Reviews – Page 59 – All Things Ick

‘Deadstream’ SXSW Review – Wild Splatstick Horror-Comedy Is a Crowd Pleaser

March 12, 2022 Meagan Navarro Deadstream, Joseph Winter, Movies, Reviews, SXSW, SXSW 2022, Vanessa Winter

A livestreaming internet personality running afoul of vengeful spirits in real-time reads like a recognizable setup, especially in the found footage category. Deadstream isn’t interested in retreading familiar ground, though. Writers/Directors Vanessa Winter and Joseph Winter eschew expectations and instead deliver a delightfully raucous splatstick horror-comedy that’ll leave the midnight crowd cheering for more. In addition to co-writing, co-directing, co-editing, producing, […]

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“Shining Vale” Review – A Midlife Crisis Comedy That Pays Tribute to the Horror Classics

March 3, 2022 Meagan Navarro Courteney Cox, Dylan Gage, Greg Kinnear, gus birney, Reviews, Shining Vale, Starz, TV

Bloody Disgusting’s “Shining Vale” review is spoiler-free. Starz’s newest series, “Shining Vale” (trailer here) uses classic horror homages to comedic effect to capture domestic dysfunction. At the center of it is actress Courteney Cox, playing against type as a floundering author whose life is spiraling in the wake of an affair and a midlife crisis. The atypical […]

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“The Boys Presents: Diabolical” Review – Eclectic Animated Anthology Explores Deranged Universe

March 1, 2022 Meagan Navarro Prime Video, Reviews, The Boys, The Boys Presents: Diabolical, TV

“The Boys“ showcases the cynical and corrupt underbelly of superheroes, all orchestrated and under the thumb of the immoral Vought Corporation. The series does give a glimpse into Vought’s extensive power and reach, though its focus remains on the eponymous characters’ struggle to take down Vought and the Corp’s prized Seven superheroes. “The Boys Presents: […]

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‘The Batman’ Review – Matt Reeves Explores Toll of Vigilantism with Foreboding Grit and Intensity

February 28, 2022 Meagan Navarro featured, Matt Reeves, Movies, Reviews, Robert Pattinson, The Batman, topnews

Bloody Disgusting’s The Batman review is spoiler-free. Director/Co-writer Matt Reeves establishes his cinematic take on The Batman will be unlike any that has come before with an opening scene straight out of a horror movie. A masked, raspy-breathed serial killer stalks and ruthlessly slaughters his prey on Halloween night; an intense and eerie sequence made even more so […]

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Hulu’s ‘No Exit’ Review – Gripping Thriller Brings the Intensity

February 25, 2022 Meagan Navarro Dale Dickey, Damien Power, Dennis Haysbert., Havana Rose Liu, Hulu, No Exit, Reviews

Bloody Disgusting’s No Exit review is spoiler-free. The ingredients in Hulu Original No Exit suggest a recipe for a conventional paranoid thriller. An isolated setting where a handful of strangers wait out harsh blizzard conditions naturally breeds suspicion. A lead heroine fleeing from her rehabilitation center would typically make for a conventional unreliable narrator that can’t be […]

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[Review] Blood Incantation Unleash Their Most Surreal Work With ‘Timewave Zero’

February 24, 2022 Michael Pementel Blood Incantatio, Music, Reviews, Timewave Zero

Death metal has historically relied on abrasive instrumentation to create atmospheres of overwhelming ferocity. Death metal is meant to stimulate; to move crowds and get the blood pumping. Much of the time, we don’t think of death metal as something that could be – psychedelic. Over the course of heavy metal’s history, the definition of […]

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[Review] ‘Martha is Dead’ is a Disturbing and Immersive Experience That Fumbles its Finale

February 24, 2022 Harrison Abbott featured, Martha is Dead, Reviews, Video Games

Martha Is Dead is exceedingly difficult to review because it gets so much right, up until the moment it doesn’t. Everything about this psychological thriller from The Town of Light developer LKA is deeply challenging. To clarify, that’s not meant in the sense of its literal difficulty curve (as far as I can tell there […]

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‘Studio 666’ Review – The Foo Fighters Unleash Their Demons in Gory Splatstick Comedy

