Horror Archives - Movie Reviews by Todd Wofford

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I n the span of one film, Sinners addresses everything I dislike in the horror genre. Where most releases are rickety, disposable, and intended for fast income, Ryan Coogler delivers a…

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Feb 2025

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The Substance (2024)::rating::3.5

T he Substance bundles several movies into one ungainly package: Midnight-black comedy mingles with more spraying blood than a GWAR binge on Youtube. Stinging social satire flows through flourishes of…

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Jan 2025

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Alien (1979)::rating::4.5

Jaws in space." -- The original studio pitch for Alien. T hat's a catchy hook for a sci-fi horror flick, and no doubt it helped get Alien bankrolled at 20th Century Fox. It…

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Nov 2024

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The Exorcist (1973)::rating::5

E ven after fifty years, The Exorcist stands as the pinnacle of the horror genre. Everything about it has attained iconic status, from the acting and makeup effects to the directing…

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Oct 2024

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An American Werewolf in London (1981)::rating::3

A n American Werewolf in London lands in a weird no man's land. As a comedy, it's fitfully amusing, but never particularly funny. As a horror flick, it's ambitious and…

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Oct 2024

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The Faculty (1998)::rating::2.5

T he Faculty is a passable teen comedy trapped in the body of dumb, disposable horror epic. It delivers a steady stream of pop culture riffs from a cast of angsty…

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Mar 2024

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Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)::rating::4

B ram Stoker’s Dracula pulls off a rare double feat. As directed by Francis Coppola, this vampire epic manages to be deeply reverential to the beloved source material, while…

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Oct 2023

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Fright Night Part 2 (1988)::rating::2

A nyone crafting a paper on the uselessness of movie sequels could cite Fright Night Part 2 as a prime example. It xeroxes the most generic traits of the first film,…

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Oct 2023

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Friday the 13th (1980)::rating::3

A s with many other influential movies, Friday the 13th carries the weight of everything it has inspired: We're talking sequels, a prequel series, reboots, and retcons, ripoffs, and rehashes. Along that…

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May 2023

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Renfield (2023)::rating::2.5

R enfield is a lean, dumb sitcom of a movie, built on an irresistible idea: Take Bram Stoker's titular character, Count Dracula's fanatical bug-munching toady, and rework him for…