This is fine, an inoffensive fairytale with an unique art style that I actually quite like. But as a celebration of Disney Studios and their 100-year anniversary it falls short unfortunately, it's just way too familiar and formulaic to be considered a worthy film for that spot in the Disney canon.
But hey, feels great to finally have a real Disney villain back in place! Took them long enough..
Horror Hunt #83 (May 2025)
4. Hammer Horror
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In which a vampiric count uses a traveling circus to exact revenge on the townsfolk that killed him one and a half decades earlier. It's a crazy plan, but it might just work.
Oh wow, this was a pleasant surprise. Hammer Horror is at its most wicked and perverted here, with sensual dance routines and children just getting absolutely massacred. But of course, the gothic fervor also remains, with classy mansions,…
Spooky Scary Horrorthons 6 - Film #11
What starts out looking like a wild stoner comedy set in the picturesque countryside of Ukraine soon turns into a tragedy about a frightened man struggling with his fate while a witch mocks him from beyond the grave. As these mystical events unfold things get quite wacky.
The folklore roots of Viy feel incredibly apparent, with all the obvious morality lessons and whatnot. The grey, sluggish state of the world surrounding our religious…
Spooky Scary Horrorthons - Film #16
The term timeless is being thrown around a lot, but John Carpenter's The Thing hasn't actually aged a single second in 32 years. The masterful use of godlike practical effects and impeccable suspense is something that is rarely seen in the world of cinema at such an impressive level.
The story centers around a group of burly men (including a heavily bearded Kurt Russell and my #1 man crush Keith David) working at a…
