’s constantly on tour. When Beth finds out she’s pregnant she visits her sister, Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland), a single mother […]
Malignant Review
James Wan is seen as the modern master of horror cinema. He has mixed critical success and mainstream appeal. Malignant is his latest horror offering. Madison Mitchell (Annabelle Wallis) is a woman who has no memory of her life before she was eight. She’s also trapped in an abusive relationship. After one attack too many, a monster […]










