"I can smell my friend being cooked." Directed by: Eli Roth Written by: Eli Roth, Gulliermo Amoedo Starring: Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Daryl Sabara, Aaron Burns The H-Bomb: College freshman Justine (Lorenza Izzo) joins a student activist group on a trip to Peru after taking a shine to the group's charismatic leader, Alejandro (Ariel Levy). Their mission: to head … [Read more...] about The Green Inferno
Horror
The Visit
"It's what old people do" Written/Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan Cast: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan Swift shot: What a twist! You could almost call this one the terrible, horrible, very bad visit! Just kidding. Actually, like the best of Shyamalan's films, it's really about family and forgiveness. The Visit thrills and keeps you guessing. There … [Read more...] about The Visit
New Nightmare
Freddy ain't dead, after all. Written & Directed by: Wes Craven Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Miko Hughes, Robert Englund, John Saxon [This review was originally written for iRATEfilms.com in 2010 to coincide with the release of the Nightmare on Elm Street remake. We are re-posting it here, with a few tweaks and revisions, in observance of Wes Craven's passing, … [Read more...] about New Nightmare
Unfriended
EPIC LULZ Directed by: Leo Gabriadze Written by: Nelson Greaves Starring: Shelley Hennig, Moses Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki The H-Bomb: Laura Barns (Heather Sossaman) was just your average high schooler when, one year ago, she got piss drunk at a party, then proceeded to do something very, very embarrassing. I'm talking crawl-in-a-hole-and-die … [Read more...] about Unfriended
The Gallows
Another 'Found Footage' flick... yippee. Written & Directed by: Travis Cluff & Chris Lofing Starring: Reese Mishler, Ryan Shoos, Pfeifer Brown, Cassidy Gifford The H-Bomb: Twenty years ago, a Nebraska high school put on a play called “The Gallows”, in which the main set was an actual gallows on the stage. That production ended in tragedy, when the lead actor … [Read more...] about The Gallows
