Tag: Scott Derrickson

Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 2.5

Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)

Scary movies went through an odd phase in the early aughts. For better or worse, the success of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth sense…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 2.5

Deliver Us from Evil (2014)

I’ve expressed in the past my dislike of scary movies “based on real events”. Meant to further our suspension of disbelief, the conceit actually…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.0

Sinister (2012)

Though I consider myself an avid horror fan, I must confess that I approach the genre from a certain distance. Though I enjoy the…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 2.5

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Though many science-fiction fans consider it a classic, I don’t much care for Robert Wise’s The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). It’s not…

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