Reviews – Page 52 – All Things Ick

‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ TIFF Review – Benoit Blanc Is Back in Bigger and Funnier Whodunnit

September 11, 2022 Meagan Navarro Daniel Craig, Glass Onion, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Netflix, Reviews, Rian Johnson, TIFF, TIFF 2022, TIFF 22

Murder is afoot once more in the latest Knives Out mystery from writer/director Rian Johnson. So is the world’s greatest detective, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), who’d grown bored during the pandemic and needed a new case to crack. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery sticks to sequel conventions in that it goes bigger than its predecessor. Still, it also switches […]

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‘Wendell & Wild’ TIFF Review – Henry Selick and Jordan Peele’s Stop-Motion Collab Is an Overstuffed Halloween Treat

September 11, 2022 Meagan Navarro Henry Selick, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Lyric Ross, Movies, Netflix, Reviews, TIFF, TIFF 2022, TIFF 22, Wendell & Wild

It’s been a long time since writer/director Henry Selick has graced audiences with a spooky, stop-motion animated feature. More precisely, it’s been almost thirty years since he helmed the beloved classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. It’s been thirteen years since his last effort, Coraline, a gateway horror movie for many. Selick finally makes his long-awaited return with Wendell & Wild, […]

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‘The Menu’ TIFF Review – This Culinary Horror-Comedy Serves up Sophisticated, Stylish, but Unsatiating Satire

September 11, 2022 Meagan Navarro Anya Taylor Joy, Mark Mylod, Movies, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Fiennes, Reviews, The Menu, TIFF, TIFF 2022

Director Mark Mylod and writers Seth Reiss and Will Tracy carefully construct a multi-course fine dining tasting menu of satirical delights and frights in The Menu. While the sophisticated and dry horror-comedy tantalizes with a feast for the senses and a compelling ensemble cast, The Menu’s satire lacks bite. Obsessed foodie Tyler (Nicholas Hoult) finally secured a coveted spot at the exclusive Hawthorne Island […]

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‘Sisu’ Review – ‘Rare Exports’ Director’s Gonzo Journey Delivers Gory Fist-Pumping Fun

September 10, 2022April 28, 2023 Meagan Navarro Jalmari Helander, Movies, Reviews, Sisu, TIFF, TIFF 2022

Writer/Director Jalmari Helander delivered a delightfully wicked twist to Santa Claus in 2010’s genre-bender Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. Helander’s latest, Sisu, sees the filmmaker reteaming with some familiar Rare Exports faces for another crowd-pleasing genre-bender, this time an R-rated journey through Lapland near the end of World War II. The period action adventure goes hard on hyper-violence and […]

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“American Horror Stories” Review – Season 2 Finale “Lake” Sinks to a Watery Grave

September 8, 2022 Daniel Kurland Alicia Silverstone, American Horror Stories, American Horror Story, Manny Coto, Reviews, Ryan Murphy, Tessa Blake, TV

The second season finale of ‘American Horror Stories’ gets pulled away by the tide and struggles to find its way back to a compelling conclusion. “She needs to find her life again and get back to normal. We all do.” There are some exceptional horror films that find fear within the unknown depths of the […]

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‘Barbarian’ Review – Violent, Ruthless Crowd-Pleaser Makes for One of the Year’s Biggest Surprises

September 7, 2022 Meagan Navarro Barbarian, Bill Skarsgard, featured, Georgina Campbell, Movies, Reviews, topnews

Bloody Disgusting’s Barbarian review is spoiler-free. Meet one of horror’s biggest, most savage surprises of the year. Writer/Director Zach Cregger (“The Whitest Kids U’ Know”) eschews conventions in Barbarian to keep audiences on edge, making for one of the most delightfully unhinged viewing experiences in recent memory. A simple rental nightmare set up an intense pressure cooker scenario with […]

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“American Horror Stories” Review – “Necro” Is a Meditation on Death and Trauma That Flatlines

September 1, 2022 Daniel Kurland American Horror Stories, American Horror Story, necro, Reviews, TV

