Despite Insidious: Chapter 2 being nowhere near as effective than its predecessor, it still manages to be a fun sequel that thankfully isn’t just a cash grab – there is some ambition here. This time Wan trades in scares for story, and it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Picking ... Read More »
This past summer the box office belonged to James Wan. His haunted house film The Conjuring managed to scare enough people out of their admission price to stay in the number one spot for a few weeks running. His follow up film, Insidious: Chapter 2 should do just as well, but not... Read More »
In mid-July, James Wan’s The Conjuring proved that throwback, old-school supernatural horror could still attract audiences in significant numbers while consistently engaging that audience with more than just shocks and scares (though both were present in overabundant supply). Rou... Read More »
The team of James Wan and Leigh Whannel, who so famously gave us the first installment to what would later become the Saw franchise, had a rather different agenda this time around. They wanted to prove that they could terrify an audience without graphic violence, and rest assured... Read More »
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. Stars Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson and Ty Simpkins. Directed by James Wan. Read More »
When it comes to horror, few contemporary filmmakers can claim to have the mass appeal or the genre defining (or redefining) influence than James Wan, the director of Saw and Insidious, can. With Saw, Wan and his screenwriting partner, Leigh Whannell, practically invented a new h... Read More »
One of the drawbacks of being a professional moviegoer is that, over time, one becomes jaded. It’s harder to have a sense of discovery with so many films imprinting on the brain...and therefore it is also increasingly difficult to open one’s emotions to each individual film exper... Read More »
From the giddy, nauseating, inventively sadistic highs of the trend setting Saw (2004) to the promising but severely problematic chiller Insidious (2010), director James Wan has been working hard to scare the pants off as many audience members as possible. His only venture outsid... Read More »
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. Stars Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson and Ty Simpkins. Directed by James Wan. Read More »
World renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren are called to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most horrifying case of their lives. Stars Sta... Read More »
A family encounters spirits living among them in their New England farmhouse. Stars Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga and Ron Livingston. Direced by James Wan. Read More »
So, one night at the bar, Poltergeist got really drunk and fooled around with The Exorcist. This is their insidious child, named accordingly, who inherited almost every classic (some could argue clichéd) haunted house moment. However, the sincerity with which the creep-out mome... Read More »
