It’s not often anymore that we get horror movies about the horrors of domesticity. Films like “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Stepford Wives” turned the idea of domestic bliss in to an absolute nightmare, and “There’s Something Wrong with the Children” carries on that fine tradition. It’s a very creepy evil children flick that also works as a deeply embedded allegory for impending parenthood that sparks a slick sense of humor about itself. Director Roxanne Benjamin’s film is another one of the more intelligent horror entries of 2023 so far, as it uses the idea of impending parenthood as an absolute waking nightmare.
Tag Archives: Supernatural
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
One of the things I loved about “Love and Thunder” is that Taika Waititi holds true to the message that Stan Lee held for his heroes. Anyone can be Spider-Man. Anyone can be an X-Men, and in “Love and Thunder” anyone can be a mythic hero. While it does in a sense take away value from the concept of Mjölnir, the concept behind “Love and Thunder” is a wholesome one, one that celebrates its audience of children and inspires heroism in the vein of virtue and morality and less on revenge or malice.
Smile (2022)
I think we can all agree that the marketing for Parker Finn’s “Smile” has been pretty genius. It’s a movie that has built enough clout to attract an audience that’s been big enough to continue a large swell of even more horror films coming in to theaters. It’s good because now we can start to see more movies as immensely disturbing as “Smile,” one hopes. While it’s often compared to “It Follows,” I’d say “Smile” is more in the vein of “The Babadook.”
House of Darkness (2022)
A man drives a beautiful woman he’s just met home hoping for a bit more than one last drink. Once at her secluded estate, things get a bit creepier than expected for him.
Red Riding Hood (2011) [Female Filmmaker Friday]
Based on the Little Red Riding Hood fairytale, this cinematic version brings the tale to a medieval village with a horror twist. Continue reading
Glorious (2022)
A heartbroken man on a road trip finds himself at a rest stop where he drinks, sleeps, and finds his way in the deserted restroom. Finding himself locked in, he suddenly meets an entity speaking to him through a gloryhole.
They Wait in the Dark (2022) [Popcorn Frights 2022]
A woman and her son are on the run from an abusive ex, as they reach her childhood home, a hope for some peace seems possibly. That is, until the past comes back to haunt them.