“Are you real?” “Well, if you can’t tell, does it matter?” HBO did the world a kindness and granted early entry to Westworld episode 2 on Friday, a full two days early, likely out of fear of having their new fall sci-fi show have to go head to head with the horrorshow that was the second […]
Category: Reviews
Westworld Premiere: “The Original” Review
That question, the question you’re not supposed to ask. I’m getting an answer you’re not supposed to know. Would you like to know the question? Humanity is a sticky wicket. What makes a human being human? Is it sentience? Free will? Who decides? The nature of free will and the nature of humanity has served as […]
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 […]
Horror Block – August 2016 – Unboxing and Review
It’s that time again, folks. The August 2016 Horror Block has made its way from wherever the hell it is these things come from (Some say Kansas, others say Canada) all the way to the doorstep of my Haunted Apartment In North Texas. This Block actually found its way to me a bit earlier this […]
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 […]
Strawberry Tiny Toast – Cereal Review
Toast, but tiny. Toast, but cereal. Tiny Toast Cereal. One might look at Tiny Toast cereal and think to yourself, “Big whoop! A toast cereal! We’ve got Cinnamon Toast Crunch AND French Toast Crunch in this world. That is enough toast based cereal!” I argue that not only are you wrong, but you’re dismissing something […]
Horror Block – July 2016 – Unboxing and Review
It’s that time again: the July 2016 Horror Block has shambled to my home, delivered by a monstrous zombie mailman. This go around I was completely spoiler free outside of the franchises guaranteed to be included on the post card last month. Those were: Psycho, Friday the 13th and The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror. Those […]
Netflix and Kill – July 2016
July 2016 has treated us pretty well, despite what the forecast might have said. This month Humanstein is mixing it up a little bit and including some excellent spooky TV in the mix. This month we’ve got it all: Heavy metal, actresses, cults, conspiracy, Frankenstein monsters, and a good amount of demonic spookiness thrown in for […]
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 […]