‘American Horror Story’ fails to punch above its weight with a deep, raw idea that’s unfortunately stuck in a shallow episode and grave. “For a minute. For a thousand years. Forever.” Horror is full of fascinating figures who make enthralling arguments for why the dead are more valuable than the living and the persecution that […]

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“Tales of the Walking Dead” Review – Alpha Origin Episode Shows Full Potential of New Spinoff Series

August 31, 2022 Noah Levine Reviews, Samantha Morton, Tales of the Walking Dead, The Walking Dead, TV

With the latest episode of “Tales of the Walking Dead,” the fresh spin-off has veered as close as it has to the original world and characters of the flagship series. Simply titled “Dee,” the episode follows none other than Season 10 villain Alpha, once again brought to terrifying life by Samantha Morton. While Season 10 […]

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‘Who Invited Them’ Review – Witty Horror Comedy Introduces the Neighbors from Hell

August 30, 2022 Michelle Swope Movies, Reviews, Shudder, Who Invited Them

Buying your first home can be daunting to say the least. In addition to worrying about how much your new home is going to cost, you also wonder what your new neighbors will be like and if your kids will be able to make friends in the neighborhood. You might also want to make sure […]

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‘Hard West 2’ Review – Tactics Game Brings Bloody Personality to the Supernatural Wild West

August 30, 2022 Aaron Boehm Hard West 2, Reviews, Video Games

The western and horror genres go together like peanut butter and chocolate. I’m not usually a western person, but throw in a supernatural twist and I’m all in. Monsters on the frontier? The dead coming back to life in an abandoned town? Sign me up. A fantastical element is oftentimes the best way to accentuate […]

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‘The Invitation’ Review – Contemporary Retelling of Dracula’s Brides Struggles to Deliver Bite

August 26, 2022 Meagan Navarro Jessica M. Thompson, Movies, Nathalie Emmanuel, Reviews, the invitation

The Invitation, now playing in theaters nationwide, draws from Bram Stoker’s Dracula for its modern gothic reimagining. More specifically, it spins a contemporary gothic tale inspired by the three vampire women referred to as the “sisters,” more commonly known as the Brides of Dracula. The Invitation wants to shroud its gothic romance in mystery but rooting […]

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“American Horror Stories” Review – ‘Facelift’ Performs a Makeover So Wacky That It Works

August 25, 2022 Daniel Kurland American Horror Stories, American Horror Story, anthology, FXX, Reviews, Ryan Murphy, TV

‘American Horror Stories’ targets the plastic surgery industry with a wild episode that hinges upon its transformative finish. “What’s your secret?” The world is a superficial place and it’s hard to not get caught up in physical appearances. It’s no surprise that a wealth of horror films and social satires focus on plastic surgery, the […]

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“Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” Review – Thoughts on the Final Five Episodes Including the Finale

August 24, 2022 Brandon Trush Pretty Little Liars, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, Reviews, TV

The first five blood soaked episodes of “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” left big shoes for its latter half to fill. While episodes 1-5 were filled with flashbacks galore, character introductions, and a trail of corpses in A’s wake, episodes 6-10 plants us much more in the present, with explorations of the conflicts facing both […]

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‘Beast’ Review – Lean Thriller Delivers Predictable Story But Effective B-Movie Entertainment

August 19, 2022 Meagan Navarro Beast, Idris Elba, Movies, Reviews

Bloody Disgusting’s Beast review is spoiler-free. Much like 1977’s Orca, Beast begins with a cruel inciting event that births an unrelenting force of revenge that unleashes its wrath upon all those who cross its path. In this case, a lion prowling the African bush after poachers ruthlessly slaughtered its entire pride. The Orca-like setup instantly sways allegiances in the […]

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‘The Loneliest Boy in the World’ Review – A Sweet Fairy Tale About a Boy and His Corpse Family [Popcorn Frights]

August 18, 2022 Meagan Navarro Movies, Popcorn Frights, Reviews, The Loneliest Boy in the World

The Tim Burtonesque depiction of suburbia, full of quirky characters and pastel colors, signals a very different type of horror movie in The Loneliest Boy in the World. One freak accident further isolates the timid and lonely Oliver (Max Harwood), sparking a desperate quest for friendship. He finds it in death, creating a sweet coming-of-age fairy […]

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