Socially Distant, self isolated and sheltered in place.
I’d heard that Gremlins 2: The New Batch was a masterpiece satirizing sequels and consumerism. I’d heard Joe Dante didn’t want to make the sequel and only singed on to … Continue Reading Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), October 13th, 2020
Ah, mermaid horror, too weird to live too rare to die. The Lure is a loose adaptation of The Little Mermaid fairytale set in modern Poland. Two mermaid sisters venture … Continue Reading The Lure (2015) October 12th, 2020
Is a month of horror movies complete if you haven’t watched a Cronenberg movie? No, not unless you’ve seen them all… and then, ya know… watch something new… Luckily Dead … Continue Reading Dead Ringers (1988) October 11th, 2020
Tremors 2: Aftershocks picks up where Tremors left off with Earl Bassett (Fred Ward) who is down on his luck years after the events of the first film. He’s broke, … Continue Reading Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996) October 8th, 2020
Katrina, the vampire lord Marco’s lover, will die without a heart transplant. Unfortunately only the heart of Charito, her secret twin sister, will save her. Marco’s unrelenting efforts bring him … Continue Reading The Blood Drinkers (1964) October 7th, 2020
There’s no shortage of horror films about cats. There’s Cat People, the sequel The Curse of the Cat People, and the Malcolm McDowell remake. The nautical cat-in-cat movie The Uninvited … Continue Reading The Black Cat (1981) October 6th, 2020
I wanted to watch some 80s slasher schlock after watching two films in the 101 Horror Films You Must See Before You Die book, the blaxploitation classic Blacula and the … Continue Reading Cutting Class (1989) October 3rd, 2020
It’s October, that means indulging in the month’s excuse to consume an unhealthy amount of sugar and horror films. Each October my wife and I try to watch a new … Continue Reading Blacula (1972) October 1st, 2020
After watching The Lighthouse in early November 2019 I remember thinking “This is the best movie of the year.” Then a week later I saw Parasite and thought “Sorry The … Continue Reading Mignonnes (2020) September 14th, 2020
The most important aspect of my fledgling quest through cinema history is accepting how many films I’ve never seen and experiencing as many as possible. I hadn’t seen a single … Continue Reading A Ship to India (1947) September 10th, 2020
Oh boy has it been a shitty year. When I started this blog in March I questioned the shelf life of a name like “Quarantined Critic”. It isn’t a great … Continue Reading Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) September 6th, 2020
I still haven’t seen Psycho, North by Northwest, or Rope. I haven’t seen enough Hitchcock to make an unequivocal declaration, but for my money, Rebecca is his best work. I … Continue Reading Rebecca (1940) July 13th, 2020
The July 2020 Barnes and Noble 50% off Criterion Collection sale is in full swing. I’ve added to my collection like a good sycophant and will review the new acquisitions … Continue Reading Judex (1963) July 11th, 2020
I haven’t watched a new movie in the seventeen days since seeing Detour. It’s taken that long to decide what to say. There’s no aspect of Detour worth overlooking, and … Continue Reading Detour (1945) June 24th, 2020
Of all the words that appropriately describe la Belle et la Bête none more succinctly encapsulates its jaw-dropping perfection than beautiful. Of course it’s an etherial, atmospheric and magical fantasy … Continue Reading le Belle et la Bête (1946) June 20th, 2020
I shouldn’t have to tell you that we’re still in the midst of a global pandemic. The death toll in the United States is over 121k as of this writing. … Continue Reading An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018) June 19th, 2020
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