Tag Archives: Paranormal activity

Flaccid lack of humanity flatlines ‘Insidious 5’

Posted on July 23, 2023 by reelentropy

2/10 In Insidious: The Red Door, horror icon Patrick Wilson, the male lead of every mainline Insidious and Conjuring movie to date, finally brings his flaccid disinterest to the director’s chair. The film begins with Josh Lambert (Wilson) reminiscing over … Continue reading →

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In the house with ‘Skinamarink,’ the next genre-shaking internet horror classic

Posted on March 29, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 Skinamarink, 2023’s new internet horror classic, is intentionally uncomfortable, incisively symbolic and coldly denies any literal interpretation. It’s definitely not for everyone, but I got a lot out of it. Writer/director/editor Kyle Edward Ball’s childhood home in Edmonton, Alberta, … Continue reading →

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‘La Llorona’ doesn’t stand out, never wanted to

Posted on April 22, 2019 by reelentropy

3/10 The Curse of La Llorona doesn’t go far enough. It’s the same tame, predictable movie-product the Paranormal Activity/Insidious/Conjuring super-brand has been churning out for more than 10 years now, this one vaguely Mexican-themed. In 1973 Los Angeles, because everything … Continue reading →

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‘Hereditary’ an audacious mixed bag

Posted on June 21, 2018 by reelentropy

9/10 And now for Hereditary, this year’s “scariest movie ever made.” The film begins with the funeral of the Graham family matriarch, Ellen, after which her daughter Annie (Toni Collette) begins to see strange things around the house. The family soon … Continue reading →

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‘It’ is boring, racist, sexualizes minors and has a 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes

Posted on September 8, 2017 by reelentropy

2/10 The titular monster in It comes out of the sewer every 30 years to feed, so remaking the movie — yeah, I know the 1990 version was a “made for TV miniseries,” eat me — makes a ton of … Continue reading →

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