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Reviews

“The Hunt” is too safe to really be called a satire

By: Matt Cipolla

The once-controversial story of "liberal elites" hunting people for sport has a provocative premise, but it's far less than the sum of its parts.

Box Office Report

Box Office: “Onward” Tops A Sickly Weekend Amid Coronavirus Concerns

The temporary shutdown of public life that's happening amid global coronavirus conditions has led to a standstill at the box office.

Box Office Report

Box Office: Paradoxically, “The Invisible Man” Is Widely Seen

A $29 million take spells success for the low-budget Universal horror film, proof that the Blumhouse model works.

“The Invisible Man” Turns Gaslighting Into Chilling Horror

Leigh Whannell's follow-up to Upgrade is a chilling, Hitchcockian thriller about the ways trauma follows us around.

Ma Review: Octavia Spencer Turns From Mama to Murder

Octavia Spencer reunites with the director of The Help, and this time she’s serving worse things than a “chocolate pie”.

Happy Death Day 2U Review: This Time, With Feeling

Switching from slasher to sci-fi comedy, the sequel to the first Happy Death Day is a light, breezy delight.

Fantasia 2018

Fantasia 2018: Hurt Is Blumhouse’s Latest, Spookiest, Most Uneven Scare-Fest

Blumhouse’s latest thriller is tense and deceptively clever, but undoes its thrills with no shortage of irritating fakeouts. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Trauma appears to be the monster in Sonny Mallhi’s Hurt, but things aren’t exactly as they seem. While the Blumhouse-produced thriller maintains an almost uncomfortable sense of tension, it suffers ... Fantasia 2018: Hurt Is Blumhouse’s Latest, Spookiest, Most Uneven Scare-Fest

Interviews

INTERVIEW: Upgrade’s Leigh Whannell on Crafting the Futuristic World of BH Tilt’s Latest Thriller

This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Alcohollywood’s spinoff mini-cast On Tap returns! Every so often, we’ll be providing you with exclusive interviews, reviews and festival coverage alongside the regular podcast. Hope you enjoy! To kick off our (semi-) inaugural installment, Clint reviews Leigh Whannell’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Upgrade. After losing his wife and the use ... INTERVIEW: Upgrade’s Leigh Whannell on Crafting the Futuristic World of BH Tilt’s Latest Thriller

Truth or Dare Review: Blumhouse’s Latest Delivers Modest Sleepover Scares

The latest microbudget spook-em-up from Blumhouse Productions is long on dares and short on scares. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Hoping to cash in on the success of the Ouija film series, Blumhouse Productions (Get Out, The Purge, The Shallows) has given us Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare, the latest in a trend of ... Truth or Dare Review: Blumhouse’s Latest Delivers Modest Sleepover Scares

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