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

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268 | Smile & Smile 2

Smile

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 55min
Written & Directed by Parker Finn
Stars: Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner and Kal Penn
Premiered at Fantastic Fest September 22, 2022
Released in theaters September 30, 2022
RT: 79% critics / 77% audience

Synopsis

Psychiatrist Rose witnesses a disturbing event at work which leads her to believe that a demonic entity has malicious designs on her.

Smile 2

Rated R
Runtime: 2hr 7min
Written & Directed by Parker Finn
Stars: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt and Lukas Gage
Released in theaters October 18, 2024
RT: 86% critics / 81% audience

Synopsis

A global pop star is next in line to be terrorized by the insidious Smile entity. However, her increasingly erratic behavior is seen as a drug relapse and career meltdown instead of the desperate cry for help that it is.

Join us in two weeks when we review Presence, which will be released in theaters on January 24th.

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

Rated PG-13
Runtime: 1hr 45min
Directed by Tim Burton
Written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar
Stars: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O'Hara
Premiered at Venice Film Festival August 28, 2024
Released in theaters September 6, 2024
RT: 77% critics / 82% audience

Synopsis

Nearly 30 years after the events of Beetlejuice, we rejoin the Deetz’s as they gather at the family home to mourn the loss of patriarch Charles. Lydia is still haunted by Beetlejuice but must rely on him for help when her teenaged daughter inadvertently ventures into the afterlife.

Join us in two weeks when we review The Substance, opening in theaters September 18.

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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214 | Terrifier 2

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 recently lost their father.

Join us next time when we’ll be recapping 2022 and discussing the best and the worst that horror had to offer.

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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185 | Halloween Kills

Directed by David Gordon Green

Written by David Gordon Green, Danny McBride and Scott Teems
Stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer and Andi Matichak
Premiered at the Venice Film Festival September 8, 2021
Released in theaters and Peacock October 15, 2021
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 46min
RT: 38% critics 74% audience

Just like the original Halloween 2, this one picks up right where we left off - with the Strode women heading to the hospital and Laurie’s house burning down with Michael inside. However, Michael is of course not dead and is back on the rampage once again. Now it’s up to an angry mob of Haddonfield residents, led by characters from the original Halloween, to take Michael down once and for all.

Next up, we’ll be watching and reviewing the listener suggested movie, The Empty Man (currently streaming on HBO).

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

Directed by Nia DaCosta

Written by Nia DaCosta, Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld
Stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Colman Domingo
Released August 27, 2021
Available in theaters
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 31min
RT: 85% critics 74% audience

Synopsis: This “spiritual sequel” skips over the movies made after 1992’s Candyman and takes place in a now-gentrified Cabrini Green. Anthony and Brianna are a successful, upwardly-mobile couple who take up residence in one of the posh condos that have been built over the ashes of the infamous projects. When painter Anthony learns of the Candyman legend he becomes obsessed with capturing it in his art, but his obsession leads him and those around him into dangerous territory and he soon finds that there may be more to the urban legend than he anticipated.

Next up, well we’re not sure yet. Check back soon for an update!

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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181 | Don't Breathe 2

Directed by Rodo Sayagues

Written by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues

Stars Stephen Lang, Brendan Sexton III, Madelyn Grace

Released August 13, 2021

Available in theaters

Rated R

Runtime: 1hr 38min

RT: 45% critics 87% audience

Synopsis

The Blind Man of the first movie is back, living in a run-down mansion with a daughter he’s raising as a survivalist loner. The little girl, named Phoenix, of course just wants to be a normal kid, and has begun pushing back against her father’s restrictive ways. Meanwhile, a greasy crime boss in the neighborhood has set his sights on Phoenix and has sent some goons on an errand to kidnap the girl. Guess how well that turns out for them...

Next up, it’s a remake we’ve all been pretty excited for. It’s a name that horror fans have feared for years…that’s right, it’s Candyman!

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