October Horrors #4: Curse of Chucky (2013)

It's October again and as the foliage turns orange and the cheap candy lines the store shelves, it's a good time to catch up on some horror movies. So, in the spirit of the old October Horror Movie Challenge, in which one tries to watch a previously unseen horror movie each day of the month, I'm going to attempt to provide 31 reviews for similarly unseen horror movies throughout October.

(Obviously these first few entries are coming a bit late, as the multitude of local October events have left me a bit preoccupied.)

This time, everyone's friend to the end clambers back for more play-time in Don Mancini's Curse of Chucky.

Movie In-Jokes: Man of Steel

One of the fun games when watching movies is to spot references, secret messages and gags that filmmakers, film crews and actors can slip into movies to pay tribute to films they love, have a bit of fun with their previous work, or give the cinematic equivalent of a shout-out. Here's a spotter's guide to these inside jokes.

This time, some set decoration hints at a future encounter for the last son of Krypton in a nearly subliminal image hidden in Zack Snyder's divisive Man of Steel from last year.

Review - Europa Report (2013)

Review - Elysium (2013)

Review - Maniac (2013)

Spoilers - The Wolverine (2013)

Ok, I felt we probably had to talk a little bit about the mid-credit scene for The Wolverine, and there are a few quick observations I wanted to make about the film itself and its possible ramifications for the X-Men franchise.

Needless to say, do not read further unless you've seen the film or don't mind having some key elements of the movie (as well as X-Men: The Last Stand and some possible plot points of the next X-Men film for that matter) spoiled.

Review - The Wolverine (2013)

Review - The Way Way Back (2013)

Review - A Hijacking (2013)

Double Feature Review - The Conjuring / R.I.P.D. (2013)

Review - V/H/S/2 (2013)

Review - Pacific Rim (2013)

Review - Monsters University (2013)

Review - The Lone Ranger (2013)

Spoliers - World War Z (2013)

Ok, if you haven't already checked out my main entry on World War Z, you can find it here.

There's been a lot of talk about the changes to the movie's ending, so we're going to take a look at what might have been here. This necessitates spoiling some important events from the existing film so DO NOT read on if you have not yet seen World War Z and want to keep its surprises intact.

Review - World War Z (2013)

Review - White House Down (2013)

Review - Now You See Me (2013)

Spoilers - Man of Steel (2013)

Ok, hopefully you've read my entry on Man of Steel. If not you can check it out here.

After someone expressed their displeasure at seeing a spoiler in a previous review, despite the precautions I tried to take, I thought it'd be best if I discussed spoilers in a separate entry to ensure no one sees anything they don't want to.

So here's your warning: do not read on if you don't want several important plot points from the finale of Man of Steel revealed to you.

Review - Man of Steel (2013)