Movie Reviews

Covering everything from major Hollywood to independent films, Cryptic Rock Magazine has it all. Providing thoughtful, well-written reviews of Horror, Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy, Thriller genres, as well as Documentaries and beyond.

Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell (Movie Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 26, 2018

It was once thought the massive sandworms known as Graboids were strictly a desert phenomenon. Well, hold on to your seats because the hellish creatures are back, but in a place you would least expect to find them wreaking havoc, the Canadian tundra! That is ... Read More

Kantemir (Movie Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueApril 25, 2018

An intriguing new addition to the Horror/Thriller vault, Kantemir has been available in North America since August 2017, but on Monday, June 11, 2018, it finally becomes available on DVD in the UK, thanks to High Fliers Films. In the Pennsylvania countryside, John (Robert Englund: ... Read More

Downrange (Movie Review)

Connor WarrinerConnor WarrinerApril 25, 2018

Without “witty groups of passively attractive, culturally-diverse twenty-somethings on vacation,” the Horror genre might have died in the 1970s. Stuff a sensitive male model type, an aggressive bimbo, a naïve good girl, a quiet wildcard, a token black guy, and a doofy stoner into an ... Read More

Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss by Passing Through the Gateway Chosen by the Holy Storsh (Movie Review)

Adam D. JohnsonAdam D. JohnsonApril 24, 2018

Cults seem to be having their moment in the American zeitgeist. There are the television series Waco and Wild Wild Country. There is the burgeoning story of Smallville’s Allison Mack and her involvement in the sex cult Nxivm. There is the constant talk around “cults ... Read More

Last Seen in Idaho (Movie Review)

Sarah SalvaggioSarah SalvaggioApril 20, 2018

Most people would give anything for a second chance to change a pivotal moment in their lives. Unfortunately, life does not work that way. But what if that was not the case? What if somehow the future can be seen, and horrible outcomes can be ... Read More

7 Guardians of the Tomb (Movie Review)

Day HeathDay HeathApril 20, 2018

The new film 7 Guardians of the Tomb, based on the title alone, sounds intriguing, right? It almost sounds like it could be as fanciful as 1983’s Zu: Warriors of the Magic Mountain. But the font on the poster resembles that of 2014’s Guardians of ... Read More

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