Movies in the Horror genre
I'm of two minds about Breaking Dawn Part 2. Although it includes the most intense sequence in any of the movies, it also features an unforgivable example of motion picture bait-and-switch. It's deflating, a desperate attempt to make the finale of ...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-11-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: ROMANCE/HORROR
Director: Bill Condon
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, ...
Note: An argument can be made that this review contains spoilers for Eclipse. For those who have read the book, there is no spoilage. For those who have watched the trailer, there is no spoilage. For those who don't fit into either of those cate...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-06-30
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: ROMANCE/HORROR
Director: David Slade
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, ...
Note: An argument can be made that this review contains spoilers for New Moon. For those who have read the book, there is no spoilage. For those who have watched the trailer, there is no spoilage. For those who don't fit into either of those cat...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-11-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Mature Themes)
Genre: ROMANCE/HORROR
Director: Chris Weitz
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, ...
For a while, The Unborn unfolds like a nice little PG-13 horror film should: a dash of atmosphere, a heroine who spends lots of time in her underwear, a general sense of enhanced creepiness, and an effective "boo!" moment or two. Then it commits a...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-01-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: HORROR
Director: David S. Goyer
Cast: Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Meagan Good, ...
Let me begin by stating that I cannot recommend Under the Skin to audiences in search of a mainstream movie experience. This film, a cryptic adaptation of Michel Faber's novel, is all about mood and setting. It's as existential as a sci-fi/horror f...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-04-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Nudity, Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Cast: Scarlett Johansson
Vampire movies aren't what they used to be. Gone are the days when a cape, fangs, a cocked eyebrow, and a menacing glare were enough. By today's standards, those things are quaint. Underworld, from first time director Len Wiseman, is an example ...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-09-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: HORROR/ACTION
Director: Len Wiseman
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Shane Brolly, ...
Some reviews virtually write themselves, and this is an example. Underworld: Evolution is so much like its predecessor, Underworld, in story, approach, look, and feel that an extended discussions of its merits (and lack thereof) seems redundant. Su...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-01-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: HORROR/ACTION
Director: Len Wiseman
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran, ...
I'll admit to being surprised that the Underworld series has reached a third installment. Apparently, these films aren't that expensive to make because they have never been big box office performers. With the second movie, Underworld: Evolution, ...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-01-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: HORROR/ACTION
Director: Patrick Tatopoulos
Cast: Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, ...
The average horror movie is rarely blessed with a complex storyline. Unfriended takes this plot simplicity to an extreme. Since the movie-going experience in this case is all about the gimmick, the narrative is almost nonexistent. In a strange ...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-04-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror
Director: Leo Gabriadze
Cast: Jacob Wysocki, Shelly Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, ...
If you’re familiar with the 2015 indie horror film Unfriended, you’ll have a good idea what to expect from the sequel, Dark Web. Using the same approach of making the entire film into a real-time clone of the laptop screen of the main char...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-07-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Stephen Susco
Cast: Colin Woodell, Stephanie Nogueras, Rebecca Rittenhouse, ...