Author: Derrick Murray

Every October, cinema is inundated with horror films. From networks like FreeForm playing the same 5 classic Halloween movies 24/7 for a week straight, or streaming services like Disney+ and Netflix pushing their Halloween selections to the home page for a month. No matter where you turn, spooky season has no shortage of horror films to choose from. If you look hard enough, you can stumble upon a section of horror you didn’t know existed: Amazon Prime’s hidden trove of terrible, extremely low budget, independent horror film section. The amount of titles that exist here is truly astounding, and it…

After spending much of its time reminding us of what we’ve had for years, “Unity” digs in to what we’re going to miss. In classic “Supernatural fashion, things aren’t always what they seem…

“The Craft: Legacy” is an absolute mess, one that attempts to loosely connect itself to the original while simultaneously attempting to update it for a modern audience, the end result being a film for neither.

“Get Shorty” is elevated by its silliness delivered by its serious but charming cast, allowing the veil of crime to poke fun at the glitz and glamor of the movie business.

Supernatural episode “Drag Me Away (From You)” attempts to give viewers the old ‘the past comes back to haunt you’ with a Winchester twist, but really the episode is a vague attempt to drive a rift between Sam and Dean and let us know one important fact: the beginning of the end IS coming.

It seems like “Supernatural” is set on taking its sweet time with no intention to wrap things quickly.  With the show’s return to form last week, the show doubled down on its charm and silliness.  In ‘Gimmie Shelter,’ the show once again returns to form in a good old fashioned monster of the week hunt.  This time, however, Sam and Dean are relegated to the subplot, with Cass and Jack being the central story this time.  It seems “Supernatural” wants everyone to get one last shot under the spotlight before the inevitable conclusion.  While ‘Gimmie Shelter’ isn’t as fun as…

Kevin Smith’s classic “Mallrats” film turns the big 2-5 this year, and while that’s terrifying, it’s also still hilarious.

After a prolonged hiatus, The CW’s “Supernatural” is back with all new episodes to close out their final season.  It is a bittersweet experience for fans of the show-  knowing that each episode brings us closer to a definitive is tough despite being thankful for the shows return.  Even those who are in the camp of the show lasting longer than it should, the beginning of the end is still difficult to wrap ones head around.  Luckily, season 15 episode 14 “The Last Holiday” seems content in not rushing anything, milking all the charm of the Winchester brothers it possibly…

It may come as a surprise, but there was a time when October was not a month-long Halloween celebration at the movies. As it turns out, 1995 only had one horror/comedy film released during Halloween season.  “Assassins” is obviously not it, but it was released in October nonetheless.  The action thriller harkens back to a simpler time of filmmaking, one where movies could just exist on the thinnest of premises and still be a vehicle for action stars.  On paper, “Assassins” feels like half a pitch that was given the greenlight prematurely and the rest was made up on the fly. …

Here are the 10 Halloween films that I own and recommend.