Dan Sees Everything

  If you're looking to do a big poop in your pants, boy have I got the film for you. Evil Dead Rise is great, maybe the best modern horror movie I've ever seen? That may be a bit dramatic, I dunno, but I loved it. It's absolutely hardcore right out the gate and I was sat like cheese and crackers am I spooped right now. It's not a jumpscare fest, it's just really messed up man, the way good horror should be. The other Evil Dead stuff isn't essential viewing, but it'd probably help a bit. I saw the original and the sequel before seeing this, and have also heard bits and pieces about it from other places. It's hard to talk about any of this without spoiling stuff, but I'm going to say that the actress playing the mom (dual role as nice mom and rude mom) deserves the biggest props of the movie. She's so good. I feel very hopeful about future Evil Dead stuff, I think it's a fascinating lore with tons of potential. This movie uses horror to explore...

  What a surprisingly amazing time I had at the bloody cinema! (Do you get it? Bloody? Because he's a vampire. I'm a genius.) Renfield was a film that I thought would be just okay, but I was pleasantly surprised by just how much I liked this. I mean, look it's not going to change the world but it's a fun time, you'll laugh a lot, and weirdly have a few moments of feels here and there. The story is pretty simple, Dracula's familiar, Renfield, is being gaslit, gatekeeper and girlbossed by Dracula, after saving Dracula from death yet again, Renfield finds himself in an opportunity to potentially escape this abusive relationship. Nicholas Cage is playing Dracula, and as per always is absolutely going HAM as Dracula. He's giving it everything and just having a whale of a time. I love it. Nicholas Holt plays Renfield, and he's also just great, the two Nicks have great chemistry and any scene with the two of them together is massively gripping. Dracula feels co...