The Bloodlust

Directed by Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou Written by Danny Philippou , Bill Hinzman and Daley Pearson Stars Sophie Wilde , Miranda Otto and Alexandra Jensen Rated R Runtime: 1hr 35mins Premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival October 30, 2022   Released July 28, 2023 RT: 94% critics, 83% audience Synopsis  A teenager grieving the loss of her mother attempts to communicate with her...

Directed by Patrick Wilson Written by Scott Teems Stars Ty Simpkins , Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne Rated PG-13 Runtime: 1hr 47mins   Released July 7, 2023 RT: 37% critics, 70% audience   Synopsis  The Lambert family is split up, with Josh and Renai divorced and Josh estranged from his sons. After a college class rekindles repressed memories for son Dalton, he and the rest of the fa...

Directed by Tim Story Written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins Stars Antoinette Robertson , Dewayne Perkins and Sinqua Walls Rated R Runtime : 1hr 37mins  Premiered at Toronto International Film Festival September 16, 2022 Released June 16, 2023 RT : 86% critics, 85% audience  Synopsis  A group of college friends reunite ten years later to celebrate Juneteenth at an isolated cabi...

Written & Directed by Kyle Edward Ball Stars Lucas Paul , Ross Paul and Dali Rose Tetreault    Unrated Runtime: 1hr 40mins  Premiered at Fantasia International Film Festival July 25, 2022 Released January 13, 2023 RT: 71% critics, 44% audience  Synopsis  A brother and sister awake to find that all the doors and windows have vanished from their house, and their father h...

Directed by Rob Savage Written by: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, Mark Heyman (adapted from Stephen King short story) Stars Sophie Thatcher , Chris Messina , Vivien Lyra Blair Rated PG-13 Runtime : 1hr 38mins  Released June 2, 2023 RT : 62% critics, 66% audience  Synopsis  Sisters grieving the recent death of their mother find that they have a new horror to contend with - a monster that l...

Written & Directed by Ari Aster Stars Joaquin Phoenix , Patti LuPone and Amy Ryan Rated R Runtime: 2hr 59mins  Released April 21, 2023   RT: 68% critics, 71% audience   Synopsis  A man learns of the death of his mother and then experiences the subsequent complete destruction of his life. Join us next time when we’ll at long last be watching and reviewing Beau is Afraid , cu...

Written & Directed by Brandon Cronenberg Stars Alexander Skarsgård , Mia Goth and Cleopatra Coleman Rated R Runtime: 1hr 57mins  Premiered at Sundance January 21, 2023 Released January 27, 2023  RT : 86% critics, 52% audience  Synopsis  A bored couple on vacation in a small foreign country runs afoul of the government and must face an unexpected punishment. Join us next tim...

Written & Directed by Lee Cronin Stars Mirabai Pease, Anna-Maree Thomas and Alyssa Sutherland Rated R Runtime: 1hr 37mins Premiered at SxSW March 15, 2023 Released April 21, 2023 RT: 85% critics, 80% audience Available in theaters Synopsis New book, same old story - this time the evil book is discovered by a young family and possesses their mother. Will her estranged sister be able to save the...

Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett Written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick Stars Courteney Cox , Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega Rated R Runtime: 2hr 2mins  Released March 10, 2023   RT : 77% critics, 91% audience  Available in theaters Synopsis   The fucks are at it again! This time several different people want to be the next Ghostface, and they’re all go...

Written & Directed by Carlota Pereda Stars Laura Galan, Richard Holmes, and Carmen Machi Rated NR Runtime: 1hr 39mins Released October 7, 2022 RT: 92% critics, 57% audience Available on Hulu and AMC+ Synopsis   An overweight bullied teen girl finds sympathy from an unexpected source and soon finds herself at the center of a town mystery. Join us next time when we’ll be watching and review...

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow Written by Eric Red and Kathryn Bigelow Stars Adrian Pasdar , Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton Rated R Runtime: 1hr 34mins  Released October 3, 1987 RT : 83% critics, 74% audience  Available on Shudder and AMC+  Synopsis  A young man is bitten by a pretty girl who turns out to be a vampire and is taken with her and her gang on a deadly road trip. Join...

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan Written by M. Night Shyamalan , Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman , Based on the novel The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay Stars Dave Bautista , Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge Rated R Runtime: 1hr 40mins  Released February 3, 2023 RT : 67% critics, 64% audience  Available in theaters Synopsis  A family’s vacation rental is invaded by fo...

Written & Directed by Wes Craven Stars Brandon Quintin Adams , Everett McGill and Wendy Robie Rated R Runtime: 1hr 42mins  Released November 1, 1991 RT : 70% critics, 59% audience  Available to rent Synopsis  Facing eviction, a young boy agrees to help two men break into their weirdo landlord’s home to find gold coins. Once inside, however, they find that there is seemingly no w...

