Tag: Melissa Barrera

No, Your Monster Can’t Be My Pet Monster… But Can He in this Romantic Horror Comedy?

Sometimes, all anyone wants to do is let all that frustration out, and Your Monster is a film that shows how to do it right!

Your Monster Movie PosterVertigo Films
Release Date(s):
Oct 25 (USA) and Nov 29 (UK)
TBA for Canada
Potential Spoiler Alert

The question of what Your Monster is supposed to represent depends on how audiences want to interpret this film. Here, Laura Franco (Melissa Barrera) wants to shine on New York’s biggest stage. However, her time on the stage will be limited. In what I’m reading suggests she has to learn how to face her insecurities. Or she can learn how to fend for herself. That’s because nobody was there for her when she got her diagnosis. This feeling of being alone sets the course of the film. And as for why Jacob (Edmund Donav), her boyfriend, wasn’t present, I kept tabs on the flashbacks to figure out why.

As for what her monsters hiding in the closet represent, that’s a question which isn’t easily answered until more backstory is revealed.

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Just Who Stalks Whom Makes Abigail All The More Scarier. But Is Daddy Dearest Deadlier?

Universal Studios is finally on the right track for reigniting interest in their classic monster franchises with films like Abigail. Now the question is, can they keep the momentum of decent hits going?

Abigail Movie PosterAvailable on VOD (All Platforms)
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Universal Studios Abigail is a return to form after a crazy last year of horror movies that have been hit-and-miss. Here, wannabe kidnappers grab a young teen and while tasked to watch over her until the ransom is met, little do they know just how much of a monster she is! Anyone who has seen the trailers knows a lot more about what’s going on than they do. Had they been familiar with Anne Rice’s book Interview with a Vampire, they’d know just how scary Claudia can get, but they’re none the wiser.

Instead, all they know is that she’s the daughter of a powerful gangster. She lives a rather privileged lifestyle, enjoying ballet and playing with her dolls. However, once when we see her offer a sinister grin, and only one member of this gang even offers a sense of guilt, what I got to see is scarier than Alien! Alisha Weir is awesome in the role, injecting enough innocence and pathos to make anyone cautious.

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