CHICAGO – In anticipation of the scariest week of the year, HollywoodChicago.com launches its 2024 Movie Gifts series, which will suggest DVDs and collections for holiday giving.
Mike Flanagan
Film Review: Familiar Spirits Gives New LIfe to ‘Ouija: Origin of Evil’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 25, 2016 - 8:26amCHICAGO – Like many of the creatures or villains it inspires, the horror genre has been slowly decaying for years now. In a time of reboots and tired sequels, 2016 has shown us glimpses of future promise by revisiting elements of the past. Flanagan continues this hot streak, one he helped create with “Hush” earlier this year, with the prequel “Ouija: Origin of Evil”.
Film Review: ‘Oculus’ Succeeds Psychologically, Fails Supernaturally
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 12, 2014 - 3:49pmCHICAGO – Films in general are knocked for being knockoffs of something else. Horror films in particular have it especially hard in the “new” department because we’re so quickly annoyed when we’ve “seen it all before”.
Film Review: Richly Complex ‘Oculus’ is Also Scary as Hell
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 11, 2014 - 2:40pmCHICAGO – The affect of horror works in five basic ways. There’s the sense of Dislocation where the lead character suddenly loses bearing, becomes unsure of what where or even who they are. Next is Dread, which is the sense that something awful is coming.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of ‘Oculus’ Passes From ‘Paranormal Activity’ Producer
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 6, 2014 - 5:38pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new horror film “Oculus” from the producer of “Paranormal Activity” and “Insidious”!