Category: Review

Review: The Silent House (La Casa Muda)

By: Zombie Grrl There are a number of reasons that the “creepy house” film is such an enduring sub-genre of horror, they are relateable to audiences, budget-friendly for indie filmmakers and when done right, are effective as hell. But for a single location, spooky house film to work it’s all about building the atmosphere, isolation…


Review: Lake Mungo

By Zombie Grrl Equal parts drama, mystery and horror potboiler, Lake Mungo is a mockumentary styled film about the Palmer family, who is struck by tragedy, when daughter Alice drowns on a family vacation and the subsequent supernatural fallout. The story unfolds through a series of interviews with family, Alice’s friends and even a psychic…


Review: Splice….and You Thought You Had Mommy Issues

By Rachel Shatto Splice is a film you have to sit back and mediate on to really form an opinion, if you go just by gut reaction you’re missing the point. When trailer first premiered, Splice appeared to be just a technologically advanced rock ‘n’ roll reboot of Species, fortunately the trailers were intentionally misleading. …


Review: Paranormal Activity, Who Wants to Sleep Anyway?

By Lisa Gunther Paranormal Activity is the kind of movie that creeps into your subconscious….


Review: God of War III

By: Rachel Shatto Greek mythology, has always piqued my imagination, and as a kid I couldn’t get enough of films like Clash of the Titans and Jason and the Argonauts. So really getting into the God of War series, with its mythical beasts, fantastical settings and tragic antihero Kratos, the Ghost of Sparta, was hardly…