Late-night screening at the Rio Theatre on Friday of director Paul W.S. Anderson's 1997 cult sci-fi/horror flick Event Horizon.
Tag: Event Horizon
The 10 best horror films now streaming on Apple TV, reviewed
The Cabin in the Woods By Steve Newton The world is a very frightening place right now, what with all the horrific wars and the violent crime and the global warming and whatnot. Many people seek an escape from the real-life horrors of today by watching scary movies, which means a lot of them are … Continue reading The 10 best horror films now streaming on Apple TV, reviewed
30 great horror flicks from the last 30 years
By Steve Newton I've been reviewing horror movies professionally since 1988. Here's 30 of my faves: Hereditary (2018) "The wrath of Satan seems pretty tame compared to the suffering that damaged family members can inflict on one another." A Quiet Place (2018) "...ultimately A Quiet Place emerges as an effective nightmare-maker for parents that is … Continue reading 30 great horror flicks from the last 30 years
Horror review: Resident Evil
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MARCH 21, 2002 The TV trailer for Resident Evil features a scene in which a scrappy chick in a red dress takes on a pack of bloodthirsty mutant Dobermans that appear to have been skinned alive. The part where she runs up a wall and then twists around to … Continue reading Horror review: Resident Evil
Event Horizon emerges as a truly twisted, nightmarish summer shocker
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 21, 1997 By Steve Newton I’ve been a die-hard horror fan for most of my life, and the film that first got me hooked on the genre, when I was about eight, was a 1958 B-movie called It! The Terror From Beyond Space. It was about a spaceship that gets boarded … Continue reading Event Horizon emerges as a truly twisted, nightmarish summer shocker
Horror review: Resident Evil–Afterlife
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, SEPT. 10, 2010 Director Paul W.S. Anderson is a real hit ’n’ miss kinda guy. The first film I saw of his, 1997’s Event Horizon, blew me away; it was a nightmarish, spooky-as-hell sci-fi shocker. But then he went and ruined that positive impression with the ludicrous 2004 monstrosity AVP: Alien … Continue reading Horror review: Resident Evil–Afterlife
Horror review: Pandorum
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, SEPT. 25, 2009 The two movies that I remember scaring me the most as a little kid were The Wizard of Oz—that Wicked Witch of the West really had my number—and It! The Terror From Beyond Space, a low-budget 1950s sci-fi flick, a precursor to Alien, about a monster that gets on board a … Continue reading Horror review: Pandorum