Category Archives: Horror

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) | J.A. Bayona

November 6, 2022Action, Adventure, Horror, Science FictionBryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, cloning, Colin Trevorrow, Daniela Pineda, Derek Connolly, dinosaurs, extinction, Isabella Sermon, JA Bayona, James Cromwell, jeff goldblum, Justice Smith, Rafe Spall, STeven SPielberg, Ted Levine, Toby Jones, volcanoVince Leo

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This 5th entry in the Jurassic franchise sets the story following the closure of Jurassic World, where its dormant volcano, Mt. Sibo, has become active, threatening all life on Isla Nublar. Humankind debates whether the clone dinosaurs should be saved or return to extinction. Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) has become a conservationist advocate for the Dinosaur Protection Group, feeling an overwhelming responsibility to save the dinos she once considered merely a commodity. After John Hammond’s billionaire associate Benjamin Lockwood (James Cromwell) is on his deathbed, his assistant, Eli Mills (Rafe Spall), pitches a plan to Claire to fund the relocation of the dinosaurs from Isla Nublar to a sanctuary island. Claire gathers a team including velociraptor whisperer Owen Grady (Chris Pratt), super-hacker Franklin Webb (Justice Smith), and paleo-veterinarian Zia Rodriguez (Daniela Pineda). The team is stunned to discover find mercenaries on the island gathering dinosaurs to bring to the mainland for greedy, nefarious purposes.

Jurassic World (2015) | Colin Trevorrow

July 16, 2022Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Science FictionAmanda Silver, BD Wong, Bryce Dallas Howard, Central America, Chris Pratt, Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly, dinosaur, dinosaurs, disater, genetics, Irrfan Khan, Jake Johnson, Judy Greer, Lauren Lupkus, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, Rick Jaffa, theme park, Ty Simpkins, Vincent D'OnofrioVince Leo

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Siblings Gray (Ty Simpkins) and Zach (Nick Robinson) are sent on vacation to visit their Aunt Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard), who is the manager of operations at the Costa Rica island resort known as Jurassic World, a tourist attraction funded by mega-billionaire named Simon Masrani (Irrfan Khan) that takes its basic idea from the original Jurassic Park but seeks to do the formula right (i.e., more profitably). In addition to the assortment of dinosaurs, the corporation is looking into creating their own hybrid dinos through experiments in genetic engineering that are sure to draw in even more interested visitors year after year. Their biggest creation is the Indominus Rex, a creation that splices the T. Rex DNA with a hodge-podge of other predators of various strengths, that just might be the most deadly creature that has ever roamed the Earth. (I suppose it’s not a good sign that ‘indominus’ is Latin for ‘untamable’.)

Navy vet Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) is a behavioral research consultant and talent trainer at the facility, looking into the ability of these dinosaurs to learn from human instruction, and he’s especially made progress at whispering to velociraptors, which may prove to be a much-needed thing now that Indominus Rex has gotten out of its cage and is prepared to hunt and kill whatever it can on the island, which ultimately could mean the slaughter of 20,000 visitors trapped in the theme park. Colin Trevorrow directs.

Jurassic Park III (2001) | Joe Johnston

May 2, 2022Action, Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction, ThrillerAlexander Payne, dinosaur, island, Jim Taylor, Joe Johnston, Jurassic Park, Peter Buchman, plane crash, rescue, rescue mission, Sam Neill, Tea Leoni, William H. MacyVince Leo

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Jurassic Park III starts off with a man and a young boy that go paragliding only to have a forced crash landing on the island of Isla Sorna, the infamous second Jurassic Park island. The boy’s parents, played by William H. Macy and Tea Leoni, travel to the island in hopes of rescuing their son, dragging along Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill, from the first film), who is none too happy about being thrown among the ruthless predators again. Golly gee, you don’t think their plane might crash causing them to have to deal with dino-angst for 90 minutes, do you? Joe Johnston directs.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) | Steven Spielberg

March 20, 2022Action, Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction, ThrillerDavid Koepp, dinosaur, dinosaurs, hunter, island, jeff goldblum, Julianne Moore, jungle, Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton, Pete Postlethwaite, safari, San Diego, STeven SPielberg, Vince VaughnVince Leo

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It’s four years later, and the chief creator of Jurassic Park sends an expedition of four people to check on “Site B”, a secret place where the dinosaurs were developed and which now sports dinosaurs roaming free. The quartet is supposed to document the goings-on, but soon discover they will not be alone on the island, as the creator’s nephew envisions Jurassic Parks across America and wants to capture some dinos to exploit for profit. Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, and Vince Vaughn star. Directed by Steven Spielberg.

Jurassic Park (1993) | Steven Spielberg

February 7, 2022Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fictionbillionaire, David Koepp, dinosaur, island, jeff goldblum, Laura Dern, Michael Crichton, paleontologist, Richard Attenborough, STeven SPielberg, theme park, zooVince Leo

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Vince goes in-depth on all of the history, trivia, and behind-the-scenes action of 1993’s JURASSIC PARK, directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the best-selling book by Michael Crichton. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Richard Attenborough star in this thrilling adventure of an eccentric billionaire who builds a theme park attraction full of cloned dinosaurs that doesn’t go according to plan.