Directed by Gerard Johnstone Written by Akela Cooper , Story by Akela Cooper and James Wan Stars Allison Williams , Violet McGraw and Amie Donald Rated PG-13 Runtime: 1hr 42mins  Released January 6, 2023 RT : 94% critics, 78% audience Synopsis  A robotics engineer creates an extremely lifelike child robot and allows it to bond with her recently orphaned niece, with disastrous results. Ne...

Directed by Mark Mylod Written by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy Stars Ralph Fiennes , Anya Taylor-Joy , Nicholas Hoult and Janet McTeer Rated R Runtime: 1hr 47mins  Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival September 10, 2022 Released November 18, 2022 RT : 89% critics, 76% audience  Available in the US on HBO Synopsis  A group of 12 high-brow foodies attend a once-in-a-lifet...

Written & Directed by Kasi Lemmons Stars Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good, Lynn Whitfield Rated R Runtime: 1hr 55mins (Director’s Cut) Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival September 7, 1997 Released November 7, 1997 RT : 84% critics, 89% audience  Synopsis  “The summer I killed my father I was 10 years old.” So begins the story of Eve and her powerful f...

Amy and Jamie go through the horror movies they covered in 2022 and discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly. Next time you hear from us, it’ll be the year 2023. Keep a close eye on our social media accounts to hear what our first movie of 2023 will be! Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecom...

Written & Directed by Damien Leone Stars Lauren LaVera , David Howard Thornton and Elliott Fullam Not Rated Runtime: 2hr 18mins Premiered at Fantastic Fest September 22, 2022 Released October 6, 2022 RT : 86% critics, 81% audience Synopsis  Art the Clown is resurrected and returns to Miles County to wreak havoc once again. This time he targets a teenage brother and sister who have recentl...

Shredding Written & Directed by Maggie Levin   A band plays a gig in an abandoned club where a now infamous punk band was killed Suicide Bid Written & Directed by Johannes Roberts   A sorority pledge spends the night in a coffin as part of a hazing ritual Ozzy’s Dungeon Directed by Flying Lotus , Written by Flying Lotus and Zoe Cooper When a young contestant is injured in a Doubl...

Directed by David Gordon Green Written by David Gordon Green , Danny McBride , Chris Bernier and Paul Brad Logan Stars Jamie Lee Curtis , Andi Matichak and James Jude Courtney Rated R Runtime : 1hr 51min Released October 14, 2022 RT : 40% critics, 57% audience  Synopsis  The final chapter in David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy. There’s a new “Michael Myers” in town and he’s gonna team...

Directed by Damon Thomas Written by Jenna Lamia , based on the novel by Grady Hendrix Stars Elsie Fisher , Amiah Miller and Christopher Lowell Rated R Runtime : 1hr 37min Released September 30, 2022 RT : 52% critics, 38% audience Synopsis  Gretchen and Abby are best friends navigating high school in 1988 suburbia. After a night of taking LSD at a lake house goes terribly wrong and Gretchen st...

Directed by Ti West Written by Ti West and Mia Goth Stars Mia Goth , David Corenswet and Emma Jenkins-Purro Rated R Runtime : 1hr 43min Released September 16, 2022 RT : 89% critics, 82% audience (X was 94%/75%) Synopsis  The story of Pearl, a young married woman living on her parents’ farm during WWI while her husband is away at war. Pearl feels stifled by her chores and her stern mother, and...

Directed by Rebekah McKendry Written by Joshua Hull , David Ian McKendry and Todd Rigney Stars Ryan Kwanten and J.K. Simmons Unrated Runtime : 1hr 19min Released June 18, 2022 RT : 87% critics, 53% audience Synopsis  A man wakes up to find himself trapped inside a rest stop bathroom with a Lovecraftian hell god voiced by character actor J.K. Simmons. Next up, we’ll be heading back into Ti Wes...

Written & Directed by Chloe Okuno , based on a screenplay by Zack Ford Stars Maika Monroe , Karl Glusman and Burn Gorman Rated R Runtime : 1hr 31min Premiered at Sundance January 21, 2022 Released June 3, 2022 RT : 88% critics, 67% audience Synopsis An American woman moves with her husband to Bucharest, Romania so that he can take a new job. Often left alone in their apartment the woman notice...

Directed by Halina Reijn Written by Sarah DeLappe , Based on a story by Kristen Roupenian Stars Amandla Stenberg , Maria Bakalova and Rachel Sennott Rated R Runtime : 1hr 34min Premiered at SxSW March 14, 2022 Released August 5, 2022 RT : 88% critics, 72% audience Synopsis Quiet Bee travels with new girlfriend Sophie to the home of her wealthy best friend David to ride out a hurricane. Soon the pr...