Movie Reviews4.6/10
Hostel: Part II Trades Hotel Tension for a Wider, Thinner Torture Chamber
A sequel of dread: three art students lured into a hostel auction, pursued through Slovak woods by a cruel gang. Horror abounds, yet the tale grows thin.
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Movie Reviews5.5/10
Hostel at 20: Eli Roth’s Provocation Has One Good Idea and No Interest in Examining It
Eli Roth's Hostel (2006) turns from crude backpacker comedy into a dungeon torture machine. A review of its craft, casting, and one good idea.
TV Reviews4.5/10
13 Years Later, Hemlock Grove Still Can’t Decide What Kind of Show It Wants to Be
Netflix's first original horror series ran three seasons and 33 episodes. A review of Hemlock Grove, its Emmy night, and its quiet 2022 removal.
Movie Reviews3.4/10
Ice Cream Man Knows It’s a Joke — And That’s All It Knows
A quiet town suffers a visit from an ice cream man in Eli Roth's dull horror jest, wanting terror and jesting both, and gaining neither.