SPOILER-FREE FILM REVIEWS FROM A MOVIE LOVER WITH A HEART OF GOLD!

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Category: Mid-Day Mini

  • 31 Days to Scare ~ Paradise Hills

    The Facts: Synopsis: A mysterious boarding school perfectly reforms wayward girls to fit their surroundings’ exact desires. Stars: Emma Roberts, Eiza Gonzalez, Awkwafina, Danielle Macdonald, Milla Jovovich, Jeremy Irvine Director: Alice Waddington Rated: NR Running Length: 95 minutes TMMM Score: (6/10) Review: When Ira Levin’s The Stepford Wives was first published, in 1972 it came

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

    The Facts: Synopsis: Sets the records straight about the controversial sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street, which ended Mark Patton’s acting career, just as it was about to begin. Stars: Mark Patton, Marshall Bell, David Chaskin, Robert Englund, Robert Rusler, Kim Myers, Clu Gulager Director: Roman Chimienti, Tyler Jensen Rated: NR Running Length: 99

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ The Invitation

    The Facts: Synopsis: A man accepts an invitation to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife, an unsettling affair that reopens old wounds and creates new tensions. Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Tammy Blanchard, Michiel Huisman, Mike Doyle, John Carroll Lynch Director: Karyn Kusama Rated: NR Running Length: 100 minutes TMMM Score: (8/10) Review: It

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ Tremors

    The Facts: Synopsis: Natives of a small isolated town defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one. Stars: Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire, Robert Jayne Director: Ron Underwood Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 96 minutes TMMM Score: (9/10) Review:  I’m sadly too young to have experienced

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ Puppet Master (1989)

    The Facts: Synopsis: Psychics find themselves plotted against by a former colleague, who committed suicide after discovering animated, murderous puppets. Stars: Paul Le Mat, William Hickey, Irene Miracle, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Robin Frates, Mews Small Director: David Schmoeller Rated: R Running Length: 90 minutes TMMM Score: (5.5/10) Review: I would like, if I may, to

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ The Addams Family (2019)

    The Facts: Synopsis: Members of the mysterious and spooky Addams family are readily preparing for a visit from their even creepier relatives. But trouble soon arises when a shady TV personality realizes that the Addams’ eerie hilltop mansion is standing in the way of her dream to sell all the houses in the neighborhood. Stars:

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ The Night Stalker (1972)

    The Facts: Synopsis: An abrasive Las Vegas newspaper reporter investigates a series of murders committed by a vampire. Stars: Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Barry Atwater, Simon Oakland, Ralph Meeker, Claude Akins, Charles McGraw Director: John Llewellyn Moxey Rated: NR Running Length: 74 minutes TMMM Score: (8.5/10) Review: I’ve lamented before on this very blog how

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ Holiday Hell

    The Facts: Synopsis: A mysterious shopkeeper narrates four horror tales, each set during a different holiday. Stars: Jeffrey Combs, Joel Murray, Jeff Bryan Davis, Meagan Karimi-Naser, Lisa Coronado Director: Jeremy Berg, David Burns, Jeff Ferrell, Jeff Vigil Rated: NR Running Length: 100 minutes TMMM Score: (5.5/10) Review: I really tried to hold back from giving

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ Fright (1972)

    The Facts: Synopsis: Teenage babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd home to watch their young son for the evening. But it seems that the strangely nervous Mrs. Lloyd is hiding a shocking secret… Stars: Honor Blackman, Susan George, Ian Bannen, John Gregson, George Cole, Dennis Waterman Director: Peter Collinson Rated: PG Running Length: 87 minutes

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ The Sentinel (1977)

    The Facts: Synopsis: A young woman moves to an apartment in a building which houses a sinister evil. Stars: Cristina Raines, Chris Sarandon, Eli Wallach, Martin Balsam, Jerry Orbach, Christopher Walken, Sylvia Miles, Beverly D’Angelo, John Carradine, Ava Gardner Director: Michael Winner Rated: R Running Length: 92 minutes TMMM Score: (7/10) Review:  Largely due to

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