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Buddy (Keegan-Michael Key) is an anthropomorphic talking unicorn with magical powers and the host of a 1990s-style children's television program. The show centers around him teaching lessons and playing with four children, in the same vein as something like Barney. But when two of the children, Freddy (Delaney Quinn) and Wade (Caleb Williams), become increasingly suspicious of Buddy and his short temper, they begin planning their escape from this seemingly inescapable world.

I have been on vacation for almost the entirety of time from August 13th through September 2nd. And because of that and the various trips I made (South Carolina and Toronto), I watched precious little in the realm of movies. I just haven't had the time or ability. I was either having fun with friends or at Fan Expo Canada as Press and working my time away there. On a year where I have been averaging over one movie watched per day, going over half a month without seeing many r

Kris (Hannah Einbinder) is a young filmmaker who is hired to reboot the cult 1980s slasher Camp Miasma. In preparation for the film, she tracks down Billy Presley (Gillian Anderson), the actress who played the original movie’s final girl and now lives on the same grounds where it was filmed. As Kris spends more time with Billy and becomes more obsessed with the history of Camp Miasma, the line between the movie and reality starts to disappear. What begins as a straightforward

I am firmly in the time of year where it's getting easier and easier to find movies on streaming that came out in the current calendar year and will add to my new release count when I watch them. It's the best. For the first few months, January though May or so, it's difficult to find many new releases on streaming, but after that, it becomes something of a bonanza! And I love it. I always get through April, look at the number of new release films I have watched on the year,

I need to tell you about the rain. In The Last House, a Netflix thriller that cost considerably more money than it had any right to, the rain is sentient. The rain seals your doors shut. The rain makes your windows unbreakable. The rain, and I cannot stress this enough, knows how to lock your garage door. This is a film in which hostile precipitation has developed a working understanding of residential architecture and has chosen to use that knowledge against us. I watched al

Back in 1987, Carl Reiner made a teen comedy called Summer School, starring Mark Harmon and Kirstie Alley. It remains one of the more underrated gems of the entire 1980s teen comedy wave, and I still hold it fondly to this day. Buried inside that movie is a storyline involving two students, Dave and Chainsaw, who are so obsessed with horror movies that they dedicate their entire summer to recreating their favorite horror moments with fake blood and latex, all while running a

Shark movies! I want to make this abundantly clear: I'm not a shark movie guy. I mean, I like Jaws as much as the next person, but I don't understand the cinematic world's fascination with these beasts of the sea. I don't get why "Shark Week" is a thing that people celebrate and program TV watching around. I just... it's all beyond me. There are so many lethal animals on there planet, and I am not sure why we as a society have latched onto sharks and decided they should be th

Weight loss culture is a big thing these days. I feel like that's a permanent truism, really. When has weight loss NOT been one of the pre-eminent things on Americans' minds? It's a constant top New Year's Resolution every single winter, and celebrity culture has made thin "in" for ages now. But in the back half of the 2020's, it only seems to be rising in prominence. It's easier to achieve than ever, what with appetite suppressant injectables flooding the market and being in

Another week, another new horror release has hit my favorite streaming service, Shudder. To be absolutely honest, Shudder has not been knocking it out of the park so far in 2026. So far of note, we have had Honey Bunch and Forbidden Fruits as outings that I quite enjoyed, and that was just about it. Well, I guess sMothered wasn't bad, either. But it's July as I write this, and they release, as I said, a new movie every week. Most of which I have watched! And most of which hav

"Cheers! To your perfect family." We've finally made it to the most anticipated film of 2026 for sickos. And the film I'm referring to is Evil Dead Burn! I don't know about anyone else, but I've been pretty hyped to see this entry ever since they showed off a teaser trailer in front of Lee Cronin's The Mummy. Despite not being a big horror aficionado like my colleagues, I've slowly become a fan of these grotesque films. In fact, I made an attempt to revisit some of the earlie

I like to imagine I'm really confusing the hell out of the little gremlin personally in charge of my Tubi algorithm. In recent months, Tubi has become one of my favorite streaming services. Its movie selection is almost unparalleled, and it has a wide array of both big name flicks and independent outings exclusive to the streamer. While most other services are clogging up with series and shows--I don't have the time commitment those require!--Tubi remains mostly dedicated to

Leviticus follows two gay teens, unaccepted for who they are by the people around them, as they see an entity that's trying to harm them after being subjected to a religious conversion ritual. The entity takes the shape of the person they're most into, in this case each other. Only they can see it, making it impossible to prove to anyone else around them. The two main performances are where this movie shines. Joe Bird plays the protagonist, Naim, and we follow him through a w

Kraken opens on old news footage. Eyewitness interviews. People describing something massive in the water near a Norwegian fjord. The helicopters searched. They found nothing. Cut to present day. Two kids on a jet ski fall into the water and don't come back up. Johanne (Sara Khorami) is a marine researcher who gets called in to inspect a fish farm in Vangsnes. Her first instinct is to pass. She has her reasons. Then she sees video of fish voluntarily jumping out of the water

Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is a down on his luck furniture salesman in the Bay Area. His wife kicked him out and he currently lives inside of the furniture store. After a series of mysterious events, he stumbles upon the titular Backrooms, an unexplainable series of yellow rooms that appear to go on forever. He details this with his therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve), who meets him with some skepticism, but eventually decides to explore herself. What they find, to quote the film,

I've written so many times about Shudder. No other streaming service brings me as much joy while, at the same time, also inflicting upon me so much suffering. Shudder Roulette is real; I never have any idea what I am going to get from that service. I was quite pleased earlier this year with Honey Bunch, sure. But it's been rough sledding since then. Just one disappointment after another for me. Nothing else has even hit close to my top ten of the year, even at this point. Hon

A guy buys a wish granting toy from a crystal shop because he is too scared to tell his friend he likes her. She starts loving him unconditionally. He thinks this is great. It is not great. This is the premise of one of the most unsettling horror films I have seen in years and I have not stopped thinking about it. Curry Barker is a YouTuber. A prankster. This is his debut feature. I am as surprised as you are. What makes Obsession so genuinely disturbing is not the broken gla

It is legitimately amazing to me how many shark attack movies there have been made in the world ever since the success of Jaws back in the 1970's. "Shark attack movies" is almost commonplace enough to be its own whole genre of cinema. No other breed of animal has been committed to film as predatory antagonists nearly as often as sharks have. Granted, it's not always the same KIND of shark; usually it's a great white, sure, but it's also occasionally been bull sharks, tiger sh

Ohm (Adam Scott) is an American novelist who travels to a remote, deteriorating hotel in rural Ireland to spread his parent's ashes. He is struggling with unresolved grief, and also a case of writers block. He is a successful writer, but seems to be struggling with the ending of the trilogy he's been writing for years. When he arrives at the hotel, something is clearly off. Whether it be the cagey staff members, or the low attendance, the hotel has an undeniable eeriness hang

You know a Shudder movie is a big deal when it gets a full theatrical release before it hits the horror streaming service. Previously, such films have included Late Night With The Devil and In A Violent Nature. These were efforts where there was clearly enough sentiment that they would do well in cinemas and draw in some more profit for the company, so they were released in theater months before they made their way to the service. In A Violent Nature finished with a modest bo

The Wrestler-To-Actor pipeline sure is full of twists and turns and loop-de-loops. You would think that being real time performers for whom speaking is a large part of the job, they would be able to create a screen presence and recite lines pretty easily when allowed multiple takes. And yet, as history has shown, it's anything besides a sure thing. One of the greatest and most charismatic professional wrestlers of all time, the Immortal Hulk Hogan, was notoriously bad at the