‘Urban Legends: Final Cut’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Urban Legends’ a finely crafted horror gem By JOHN HANSEN Sept. 29, 2000 As one of the characters in “Urban Legends: Final Cut” points out, filmmaking is a collaborative process. Yet […]
Horror Movies
‘Cherry Falls’ review
“Cherry Falls” — This horror movie delights in satirizing two of pop culture’s funniest things — sex and violence — as a psycho starts offing virgins in Cherry Falls, Virginia. Although smartly-made with a good cast, […]
‘Valentine’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Valentine’ delivers holiday-themed horror By JOHN HANSEN Feb. 9, 2001 “Valentine” is not your typical date movie. It is, however, your typical horror movie (but in a good way).
‘What Lies Beneath’ review
“What Lies Beneath” – Director Robert Zemeckis and writer Clark Gregg use the Hitchcockian clichés to great effect in this suspenseful tale of a wife (Michelle Pfeiffer) who is seeing ghosts and a husband (Harrison […]
‘The Gift’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘The Gift’ blends soothing and horrific imagery By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 26, 2001 Director Sam Raimi may be famous for his camp classics like the “Evil Dead” trilogy, but thanks to […]
‘The Mothman Prophecies’ review
“The Mothman Prophecies” — After a fascinating first hour, enhanced by expertly creepy sound design and cinematography, the film runs out of ideas and limps to an overdone conclusion. The script, based on true events, […]
With thrilling ‘Split,’ Shyamalan is back
Movie review: M. Night Shyamalan’s notoriously up-and-down career achieves an “up” with the surprise horror gem “Split.”
‘It Comes at Night’ builds evocative apocalyptic world, but tells too small of a story (Movie review)
“It Comes at Night” (now available via Redbox and streaming) is the latest scary/smart horror-thriller, eschewing haunted houses and possessed children and instead taking its place with “Maggie,” “It Follows,” “The Witch,” “Don’t Breathe” and “Get […]
‘Alien: Covenant’ balances creation saga with crowd-pleasing horror
Movie review: The second film in Scott’s planned “Prometheus” quadrilogy balances world-building with epic horror.
‘Get Out’ is a creepy, thrilling and eye-opening piece of social commentary (Movie review)
“Get Out” (now available on pay-per-view streaming) is the latest example of how a horror movie can be an effective vehicle for making a social statement. When I read the Amazon description that notes the race […]