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HIM (2025)

Summing up the movie’s “no duh” declarations: Violence as entertainment is bad.  Exploitation is bad.  Fanaticism is bad.  “Him” is also bad.

October 10, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (2025)

“V/H/S/Halloween” represents the series’ rebound, as it’s easily the franchise’s strongest and most consistent collection in years.

October 8, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE CONJURING: LAST RITES (2025)

“The Conjuring: Last Rites” purports to be “based on a true story,” although it’s anyone’s guess where facts are supposedly included in the fiction.

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October 6, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE TOXIC AVENGER (2023)

“The Toxic Avenger” feels like a true Troma film, but older, wiser, and with a lot more wit to go along with the grossouts and B-movie bloodbaths.

October 2, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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V/H/S/BEYOND (2024)

The real thing these shorts have in common is that they're all too long by about 20%, and some have nearly nothing to do with the supposed sci-fi frame.

September 30, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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V/H/S/85 (2023)

The result is a consecutive collection of incongruent stories whose tenuous connection is just that they're sheltering under the same thin umbrella.

September 26, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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NIGHT OF THE REAPER (2025)

Where “Night of the Reaper” hits a hard snag with its comparatively calmer tone is in not establishing the same sense of dread that “Halloween” does.

September 23, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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STRANGE HARVEST (2024)

“Strange Harvest” echoes “The Poughkeepsie Tapes” in a manner that’s able to maintain its own originality despite the déjà vu.

Tagged with November 2025.

September 19, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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WITCHBOARD (2024)

Everything about “Witchboard” 2024 can be described as “average,” with “below” fitting in front of that word more often than “above” applies.

September 17, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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WEAPONS (2025)

Once its foundation firms up, “Weapons” continues forward as an experiment in storytelling that’s more about the telling than it is about the story.

Tagged with October 2025.

September 10, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE HOME (2025)

“The Home” has the appearance of a slow-burn snore, but its essential organs are grown out of grindhouse gruesomeness and B-movie battiness.

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September 4, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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TOGETHER (2025)

Engaging as allegory, and entertaining as a carnival-like freak show, “Together” is a full-bodied horror experience.

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September 1, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (2025)

“I Know What You Did Last Summer” might not be the legacy sequel many fans wanted, but it might be the best to be expected.

Tagged with October 2025.

August 28, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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HOUSE ON EDEN (2025)

“House on Eden” is what you get when a horror film is treated as a conduit for content rather than a medium for cinematic storytelling.

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August 26, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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BAMBI: THE RECKONING (2025)

“Bambi: The Reckoning” delivers a headache-inducing hangover that’ll have audiences asking, “why in the world did I willingly watch this?”

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August 21, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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DESCENDENT (2025)

There’s a 2010s indie horror vibe running through “Descendent,” which I mean in the most complimentary manner possible.

August 19, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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28 YEARS LATER (2025)

No matter what a viewer gets out of the movie, there’s an inescapable sense that its disparate parts are still missing key pieces.

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August 13, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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BRING HER BACK (2025)

“Bring Her Back” shows an emerging pattern that’s definitively establishing Danny and Michael Philippou as unique cinematic storytellers.

August 11, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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ABRAHAM'S BOYS (2025)

The subtitle “A Dracula Story” only makes sense if you have a liberal interpretation of what “Dracula” means in this context.

August 7, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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DANGEROUS ANIMALS (2025)

A fast-food meal of moderately entertaining suspense that’s easy to eat, if relatively plain-tasting, in a quick 95-minute wrapper.

Tagged with October 2025.

August 5, 2025 by Ian Sedensky.
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HIM (2025)
Oct 10, 2025
HIM (2025)
Oct 10, 2025

Summing up the movie’s “no duh” declarations: Violence as entertainment is bad.  Exploitation is bad.  Fanaticism is bad.  “Him” is also bad.

Oct 10, 2025

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WEAPONS (2025)
Sep 10, 2025
WEAPONS (2025)
Sep 10, 2025

Once its foundation firms up, “Weapons” continues forward as an experiment in storytelling that’s more about the telling than it is about the story.

Sep 10, 2025
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (2025)
Aug 28, 2025
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (2025)
Aug 28, 2025

“I Know What You Did Last Summer” might not be the legacy sequel many fans wanted, but it might be the best to be expected.

Aug 28, 2025
28 YEARS LATER (2025)
Aug 13, 2025
28 YEARS LATER (2025)
Aug 13, 2025

No matter what a viewer gets out of the movie, there’s an inescapable sense that its disparate parts are still missing key pieces.

Aug 13, 2025
DANGEROUS ANIMALS (2025)
Aug 5, 2025
DANGEROUS ANIMALS (2025)
Aug 5, 2025

A fast-food meal of moderately entertaining suspense that’s easy to eat, if relatively plain-tasting, in a quick 95-minute wrapper.

Aug 5, 2025
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