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The Mouse Trap Review: More Cheese Than Chills

The Mouse Trap (2024) is a film I discovered through the pre-menu trailers whilst sitting down to watch Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 (2024), both films being distributed in the UK by Altitude. Whilst this film was clearly intended to capitalise on the recent trend of public domain horror, The Mouse Trap barely engages with its source material, instead being an all-out ’90s slasher throwback that relies mainly on Mickey’s face as a mask and sporadic clips of Steamboat Willie (1928). With its non-linear narrative, an (albeit weak) whodunnit theme, and the trope of horny teens getting slaughtered...

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Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 Blu-ray Review – Worth a Watch?

Have you watched the first Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey movie? Yes? No? Well, it doesn’t actually matter. This review is going to tell you why you should watch the second instalment of the Blood and Honey franchise, why it is better than the previous movie, and why you don’t need to watch the first movie to enjoy this one. The Plot I will answer the last question first. The setup is that Christopher Robin (Nikolai Leon) has survived the 100 Acre Wood Massacre, as coined by the tabloids in Blood and Honey 2, but more people believe that...

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Habit (1995): Grim Addiction Horror and Creep Fest [Review]

Habit premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival in 1995, later receiving a limited theatrical release in 1997. This independent horror film, written and directed by Larry Fessenden, is an allegory of how addiction (and self-destruction) takes hold of a person, using the framework of vampirism. With one week until Valentine’s Day, it makes for an unconventional seasonal watch: a story centred on a relationship between a troubled man and a woman who may—or may not—be a vampire. Rather than romance, Habit offers intimacy as something corrosive. It presents a one-sided relationship that is unstable and difficult to escape. Though...

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8 90s Halloween Disney Movies to Watch this Halloween [List]

Whether you’re a fan of Disney or not, there’s no denying they know how to make movies kids adore — especially when it came to their older films. While most Halloween films lean into psychological scares, slashers, and gore, Disney takes a different route, proving that the supernatural can be playful and funny too, even if it still gives you the occasional jump. So, whether you’re a “Disney Adult” or just looking for something to keep the kids entertained this spooky season, fear not — here’s our list of ’90s Disney Halloween movies to watch this October. Here are our...

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Scream 4 Review: A Relevent Whodunit That Skips On Scares

Confession time: I’m not a diehard Scream fan. I don’t even know if I’ve ever watched the original all the way through. I can barely remember anything about the 2022 reboot/sequel/whatever-that-was.

So this review of Scream 4 comes from a place of near-total isolation—no nostalgia goggles, and very few expectations. I’m looking at SCRE4M pretty much as a standalone movie. I would argue that this gives me a fairer lens through which to watch the film. It’s one that is not coloured by comparisons or expectations from previous films.

In this review, I’ll dig into the film’s themes, how well it works as a horror movie, and what I think it gets right… as well as where it falls flat.

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Fear Street: Prom Queen – Sheer Disapointment [Film Review]

Following the hit Fear Street trilogy on Netflix in 2021—hailed by Bloody Disgusting’s Meagan Navarro as “the summer horror event of 2021”—you’d be forgiven for expecting a strong return with the fourth instalment, Fear Street: Prom Queen. However, this movie acts as the antithesis of Leigh Janek’s rip-roaring triumph. As a fan of the franchise, you’ll try your utmost to like this movie. But the onslaught of tedious mean-girl characters, bland narrative, and the garish ’80s references hamfisted into the paltry corsage that is this movie, will leave you regretting going to this party. This review aims to let you...