Movie Reviews
Film and television reviewed the way I’d want to read them — with a rating that means something, an honest accounting of what works and what doesn’t, and craft notes for writers who want to understand how the machinery operates.
Each review includes a craft notes section for writers — specific observations about structure, character, world-building, and what the film does that you can actually use. Not theory. Technique you can steal.
Splatter (5)
May 19, 2026Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Survivors of the zombie apocalypse take refuge in a suburban shopping mall, in George Romero's social satire sequel.
May 19, 2026Evil Dead II (1987)
Sam Raimi's part-remake, part-sequel where Ash returns to the cabin and battles increasingly absurd demonic forces.
May 19, 2026Re-Animator (1985)
Stuart Gordon adapts H.P. Lovecraft's story about a medical student who develops a serum that revives the dead.
May 19, 2026Saw (2004)
Two men wake chained in a filthy bathroom and discover they are pawns in a sadistic puzzle designed by the Jigsaw killer.
May 19, 2026The Evil Dead (1981)
Five college students vacationing at a Tennessee cabin awaken demonic spirits through a Sumerian text, in Sam Raimi's debut.