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The Witch Review
As most of my friends can probably tell you, horror is one of my favorite genres (second only to dark comedy, if I’m being honest.) But, like any real horror fan, I have been disappointed with where the genre has gone in the last decade or so. Horror has moved away from scaring you with ambiance and themes to being all about gore and straight up torture porn. But in the last few years we have seen a couple of real horror gems that remind me of the classics that I fell in love with as a kid. And The Witch is definitely one of those gems. The Conjuring Review
Most of you know that I’m a little girl at heart. I know that is an odd way to start a review, but just go with me. What I’m trying to say is: even though I scare very easily, I still really enjoy a good horror movie. But recently it’s been hard to come by a really excellent horror film. We had Cabin in the Woods, which was excellent, but more horror comedy than anything. And we also had Insidious and Sinister, which were superb horror films. But those have been the exceptions. Most of the horror films that come out nowadays are all about jump scares and graphic murders. This fact made me very hesitant about how good The Conjuring was going to be.
The Purge Review
When I talk about my favorite science fiction books or movies, I tend to bring up one topics over and over again. And that topic is world building. In order to succeed at making a quality sci-fi film, in my opinion at least, one needs to first focus on the world building, and once that is established...then comes the easy part. So, when I first saw the trailer for The Purge, I got a little excited, because it looked like it established a really cool not so distant dystopia where lots of weird stuff could happen. I was right about part of that.
