Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie Title: Halloween (2018) Grade: B Rating: R, 109 minutes In a Nutshell: I’ve never liked scary movies, especially slasher horror flicks. The good news is that you can watch the original Halloween by John Carpenter and then watch … Continued
It turns out that best-selling international horror author and screenwriter, Michael Brent Collings, is a super funny guy. He and I were both authors speaking at the recent FanX convention in Salt Lake City and happened to meet in the … Continued
Movie Title: The House with a Clock in Its Walls Grade: C+ Rating: PG, 104 minutes In a Nutshell: This movie has a decent balance of scary and funny, but I wouldn’t say it’s perfect for all … Continued
Movie Title: A Quiet Place Grade: A- Rating: PG-13, 90 minutes In a Nutshell: We all fell in love with John Krasinski when he first appeared in The Office: The Complete Series. He has since gone on to … Continued
Movie Title: Winchester Grade: D Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 39 minutes In a Nutshell: I don’t like scary movies, but I was curious about this one because I grew up very close to the actual Winchester Mystery House in San … Continued
Movie Title: The Cloverfield Paradox Grade: D+ Rating: Not rated officially, but it should be R. In a Nutshell: To call Cloverfield a trilogy is a bit of a stretch. The three films are loosely related with a few … Continued
Movie Title: JigSaw Grade: C Rating: R In a Nutshell: I don’t like gory, torture movies, so it’s no surprise that I’ve never seen any of the previous 7 movies in the Sawfranchise. Somehow I ended up in the theater … Continued
Movie Title: Happy Death Day Grade: C+ Rating: PG-13, In a Nutshell: This is like a warped, creepy version of Groundhog Day. I have loved that fun movie for years, so I was curious to see what this suspenseful horror … Continued
Movie Title: Flatliners Grade: D+ Rating: PG-13, 108 minutes In a Nutshell: This Flatliners movie remake is dead on arrival. I really liked the original Flatliners movie with 1990 Kevin Bacon, so I was interested to see how this remake … Continued
Movie Title: Wish UPON Grade: D Rating: PG-13, 89 minutes In a Nutshell: Wish Upon makes you wish it were better. Cliched and not very good, this horror movie would be fun to watch at a sleepover with a … Continued