‘Mind Body Spirit’ is simple yet original low-budget horror
Movie review: Thanks to a winning performance by Sarah J. Bartholomew, the film finds the haunting subgenre still has life.
Author: John Hansen
‘Mind Body Spirit’ is simple yet original low-budget horror
‘The First Omen’ is stylistically grand, narratively odd
Movie review: This prequel honors Richard Donner’s classic with its 1970s style, but bizarrely takes the narrative down different paths.
‘Grave Encounters 2’ (2012) goes humorously meta
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The Vicious Brothers write a smart sequel commenting on their own work and the genre as a whole, but scares are sacrificed.
‘John Carter’ (2012) shows the property’s influence on ‘Star Wars’
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The first lavish big-screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ saga stands as a fun romp in its own right.
Hitchcock’s protagonist gets beaten ‘Downhill’ (1927) by life
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): In a prototype for “I Confess,” Hitch asks how much societal BS one person can absorb before it’s too much.
‘Grave Encounters’ (2011) a suitably scary tour of an abandoned asylum
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This might be a pretty obvious premise for found-footage horror, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad one.
‘Garden State’ (2004) makes melancholy feel so good
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): A great soundtrack, melodrama, quirky folks and a smoothly understated romance make this a coming-of-age gem.
Hitch’s career respectfully launches with ‘Pleasure Garden’ (1925)
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): But viewers at the time didn’t get a fair chance to watch the director’s light romance until after “The Lodger” became a hit.
‘The Strangers’ (2008) puts suspenseful horror ahead of explanation
Frightening Friday (Movie review): We might learn more about the home invaders in the new film, but the O.G. entry is scary despite scant information.
Rowling’s stark ‘Casual Vacancy’ (2012) bridges Potter and Strike
Throwback Thursday (Book review): The “Harry Potter” scribe doesn’t have answers for folks in a non-magical world, but she does show observant compassion.