The Hunt (2020) | Craig Zobel

January 21, 2021Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, ThrillerBetty Gilpin, civil war, Craig Zobel, Damon Lindelof, Emma Roberts, Ethan Suplee, Hilary Swank, hunt, Ike Barinholtz, liberal, Nick Cuse, politics, satire, Trump, Wayne DuvallVince Leo

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The Hunt is a violent satire in which liberals kidnap and hunt down “deplorables”, aka Trump supporters. These deplorables wake up in an undisclosed rural area gagged online bloggers and internet trolls claimed to expose online as “Manorgate,” but are left with keys, tools, and weapons to potentially defend themselves and get free. The private jet-flying, caviar-consuming liberal elites hunting them down like giving them a sporting chance, though the odds are heavily stacked against them. However, one of the captives is able to give the hunters a run for their money. Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank, Wayne Duvall, Ike Barinholtz, Emma Roberts, Ethan Suplee appear in this film written by Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof, directed by Craig Zobel.

In Fabric (2019) | Peter Strickland

November 17, 2019Comedy, Horrorconsumerism, dark comedy, dating, dress, fashion, Fatma Mohamed, Gwendoline Christie, Hayley Squires, Leo Bill, London, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Peter StricklandVince Leo

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Executive produced by Ben Wheatley, In Fabric is a comedic horror film from Peter Strickland, who made critical splashes with prior small-scale efforts like the crafty, Giallo-homage of Berberian Sound Studio and the fetishistic tale found in The Duke of Burgundy. Strickland’s penchant for exploring unique scenarios continues with this more expansive story about a sexy “artery red” dress bought by Sheila, a lonely, recently divorced middle-aged London bank clerk, at Dentley & Soper, a bizarre department store that may be selling haunted wares during the rush of its January sales. What Sheila doesn’t know is that the cost of the dress is more than just the money she paid for it. Peter Strickland writes and directs this eerie dark comedy that explores the nature of the power of fashion.

The Lighthouse (2019) | Robert Eggers

November 10, 2019Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thrillerisland, lighthouse, mermaid, New England, Robert Eggers, Robert Pattinson, seagull, set in the 19th century, Willem DafoeVince Leo

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There’s something to Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) that’s been deeply troubling him – an incident in the past that haunts him that his continued existence on the island serves as a persistent reminder. Their shift on the island in the middle of the sea was originally to be four weeks in duration. Due to a leg injury, the boss, Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe), requires Ephraim to do nearly all of the physical labor on his behalf, which the younger man comes to deeply resent, feeling like a slave during the day and treated no better than an animal at night. On his end, Thomas feels like Ephraim doesn’t respect his authority, and his cooking skills, and he’s going to break the lad to fear him if he won’t at least show him the respect of his position., The wall between them is so prevalent, despite being in close proximity to one another, they don’t even learn each other’s names until well into their scheduled stay. From there, things get occasionally better, but often far worse, as Ephraim’s fear, guilt, and paranoia begin to get the better of him, combined with the toxicity of heavy drinking and feelings of overwhelming isolation. Visions come into his head of lusty mermaids, mocking seagulls, and a dead body he seems to know more about than he cares to remember. Robert Eggers directs and co-writes this unique psychological folk tale of a sort.

The Dead Don’t Die (2019) | Jim Jarmusch

June 25, 2019Comedy, Horror, Science Fictionadam driver, Bill Murray, Chloe Sevigny, fracking, Jim Jarmusch, Selena Gomez, Steve Buscemi, Tilda Swinton, zombieVince Leo

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After the Earth’s rotation is disturbed due to environmental fallout resulting from “polar fracking”, strange natural phenomena begin occurring all over the globe, including, in one area at least, the dead coming back to life to feast on the living. Bill Murray stars in his second zombie comedy as Cliff Robertson, the chief of police for the small, Mayberry-esque town of Centerville. He, along with his partner in fighting very little crime, officer Ronnie Peterson (Adam Driver) find themselves having to deal with the gruesome deaths they uncover, coming to the realization that things may not end well for themselves or their community if they don’t take decisive action. Jim Jarmusch writes and directs. Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Iggy Pop, Selena Gomez, and RZA also appear in this zombie comedy.

Dark Phoenix (2019) | Simon Kinberg

June 12, 2019Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Superheroalien, clairvoyant, invasion, James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Marvel Comics, Michael Fassbender, mind-control, Phoenix, rescue mission, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, X-MenVince Leo

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The plot, initially set in 1992 after a prologue with a tragic event in Jean Grey’s childhood back in 1975, continues with the First Class set of mutants and involves a presidentially sanctioned trip into space in order to rescue a space shuttle. Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) commits an act of heroism in trying to keep the space shuttle together as the crew is rounded up to safety, absorbing a massive wave of energy that should have easily taken her life. She ends up surviving the ordeal, much to everyone’s relief. But something is a bit off with Jean, finding herself with enhanced senses, and growing even more powerful than she had ever been before. Exhilarating at first, but now she’s becoming increasingly unstable, scared she’s beginning to lose control to her new nature, with an internal fight going on that is an even bigger match than the external one that involves her in a battle with fellow mutants who are trying to contain what is rapidly becoming the most powerful, perhaps even unstoppable, mutant of all. Simon Kinberg writes and directs.

To the '90s and Beyond!

A retrospective film review podcast covering the movies of the 1990s and the newer movies influenced by them. Hosted by Vince Leo of Qwipster.net

Category Archives: Horror

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) | J.A. Bayona

Jurassic World (2015) | Colin Trevorrow

Jurassic Park III (2001) | Joe Johnston

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) | Steven Spielberg

Jurassic Park (1993) | Steven Spielberg

The Hunt (2020) | Craig Zobel

In Fabric (2019) | Peter Strickland

The Lighthouse (2019) | Robert Eggers

The Dead Don’t Die (2019) | Jim Jarmusch

Dark Phoenix (2019) | Simon Kinberg