Horror movie reviews artfully conducted by four classy broads and one token dude.

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250 | The First Omen

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 59min
Directed by Arkasha Stevenson
Written by Arkasha Stevenson, Tim Smith and Keith Thomas
Stars: Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson and Sonia Braga
Released in theaters April 5, 2024
RT: 81% critics / 70% audience

Synopsis

Another young novitiate from the U.S. arrives at her new home in an Italian convent and soon realizes that things are not as they seem

We mentioned Canadian comic, Mayce Galoni. Please check him out - he’s hilarious and delightful. @maycegaloni on Instagram.

Join us next time when we'll review Late Night with the Devil, now streaming on AMC+ and Shudder.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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242 | Saw X

Directed by Kevin Greutert
Written by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 58min
Stars: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith and Synnøve Macody Lund
Released September 29, 2023 in theaters
RT: 80% critics / 89% audience
Synopsis
John Kramer returns, and he still has cancer! This time, John is swindled by a group pretending to provide a miracle cure, and he takes his revenge in the usual ways.

Join us next time when we'll review Birth/Rebirth, currently streaming on Shudder and AMC+.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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230 | Insidious: The Red Door

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 family must again contend with malevolent creatures from “the further” seeking to assume their bodies.

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Talk to Me, in theaters July 28.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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224 | Evil Dead Rise

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
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 children and get them out of the apartment building before it’s too late?

Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing the very fluid-filled movie, Infinity Pool, currently available for rent on various platforms.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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223 | Scream 6

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 going after our survivors.

Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing Ari Aster’s newest, Beau is Afraid, opening in theaters April 21.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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195 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Directed by David Blue Garcia
Written by Chris Thomas Devlin, based on a story by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues
Stars Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher and Mark Burnham
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 21min
Released on Netflix February 18, 2022
RT: 32% critics, 29% audience

Synopsis

A group of young entrepreneurs buy up property in the ghost town of Harlow, TX with a plan to turn the downtown into a hip retail zone. Unbeknownst to them, however, there are still a few former residents occupying the properties, and one of them is Leatherface.

Join us next time as we review Fresh, currently streaming on Hulu.

Really assaulted us with those pop songs in the trailer, huh? At least they didn’t slow them down to make them ominous.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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192 | Scream

Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett
Written by James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick (based on characters created by Kevin Williamson)
Stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette, plus Melissa Barrera, Jack Quaid and Jenna Ortega
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 54min
Released in theaters January 14, 2022
RT: 76% critics; 83% audience
Synopsis
The town of Woodsboro is once again being stalked by Ghostface, and 25 years after the murders of Sydney Prescott’s friends a new killer is going after people related to the earlier tragedy. Will the new group of teens, helped along by reluctant players from the original murders, be able to find the killer before the killer finds them?

Join us next time when we will be covering the upcoming indie release, Shapeless. To be released for free on Tubi on 2/10 (available for rent through other streaming services).

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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