February 22, 2022 Meagan Navarro BJ McDonnell, Chris Shiflett, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Jeff Garlin, John Carpenter, Movies, Pat Smear, Reviews, Studio 666, Taylor Hawkins, Todd Masters

Bloody Disgusting’s Studio 666 review is spoiler-free. Satanic horror and rock music make for a perfect pairing, like chocolate and peanut butter. So, it makes sense that Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Foo Fighters would use horror as a vehicle for a movie about their band. Trying to inspire creativity for the Foo Fighters’ tenth […]

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‘The Cursed’ Review – Straightforward Period Gothic Horror Reimagines Werewolf Lore

February 18, 2022 Meagan Navarro Boyd Holbrook, Eight for Silver, Movies, Reviews, Sean Ellis, The Cursed

Last year’s Sundance Film Festival brought period Gothic horror Eight for Silver from writer/director Sean Ellis. The filmmaker introduced exciting new werewolf lore and gruesome gore, but it got bogged down by superfluous subplots and pacing issues. The film has since been retooled, recut, and retitled The Cursed. The updated feature doesn’t entirely excise all flaws, but the streamlined […]

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Netflix’s ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Review – This One Brings Gnarly Gore and Rough Storytelling

February 18, 2022 Meagan Navarro David Blue Garcia, Elsie Fisher, featured, Fede Alvarez, Leatherface, Movies, Reviews, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, topnews

Bloody Disgusting’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre review is spoiler-free. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise never bothered much with continuity. Various sequels, reboots, and prequels ignored timelines, family members, plot points, and tone. The sole constant, of course, is Leatherface. The latest entry ignores everything that came after Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic, picking up almost five decades later with […]

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[Review] The Body & OAA Come Together to Unleash Agony and Hurt on ‘Enemy of Love’

February 17, 2022 Michael Pementel Enemy of Love, Music, OAA, Reviews, The Body

For over two decades, The Body (the duo of Lee Buford and Chip King) has remained a defiant force of sonic horror. It’s near impossible to classify The Body under one genre label, for nothing is ever straightforward in their brand of noise, electronics, and experimental metal. Barely a year apart since their previous release […]

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Netflix’s “The Cuphead Show!” Review – Hollow Visual Feast Can’t Capture the Video Game’s Magic

February 15, 2022 Meagan Navarro Netflix, Reviews, The Cuphead Show, TV

The Cuphead video game won acclaim for its stunning retro art style, earworm soundtrack, and run-and-gun gameplay that’s notoriously difficult and punishing. The plot saw players trying to capture runaways that owed their souls to the Devil to evade losing their own. The animation style and music alone seemed ideal for an adaptation, but the real question […]

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Shudder’s ‘They Live in the Grey’ Review – A Dreary and Ghostly Exploration of Unrelenting Grief

February 15, 2022 Meagan Navarro Movies, Reviews, Shudder, They Live in the Grey

Social worker Claire (Michelle Krusiec) takes child abuse cases to heart more than most lately, as she is still reeling from the loss of her child. Her latest assignment seems like an open-and-shut situation of an abusive dad. But Claire’s ability to see ghosts makes her uniquely suited to help a family tormented by a […]

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EPIX’s “From” Review – A Propulsive Mystery Box Horror Series With Teeth

February 15, 2022 Meagan Navarro Epix, From, Harold Perrineau, Reviews

Our review of EPIX’s “From” covers the first four episodes. The talent behind EPIX’s newest horror series, “From,” boasts no shortage of names tied to event television series, setting high expectations from the start. Executive producer Jack Bender (“Lost,” “Game of Thrones,” “Mr. Mercedes”) directs, with executive producer Jeff Pinkner (“Fringe,” “Alias,” “Lost”) serving as showrunner and John Griffin (Crater) as […]

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[Review] Revived Shooter ‘PowerSlave Exhumed’ Brings Decent Alien Warfare to Egypt

February 10, 2022 Neil Bolt Nightdive Studios, Powerslave: Exhumed, Reviews, Video Games

Mummies, Marines, and an alien menace made PowerSlave stand out in the 90s. In Neil Bolt’s PowerSlave Exhumed review, he sees if this remaster holds up. It’s pretty impressive how Nightdive Studios has successfully had a hand in reenergizing so many classic and cult games in recent years. System Shock, Shadow Man, Doom 64, Quake, […]

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