https://dlepik.com/2026/11/03/the-haunted-forest-1-2-out-of-four-was-a-limp-horror-melodrama-about-a-precocious-teenager-grayson-gwaze-who-takes-a-job-as-a-scare-actor-at-a-local-haunted-forest-attraction-when-an-acciden/dlepikcomen2026-11-03T03:37:07+00:00“The Haunted Forest” (*1/2 out of four) was a limp horror melodrama about a precocious teenager (Grayson Gwaze) who takes a job as a scare actor at a local haunted forest attraction. When an accident occurs, him and his misfit co-workers (Cedric Gegel, Kaitlyn Lunardi, and others) all begin to question their trust in one another and find their suspicions raising to the surface. Give writer/director Keith Boynton credit for trying to add a layer of psychodrama to the usual teen-horror cliches but the results are pointless and boring. Altor Mellibar’s colorful cinematography is one of film’s few virtues.https://dlepik.com/2026/11/03/tommy-morrison-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-duke-out-of-four-was-a-hard-hitting-documentary-about-the-title-boxer-who-took-the-boxing-world-by-storm-in-the-late-80s-early-90s-but-fell-victi/dlepikcomen2026-11-03T01:58:45+00:00“Tommy Morrison: The Rise And Fall Of The Duke” (*** out of four) was a hard-hitting documentary about the title boxer who took the boxing world by storm in the late 80’s/early 90’s but fell victim to the temptations of drugs and sex and whose career was ended when he tested positive for HIV and his life then fell apart into crime, more drugs, and death at 44. Well-made with lots of good boxing clips and interviews with those who knew him both in and out of the ring.https://dlepik.com/2026/11/03/turbulence-1-2-out-of-four-was-a-strikingly-well-told-melodrama-about-a-married-couple-hera-hilmar-and-jeremy-irvine-who-go-on-a-hot-air-balloon-ride-but-soon-find-themselves-fighting-for-t/dlepikcomen2026-11-03T01:47:37+00:00“Turbulence” (***1/2 out of four) was a strikingly well-told melodrama about a married couple (Hera Hilmar and Jeremy Irvine) who go on a hot-air balloon ride but soon find themselves fighting for their lives while simultaneously old secrets begin to thrust themselves into the light that tests their trust, survival instincts, and love to the breaking point. Breathtaking and sensational widescreen cinematographer from Jaime Reynoso makes this an absolute must-see but film manages to also be harrowing and unnervingly tense at times. Both Hilmar and Irvine are first-rate and Kelsey Grammar has a key supporting role as the balloon operator.https://dlepik.com/2026/11/02/crystal-lake-out-of-four-was-an-absolutely-dreadful-adaptation-of-the-hit-television-series-about-a-group-of-friends-karle-gwen-tyler-jones-palmer-jackie-watkins-and-others-who-go-vacatio/dlepikcomen2026-11-02T23:11:24+00:00“Crystal Lake” (* out of four) was an absolutely dreadful adaptation of the hit television series about a group of friends (Karle Gwen, Tyler Jones-Palmer, Jackie Watkins, and others) who go vacationing at a lakehouse in hopes of solving a grisly murder that occurred 2 years prior but soon find that the killer is still out there and on the prowl. Film is simply cashing in on the legacy of the “Friday The 13th” series and television show but the acting, screenplay, and direction make any of those entries look like “Psycho” by comparison. A real snooze even for hardcore horror fanshttps://dlepik.com/2026/11/02/one-night-stand-out-of-four-was-a-stylish-but-empty-cliche-ridden-romantic-thriller-about-a-devoted-family-man-dejuan-ford-who-lets-his-guard-down-one-night-and-has-an-affair/dlepikcomen2026-11-02T23:03:12+00:00“One Night Stand” (** out of four) was a stylish but empty, cliche-ridden romantic thriller about a devoted family man (Dejuan Ford) who lets his guard down one night and has an affair with a woman (Robyn Rose) who turns out to be a serial killer of men she has affairs with. Slickly made and directed by Rockey Black and Kellen Lee but is yet another reheating of ingredients from “Fatal Attraction“ which came out nearly 40 years ago. Incidentally- this is not a remake of the Wesley Snipes/Mike Figgis 1997 film of the same name.