Back in the hazy year 2014, Stiles White made his directorial debut with Ouija. Reviews were – to put it mildly – not kind. None the less, the film was enough of a box office success to warrant the folks behind it, Blumhouse, making a sequel. The internet was less than thrilled and for good reason. […]
Movie Reviews
Blair Witch (2016) – Movie Review
Blair Witch was released on September 16th, 2016. It did not exactly set the world on fire. Expected to open to a $20 million dollar box office, the film fell short of that goal by half, opening below $10 million. Articles a plenty questioned if horror was dead because of the supposed “flop” that was Blair […]
Found Footage 3D – Movie Review – HUMANSTEIN FOR DAILY GRINDHOUSE
As some of you may be aware, I recently accepted a contributor position over at DailyGrindhouse.com, “Tough Films For The Rough Crowd”. I’m overjoyed at this opportunity for a number of reasons, chiefly reaching a larger audience than I can on humble Ol’ Humanstein. Don’t despair though, this will have no impact on my Humanstein.com […]
Don’t Breathe – Movie Review
Brutal. Tense. Scary. These are words film critics bandy around quite a bit, especially in the world of genre films. Every horror film released in the year 2016 seems to have been able to find someone who’s particular tastes and cinematic background lead them to call it brutal, tense, and of course, scary. What I’m […]
Ghostbusters (2016) Review – I Ain’t Afraid of Reboots
The early 90s (my childhood) was chock full of pop cultural phenomena like Jurassic Park, The Mighty Morphing Power Rangers and of course, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles but quietly present in the background there was always Ghostbusters. Though both Ghostbusters films were released before I was even a glimmer in Mama Humanstein’s eyes, I […]
The Purge: Election Year – Review
The Purge: Election Year is the third entry in the Purge franchise, and it feels like it. Sequels are tough and third films are notoriously even tougher. Few franchise are immune to it. From Jaws and Scream to Spider-Man and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the third film is hard and it’s usually one of if […]
Swiss Army Man – Review
Swiss Army Man is the feature length directorial debut of writing and directing duo Daniels, comprised of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. Daniels are arguably best known for directing music videos, including The Shins’ “Simple Song” and DJ Snake’s “Turn Down For What”. The guys that made the “Turn Down For What” video made a […]
The Shallows – Review
“What was once in the deep is now in the shallows.” I’ve got a confession to make: I watch a lot of shark movies. I’m a big fan of sharks both fictional and real. I like the idea that there are these powerful, incredibly strong beings in our world that border on the monstrous. I […]
The Conjuring 2 – Review
James Wan’s The Conjuring proved that the studio horror movie isn’t as dead as a lot of horror fans and critics, including myself, would have had you believe. Studio horror has had a pretty rough track record over the last few years, as the studio system seems content to rely on formulaic remakes and retreads, […]
Green Room Review – Not Exactly ‘Sitting In The Waiting Room’
Green Room is a well-crafted and tense siege movie set in the backwoods of Oregon. More importantly, Green Room is punk as fuck.