Sinister 2

No. No. No. One of the reasons why people tear sequels a new asshole is because not only do many feel like weak attempts at making bank, but they take all of the guidelines from the original and completely destroy them. One of the creepiest elements from the original was that this unknown figure named Bughuul was controlling these children and making them kill their families on tape. This one not only goes against that by making Bughuul appear every 2 seconds, it suggests the children are making new children kill their families. The whole thing just feels desperate and lazy as nothing ever comes across as inventive or remotely scary. Even the tapes feel phoned in, instead of getting stellar ones such as the family hanging or being run over by the lawn mower, we get killed by Snow, rats, and a fucking alligator? There's something Sinister going on here but it started and stopped with whoever released the script for this.

1/4

For a Good Time, Call...

At times, it's as messy as the phone sex line, but the lead actresses' natural charm makes it an overall sticky sweet affair.

3/4

The Boy Next Door

You can take the boy from next door but you can't take the lack of originality or suspense from the movie.

1/4

Ex Machina

Though the central character is robotic, nothing about this fascinating and unsettling movie feels stiff or artificial. 

4/4

It Follows

It resonates,  terrifies, and is as infectious as the curse the central character faces.

4/4

Insurgent

For a movie about standing out and not playing it safe, the movie decides to ironically go against both ideas.

1/4

Poltergeist

So painfully lazy and perfunctory when the hands touched the tv screen I wondered if they were trying to escape into a better movie.

0/4