Horror Movie Talk

Halloween 2018 would have you believe that Halloween 2 never happened. But it did happen! We watched it. And we’re going to talk about it god damn it!  * Skip to Intro - 1:03* Skip to Trailer - 5:45* Skip to Synopsis - 12:00* Skip to Review - 12:35* Skip to Score - 17:48 * Skip to Spoilers - 26:18* Skip to Final Recommendations - 1:16:28* Skip to Attack of the Rotten Tomatoes Game - 1:19:20* Skip...

We streamed The Invitation on Netflix, where it has lived for quite some time. This is a movie that I enjoyed watching the second time around almost as much as I enjoyed watching it the first time. It's tense, and feels strangely real - making it quite effective. * Skip to Intro - 0:44* Skip to Trailer - 5:59* Skip to Synopsis - 07:04* Skip to Review - 10:35* Skip to Score - 13:44 * Skip to Spoile...

After multiple patrons and listeners requested, we sat down and watched Tusk on Netflix. We regretted our decision. This film is all blubber and no craft. Kevin Smith proves his limitations with this failure of a body horror film. In this Tusk Review episode we break down what went wrong and what went right with the execution. * Skip to Intro - 0:42* Skip to Trailer - 5:59* Skip to Synopsis - 08:5...

We saw It Chapter Two, and I have to say, I can make plenty of criticisms about this movie, but on the whole, this is a well done ending to a high budget franchise that has delivered the scares. * Skip to Intro - 0:28* Skip to Trailer - 4:09* Skip to Synopsis - 06:36* Skip to Review - 13:07* Skip to Score - 15:25 * Skip to Spoilers - 24:09* Skip to Final Recommendations - 1:14:10* Skip to Horror o...

In preparation for IT Chapter 2 coming out this week, we watched IT (2017) as well as the 1990 Miniseries starring Tim Curry. If you haven't seen IT and are a horror fan, you are probably in the minority, since it (IT?) is the highest grossing horror movie of all time. * Skip to Intro - 0:33* Skip to Trailer - 6:36* Skip to Synopsis - 09:17 * Skip to Review - 09:57* Skip to Score - 13:55 * Skip to...

We saw Ready or Not in theaters, and while my expectations were extremely low, I can honestly say that this is one of the best new movies I’ve seen all year. It’s a dark comedy that has plenty of high stakes and tension which made for a fabulous experience. * Skip to Intro - 0:18* Skip to Trailer - 7:20* Skip to Synopsis - 12:55* Skip to Review - 16:11* Skip to Score - 17:59* Skip to Positivicast...

This week we are reviewing 47 Meters Down: Uncaged. This film took a great premise and solid jump scares, but still bored me for half of the film. It definitely delivers on crunchy shark action, but if you want more than on-the-nose expositional dialogue and tissue paper thin character, maybe just rewatch Jaws. * Skip to Intro - 0:40* Skip to Trailer - 6:20* Skip to Synopsis - 7:27* Skip to Review...

We went and saw Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and it was average with a smile. * Skip to Intro - 1:01* Skip to Trailer - 9:32* Skip to Synopsis - 12:00* Skip to Review - 14:00* Skip to Score - 21:35 * Skip to Spoilers - 26:57* Skip to Final Recommendations - 1:01:20* Skip to It Came from Social Media - 1:03:34* Skip to Taglines - 1:06:42* Skip to Outro - 1:15:56 Those ingrown hairs make for t...

We re-watched Paranormal Activity 2, and it still holds up. It takes everything that works from the first film and ever so slightly expands on it. It’s not perfect, but it is highly effective. It also happens to be one of the most profitable horror movies of all time. Listen to our review in this episode of Horror Movie Talk. * Skip to Intro - 0:23* Skip to Trailer - 5:58* Skip to Synopsis - 7:16*...

Did I just do something I've never done before and use three exclamation marks to punctuate the title for a post?! I did. Why? Because this week is special, it's our one year anniversary! David, Bryce, Brennan We go over what we liked and hated in the movies we reviewed over the past year and take a deeper dive into our insecurities and triumphs that we have had throughout our first year podcastin...

Oof. Seriously though, while watching this movie, I was quoted as saying to Bryce and my poor wife, “I didn’t realize they still made this kind of movie.” Dead Night is a movie that gets lost on it’s way to the end - where that is, I’m still not sure. https://youtu.be/tyKyboTBsU4 I was decently excited to watch this. The poster and summary had a “cabin in the woods” quality to it, and I love horro...

The Gremlins are back, and this... new batch...is crazier than ever. Yeah, yeah, yeah it's barely horror, but it's horror adjacent and stupid fun. Can you just give us this? * Skip to Intro - 1:10* Skip to Trailer - 7:29* Skip to Synopsis - 9:52* Skip to Review - 10:16* Skip to Score - 11:34* Skip to Spoilers - 14:17* Skip to Final Recommendations - 55:53* Skip to Taglines - 1:01:23* Skip to Guess...

