Keri Russell and Jesse Plemons are just fine in Scott Cooper’s horror movie, “Antlers.” Jeremy T. Thomas is just fine as well. The story has some chills and some good visuals and an interesting, if too little explored, idea behind… Read More ›
Horror
Tuesday the 26th: Josh vs. Jason
It may have taken decades to get there, but I’ve finally watched the first eight “Friday the 13th” movies. Yes, only the first eight — they’re the ones set Paramount released this year (the other two in the original series… Read More ›
Rebecca Hall’s Performance Powers “The Night House”
We have, somehow, reached mid-October, and that means it’s time for horror movies (not that you can’t watch them any time). Out today on Blu-ray is “The Night House,” a mediocre haunted house film made quite good due to the… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Nightbooks”
There are kids who look a good scare as much as some adults, and it is for that crowd that the new Netflix film, “Nightbooks,” is clearly intended. Starring Krysten Ritter as an evil witch and Winslow Fegley and Lidya… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Censor” (2021)
Taking viewers down the rabbit hole and convincing them that up is down, left is right, and back is front is not easy. Keeping folks guessing while still playing fair is no simple task. There is something to be said… Read More ›
Movie Review: “You Should Have Left”
The most impressive thing about writer-director David Koepp’s “You Should Have Left” (which is based on the novel by Daniel Kehlmann) is that it is not content with simply offering up an exploration of whether Kevin Bacon’s Theo Conroy’s dark… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Scare Package”
As always when I tackle horror, I come at it from an “intrigued by the genre but certainly not an expert in the minutiae” stance (there are sites which focus solely on horror and do so wonderfully). And, stating that,… Read More ›
“Dumbo,” “Pet Sematary,” and Emotional Responses
The year 2019 has brought us so many things, including new versions of “Dumbo” and “Pet Sematary.” While at first glance these two films may not have much in common, that’s actually not the case. Both of these films hurt… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Pet Sematary” (2019)
When telling a story, the question of motivation is an important one – why do the people in it do what they do, what prompts them to follow a certain path. In movies (or books or TV, etc.), the reasons… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Happy Death Day 2 U”
Released in 2017, “Happy Death Day” offers up a wonderfully funny “Groundhog Day”-esque take on a serial killer story. An insufferable college student, Tree (Jessica Rothe), is forced to relive a day over and over again as a killer in… Read More ›
A Quick Clearing of “The Fog” (1980)
The below is not a review of “The Fog.” It is, rather, a set of thoughts about the movie that have been loosely arranged for reading. Enjoy (or not. whatever.) Opening this week in select theaters is a 4K restoration… Read More ›
A Modern Take on Horror
Writer/director Owen Egerton stops by the Lass is More podcast this week to talk about his newest movie, “Blood Fest.” A meta take on horror, the movie takes place at a horror movie festival gone totally wrong and comes out… Read More ›
Notes from a Writer: “Hereditary” and Cheap Thrills
It takes a lot to psych me up to go see a horror film. There has to be something in it more than chills, whether that’s a paycheck or the recommendation of a trusted friend or a major cultural impact…. Read More ›
Movie Review: “Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare”
Imagine, if you will, a bunch of drunken college seniors, down in Mexico for spring break, ready to party one last time before the “real world” descends upon them. There is liquor. There is debauchery. There is infighting. There is more… Read More ›
Movie Review: “A Quiet Place” (2018)
In its best moments, writer-director-executive producer-star John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” is not just a terrifying story of monsters who kill anything they hear, but the smaller story of a family just struggling to survive. It is a movie concerned… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Gets Spooky with “Winchester”
Not so many a year ago, I lived near the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose. One of the moderate disappointments of my life is never having gotten the opportunity to visit the place despite being in the area for… Read More ›
Movie Review: “It” (2017)
Horror movies are not my favorite genre. I have never seen a “Nightmare on Elm Street” movie, nor a “Friday the 13th.” More than once, I have loaded up their Wikipedia pages and read other articles about them, but I’ve… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Prevenge”
What if you were pregnant and your unborn child could talk to you, not just in the sense of having a craving, but rather offering up ideas and concepts in fully formed sentences (telepathically)? The very concept is unnerving. Now,… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Rumbles Towards at "Shin Godzilla" and "The Thing"
We have talked about horror before on the “Lass is More” podcast, but we’re doing it again this week as “The Thing” gets a new blu-ray edition and “Shin Godzilla” hits the big screen here in the States. The question… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Offers one More Look at Horror
Well, Halloween is tomorrow and apparently there were some folks out there not quite thrilled with my take at a horror discussion earlier in the month. Consequently, I’ve gone and picked out three other horror recommendations… and this time they… Read More ›
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