“Unfriended” ranks alongside “Ouija” in terms of being entirely forgettable, yet nonetheless in possession of mass appeal for an undemanding set whose ages begin with the number one.
TURBO KID (2015)
As a love letter to everything gruesome, gleeful, and glorious about 1980s genre movies and popular culture, “Turbo Kid” is engineered specifically for maximum midnight movie madness.
THE DIABOLICAL (2015)
The final picture put together by “The Diabolical” is one of a classically creepy chiller with a sleek streak of sci-fi suspense.
EXCESS FLESH (2015)
“Excess Flesh” takes on a hypnotic tone capable of capturing those sensitive to its messages about a perilous sense of self and the feverish pursuit of unhealthy ideals.
AVA'S POSSESSIONS (2015)
“Ava’s Possessions” brands its black magic mark using curious characters, vibrant visuals, and smartly stylish storytelling.
ZOMBIEWORLD (2015)
“Zombieworld” is a “Creepshow 3” caliber anthology whose pieces have no relation to one another aside from the inclusion of shambling corpses and a near complete absence of frights, fun, and quality.
THE INTRUDERS (2015)
“The Intruders” boils down to another log for the pile of formulaic thrillers better suited as midweek made-for-cable filler.
DIGGING UP THE MARROW (2014)
Eclectic and occasionally eccentric, the overall vibe is more of a drunk stumble between serious and comical without threading a needle through a sweet spot that would effectively blend both moods.
WYRMWOOD: ROAD OF THE DEAD (2014)
“Wyrmwood” strips out the social commentary of Romero’s oeuvre and the dark despair of “The Walking Dead” in favor of flair, flash, and cinematic style.
THE MIRROR (2014)
It’s a catch-22 approach shooting the entire affair in its foot, heart, and head with a script and a style too simple to provide any more edge than that of plastic tableware.
THE OUIJA RESURRECTION: OUIJA EXPERIMENT 2 (2015)
The film’s crowning achievement is releasing just two weeks into January and already becoming the candidate to beat as worst movie of the year.
ALIEN OUTPOST (2014)
“Alien Outpost” ticks plenty of boxes for bullet-pumping action with a satisfying shot of sci-fi tracer fire laser-lighting the screen.
DARK HEARTS: THE SECRET OF HAUNTING MELISSA (2014)
The film remains ball-and-chained to a delivery format that hamstrings the rhythm and to fiction impenetrable for anyone who hasn’t already invested three hours into “Haunting Melissa."
WOLFCOP (2014)
Good-natured, good-humored, and well-intentioned, “Wolfcop” still spins its wheels by pumping blood leisurely when it rightfully screams to gush straight out of the vein.
HAUNTING MELISSA (2013)
You wouldn’t tolerate “Haunting Melissa” as a three-hour movie in a traditional format. Why tolerate it as a buggy app requiring countless mobile device restarts and popup prompt dismissals?
SANATORIUM (2013)
Should anyone need affirmation as to why “found footage” has an unfavorable reputation, “Sanatorium” can punch that ticket with commanding force.
FINAL PRAYER (THE BORDERLANDS) (2013)
“Final Prayer” surpasses the bulk of its “found footage” brethren with enough murky moodiness and devilish darkness to make itself memorable.
DRACULA UNTOLD (2014)
“Dracula Untold” casts the count as a swordfighting head of state hero in a chatty movie burdened by “Game of Thrones” political machinations and “Lord of the Rings” steel clanging.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014)
Who needs a mutant or an Avenger when a CGI raccoon and a semi-sentient tree can infuse this much personality into a movie already bursting at the seams with it?
DARK HAUL (2014)
Seeing Tom Sizemore play a standard tough guy gunman in a straightforward creature feature is akin to watching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar play charity basketball on the island of Lilliput.
Everyone else who has no problem with a fright flick that feels like “Lizzie McGuire” decided to get dark with a PG-13 Halloween special should do just fine.