“Fear the Night” (2023): F that! Fear HER!! Don’t mess with Tess! Maggie Q’s character opens up a colossal can of whoop ass all over these miscreants… Read More

Think you're "up" for "The Exorcist"On my YouTube Channel now @ this link:JOHN SMISTAD, "THE QUICK FLICK CRITIC" double dawg dares you to watch his review of "THE EXORCIST"!! - You… Read More

 "The Blob" (1958): Not nearly as Nutty as it SoundsThe 1958 monster horror flick "The Blob" is a remarkable piece of work.  Straddling that fine line between clued-in camp and ser… Read More

 “Blasted” (2022): Stoner Comedy Sans Smoke Sci-Fi. Action. Sure. But don’t call the Norwegian alien invasion romp “Blasted” a Stoner Comedy. No spark… Read More

Rock n Roll n Game Shows!!On my YouTube Channel now @ this link:JOHN SMISTAD, "THE QUICK FLICK CRITIC": Rock Groups and Game Shows!! - YouTube Read More

“Viking Wolf” (2022): Terrifying Transformation Teenager Thale (Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne, “Royalteen”) has recently moved with her family from Oslo to a q… Read More

 Hop on board (if you dare) for a horrifying ride to terror underground in "P2"!!On my YouTube Channel now @ this link:JOHN SMISTAD, "THE QUICK FLICK CRITIC" warns you don't E… Read More

 The Quick Flick Critic now contributes to Culture Sonar @ this link:https://www.culturesonar.com/soundtracks-that-helped-make-the-movie/Video Review of Steven… Read More

"Cold Prey" (2006): Frozen Fear  I love Norwegian cinema. As my dad was born in Norway, I guess it's no big surprise.  "Cold Prey" ("Fritt Vilt") is a mostly satisfying chiller-th… Read More

 Video Review of new Horror Drama"OUTPOST"!On my YouTube Channel now @ this link:JOHN SMISTAD, "THE QUICK FLICK CRITIC": Family Heritage to Feral Horror on The Lake… Read More

 "Unhinged" (2020): Unlikely, yet, unnervingly, not UnthinkableI once had a fellow pound the trunk of my car with a tire iron, then chase me for miles because he believed I cut him off… Read More

“Air”: (2023): Mom knows Best It is said that “Behind every great man there is a great woman.” Never more is this idiom solidly substantiated (once again) then in t… Read More

 "Quarantine" (2008): Hey, We could actually have it Way  Worse! Some reviewers will tell you that "Quarantine" does not hold a candle to the Spanish original it is… Read More

 Vera Farmiga's Transcendent Performance elevates "Higher Ground" (2011) As a Christian, "Higher Ground" is kind of a tough call for me.  While I identified with Corrine (Vera… Read More

 "Green Room" (2015): Come for the Chaos, Stay for the SceneryDidn't think I really needed to see the skinhead suspenser (yep, I damn well may have just now invented this… Read More