Douglas Scully
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Not a lot of change this month, as I’ve only seen 4 new movies (bringing my year-to-date total to 70). Saturday Night got 3 nominations, Smile 2 got 2 nominations, Conclave got 9 nominations, and nothing for Here, which I just saw earlier today. Next month is full of many new movies that should make
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Scream 1996, directed by Wes Craven Rating: 10/10 When it comes to horror, I think it is hard to find an example of the genre that is better than Scream. The craftsmanship on display here is masterful, it is effectively scary, it is refreshingly hilarious, and it was so good at what it did that it
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Friday the 13th Part 3 1982, directed by Steve Miner Rating: 1/10 I am not a fan of the Friday the 13th series in general; my average rating of the 11 films and the remake is 2.83/10. If I add in the Bring It On sequel that is set in the same universe as Friday the 13th (shockingly, it is In It
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Climax 2018, directed by Gaspar Noé Rating: 10/10 The first time I watched this movie, I went in with no idea what to expect. I now watch it at least once a year usually and I still have no idea how to feel about it, but it always just leaves me in awe. It’s terrifying
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975, directed by Jim Sharman Rating: 9/10 This movie is 100% worth seeing live with a very involved audience and when seen as such it is a truly great American cinematic experience perfect for spooky season. But even without the audience participation, when I watch this at home, it is
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Halloween II 1981, directed by Rick Rosenthal Rating: 9/10 Coming out only a few years after Halloween, Halloween II picks up immediately after the first movie ended, and so spends a lot of time in the hospital while Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is recovering and where we learn more mythology of Michael Myers. This movie is definitely
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Halloween 1978, directed by John Carpenter Rating: 10/10 The question of where slashers started is up for debate, whether it was Black Christmas in 1974, Peeping Tom in 1960, or earlier (I feel like Agatha Christie’s 1939 novel And Then There Were None qualifies as a slasher…), but Halloweenremains as the peak of the format and what really drove the craze, and
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Candyman 2021, directed by Nia DaCosta Rating: 6/10 In theory I like the idea of legacy sequels, and how they make classic horror films fresh for a new audience, allow for the opportunity to restart the franchise, and bring back iconic horror actors in parts that often helped make them famous in the first place.
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Candyman 1992, directed by Bernard Rose Rating: 10/10 Candyman came out in 1992—that is between the fifth and sixth Halloween films, between the eighth and ninth Friday the 13th films, between the sixth and seventh A Nightmare on Elm Street films, between the third and fourth The Texas Chainsaw Massacre films, and between the third and fourth Child’s Play films; all this to say that by
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The Amityville Horror, 2005 directed by Andrew Douglas Rating: 2/10 When I was first getting into horror movies, this was one of the ones I watched most often so I bought it hoping that it would hold up at least a little bit. It definitely isn’t the worst thing I’ve ever seen, but a lot
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