The Killing of a Sacred Deer is artsy, cold, clinical, and touched on a disturbing theme that many will find difficult to deal with. This is subject matter that we have discussed on a few other movies we have reviewed as being deeply disturbing. * 0:30 - Intro* 5:39 - Trailer* 7:26 - Synopsis/Review* 14:45 - Score* 17:15 - Spoilers/Discussion* 51:54 - They're Clips* 1:03:20 - Special Thanks and Ou...

Midsommar is the antidote for "spooky house syndrome". If there is a more idyllic horror movie, I don’t know of it. This slow burn pagan horror film will stick with you and give you plenty to talk about afterwards. It certainly gave us a lot to talk about. This episode of Horror Movie Talk comes in at just over two hours. * Skip to Intro - 0:42* Skip to Trailer - 5:46* Skip to Synopsis - 8:17* Ski...

Who would have guessed that after that train wreck of a sequel, Annabelle: Creation, we would get this awesome ray of horror themed sunshine? Not me! Annabelle Comes Home is a spooky, funny, and jump-scare-riffic addition to the conjuring universe that holds it's own on almost every front. * Skip to Intro - 0:40* Skip to Trailer - 4:28* Skip to Synopsis - 6:53* Skip to Review - 9:15* Skip to Score...

Child's Play 2019 is probably the first movie that we've reviewed that I can whole heartedly say is so bad that it's good. This movie has almost nothing to do with the original movie, and makes a bunch of bizarre choices, but in the end it is very entertaining. * Skip to Intro - 1:10* Skip to Trailer - 3:46* Skip to Synopsis - 6:05* Skip to Review - 7:21* Skip to Score - 10:36* Skip to Spoilers -...

Tom Holland's original Child’s Play (1988) holds up well even by today's standards. I think people tend to forget what the original Child’s Play is, which is harsh and disturbing. It’s easy to see why it has become a cult classic that has spawned so many sequels, because it’s a niche horror movie that really doubles down on terror. Read below or listen to our review. * Skip to Intro - 00:40* Skip...

This movie is a lot of things. It's hard to label it with genres without going into a run on sentence. You could call it a meta socially conscious zombie dark comedy horror film. Read below or listen to our review. * Skip to Intro - 00:04* Skip to Trailer - 4:29* Skip to Synopsis - 6:32* Skip to Review - 8:05* Skip to Score - 11:44* Skip to Spoilers - 20:57* Skip to Final Recommendations - 1:07:26...

For this week's episode of Horror Movie Talk, we watched The Perfection on Netflix, and it is what I would consider goodbad. It had some nice visual flares, and definitely some unexpected twists. However, it's major failing is not committing to the underlying schlock of the plot. * Skip to Intro - 00:30* Skip to Trailer - 7:00* Skip to Synopsis - 8:33* Skip to Review - 9:33* Skip to Score - 10:30*...

We went and saw Meh, er, I mean Ma, in theaters and it it was nothing new or exciting. If you take the stalker subgenre of horror or thrillers, add an academy award winner and a cast of pretty teens, you have Ma. It’s very by-the-books. Ma is an interesting enough movie that features darn good acting and solid direction. My problem with Ma is that it’s not notable enough to spend your money on it....

We went and saw Brightburn, and it was as advertised, but even more gory than I expected. It's not a perfect film, there isn't a lot of character development past the perfunctory set up, and there are some plot threads are fully dropped without explanation, but overall it delivers a very good horror film riffing on the superhero genre. * Skip to Intro - 00:19* Skip to Trailer - 7:29* Skip to Synop...

We watched Tetsuo, The Iron Man (鉄男　ＴＥＴＳＵＯ) on Shudder and jesus christ; I don’t have any words. Tetsuo is a David Lynchian / Cronenberg-esque film that aims to disturb with intensity and extreme imagery. Everything about this movie is turned up to the max. It’s full of intense mutilation, body horror, and sexually provocative fetishization and imagery. I wouldn’t go so far as to call Tet...

Since there aren’t any new releases out this week, this week we are covering another listener suggestion. This one comes from Anthony F. in San Antonio, TX. “I have listened to almost every episode. I dig what you guys are doing. keep up the good work. I would love to hear your take on Kuso, it's available on shudder. It is one of the most fucked up films I have ever seen.” Anthony K. We watched K...

The Ruins is the ultimate 2000’s horror movie - way more budget than it’s worth, and interesting enough premise, and tons of schlock. It also stars the most notable nobody of any film ever, Jena Malone, whom you have definitely seen in something but probably can’t remember what. This is the most notable movie by director Carter Smith. I went into The Ruins movie remembering people calling it ‘dist...

In our Evil Dead (2013) Review we talk about how it is a great example of a horror remake done right. The bones of the original are still there, but Fede Alvarez creates something unique with this new film. While the original The Evil Dead is essentially a student film with a subversive streak, the 2013 Evil Dead is a high budget mainstream Hollywood horror movie with the gore turned up to 11. * S...