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10 Great Slow Burn Horror Movies (and where to stream them)

Movie ListsKarl DelossantosFebruary 1, 2020
Slow-Burn Horror Movies The Witch Hereditary The Invitation
Slow burn horror movies done right can be some of the scariest movies in the genre. Here are some of our favorites! Horror movies today rely on unsuspecting *JUMP SCARES* to entertain audiences. But we all know—at least you should—that a good horror movie is built on suspense and tension. That's why some of the…
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‘Red Sparrow’ review — Muddy plot to match Jennifer Lawrence’s muddy Russian accent

ActionKarl DelossantosMarch 14, 2018
Jennifer Lawrence in Red Sparrow
Red Sparrow delivers a thinly plotted, gratuitous espionage thriller that fails to take off despite a strong cast (with some questionable accents) At the end of Red Sparrow, the entire audience at the screening all physically recoiled when the screen cut to black. A few seconds after that, someone began to slow clap sarcastically and…
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Midnight Special Movie Review — A pitch-perfect 80’s sci-fi throwback

Movie ReviewsKarl DelossantosSeptember 5, 2016
midnight special movie review
Midnight Special proves that you don't need huge explosions, action set pieces, or over-the-top special effects to make a great sci-fi movie The 80s are back in style. From Carly Rae Jepsen's EMOTION to Stranger Things to Everybody Wants Some, it seems like Hollywood had a board meeting and decided that this is the decade we're…
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It Comes At Night review — A stunning and terrifying post-apocalyptic thriller

HorrorKarl DelossantosJune 12, 2017
The Cast of It Comes At Night
Atmospheric and menacing, Trey Edward Shults' sophomore feature It Comes At Night is a family drama disguised as a horror movie that works on both levels. The "it" in the title of Trey Edward Shults' sophomore release It Comes At Night is as much of a mystery as the plague that has driven the characters in the movie…
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Loving Movie Review — Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga are quietly powerful

DramaKarl DelossantosDecember 14, 20162
Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton in Loving
Though unsentimental to a fault, Loving is a surprising and beautiful portrait of the reluctant revolutionaries, Richard and Mildred Loving Movies based on real events often fall into the trap of just showing plot point after plot point, often at the expense of real character development. Take The Theory of Everything or J. Edgar. However,…
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