It’s rainin’ frogs, hallelujah it’s rainin’ frogs. Amen! I have to say, when it comes to throwing me a curveball, this one fits the bill. I did not expect to see a found footage movie about a froggy man cryptid. The film fits in with similar films of someone obsessed by something they want to… Continue reading FROGMAN – found footage review
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Here you will find a collection of my reviews.
EVERY SINGLE SOMEONE – found footage
Fair warning going in. This is not your average found footage horror film with a ghost or boogeyman. This is more akin to MAN BITES DOG and, as such, is more “real.” The real in this case means that you have some very incel-ish behavior, and if you are someone who is upset by violence… Continue reading EVERY SINGLE SOMEONE – found footage
HUGGIN MOLLY – found footage review
First, and foremost, Huggin Molly is a real-live folk-myth. She’s said to be a witch that prowls the darkness looking for children who are out after dark, who she then hugs and screams into their ears. Why? WHO KNOWS? Witches be like that. I just wanted to state that first, as I happened to look… Continue reading HUGGIN MOLLY – found footage review
BAGMA – found footage review
As someone who has made a couple of short films I understand how hard it is to get the stars to align and make anything. There’s a reason why the great directors are so revered and it’s because they managed to catch a tiger by the tail and then ride it into glory. Even with… Continue reading BAGMA – found footage review
THE BABY IN THE BASKET – movie review
Religious horror is having a moment. It’s interesting because horror is cyclical. We’ve seen religious horror—ala possession films, films about demons, and movies about the devil—come and go. Each decade has its spate of them, and we are definitely in the middle of ours. It makes sense in that the fear that an outside intelligence,… Continue reading THE BABY IN THE BASKET – movie review
INSIDIOUS – The Further You Fear (show description)
Judging from the interest my review of the INSIDIOUS stage production received, there are clearly folks who wanted to know more about it. I understand that people wanted the trainwreck view, but there are clearly plenty of those statements out there. What’s sad is that there are write-ups about it that are just straight-up lazy… Continue reading INSIDIOUS – The Further You Fear (show description)
PROJECT SKYQUAKE – found footage review
I have to say, I really love the found footage movies that mix in a bit of faux-documentary to the proceedings. When done well, it adds an element of realism that, even as you KNOW the film is just a movie, makes you wonder - maybe? There are plenty of examples of movies that do… Continue reading PROJECT SKYQUAKE – found footage review
GAME CAMERA – found footage review
As a non-hunter, the idea of game cameras fascinates me and freaks me out. I get why people use them for hunting, but man, they freak me out. The idea that you’re leaving a camera in a remote area and could capture any number of things feels inherently creepy. I get that you’re likely to… Continue reading GAME CAMERA – found footage review
XIII – found footage movie review
First and foremost, I have to say that this isn’t a feature film. It’s sort of like a novella for movies. It’s longer than most shorts but not a feature (which, for me, is at least 60/61 minutes). That doesn’t mean I wouldn’t recommend it, especially as it’s easily available (for now) on Tubi. I… Continue reading XIII – found footage movie review
SHOPPING TOUR- found footage review
FAIR WARNING! Going in, it’s good to note that the film, which is definitely in the “found footage” subgenre, breaks the rules at the end and breaks them for an arbitrary reason. As the film ends, the camera goes from being all POV to a backward tracking shot that shows a full scene. To do… Continue reading SHOPPING TOUR- found footage review
The Lore of the Blair Witch
The love affair I have for this movie started the first time I read about it on a geeky movie news blog after it had been previewed at Sundance and the bidding war had begun. Since first reading about it I followed the film until its release. Seeing the movie the first time stands as… Continue reading The Lore of the Blair Witch
Bandit by Molly Brodak – book review
Bandit, by author Molly Brodak, is a heartbreaking piece of literature. Heartbreaking in its subject matter and in the legacy it is part of. The book is a memoir of Brodak’s life and family, specifically her father. A product of suburban life outside of Detroit, Brodak’s family was disrupted and fractured when her father was… Continue reading Bandit by Molly Brodak – book review
The Year That Was – AKA – My Best of 2024
First and foremost, let me make it clear that I am a guy that watches what I feel drawn to watch. I watch movies for me so there is a LOT that I don’t see. Second, I have a family and don’t have the time to really GO to the movies very often so I… Continue reading The Year That Was – AKA – My Best of 2024
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 