It’s taken nearly 20 years, but the Independence Day sequel is nearly here (my procrastination skills ain’t got nothing on those aliens!). In the early hours of this morning, 20th Century Fox gathered director Roland Emmerich and his primary cast – which includes Jessie Usher, Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Angelbaby, Maika Monroe, and …
Over the last few years I’ve lost a lot of faith in the thriller genre. Nothing has really popped for me; the saturation of conventions ultimately boring me to the point where I want the bad guy to win each time and rarely is that the case. Which is precisely why I was so delighted with The Guest. Bringing elements of …
A sexually transmitted disease can be a very scary thing. That’s especially true when instead of an itchy, burning feeling in your unmentionables, this STD gives you some kind of killer poltergeist who dogs your every step until you’re a paranoid wreck. That’s unfortunately what happens to the character played by Maika Monroe (The Guest) in what is being dubbed as …
Unlike some of the staff around here who shall remain nameless (I’ll just say that his/her name starts with a T and ends in a Revor) and who were too afraid to attend our recent screenings for Annabelle and Jessabelle, I don’t have a problem with horror movies. Actually, that’s not right. I do have a problem, and the problem is that I …
Artificial intelligence has become a major force in content creation. Businesses use AI to …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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