Review: The Windigo (2024)

The Windigo (2024)

By William Pattison

The Windego is a story about an ancient Chippewa demon, the WINDIGO, that is resurrected by a Native American teenager and his grandmother to protect their family after a run-in with back-woods meth dealers. They soon discover that the creature's lust for killing cannot be controlled. As each killing bonds the teen and the Windigo ever closer, the family must find a way to break the curse before all of them become the blood-thirsty creature's next victims.

I was very excited when I found this film. Unfortunately, that excitement died a horrible death. I was looking for a film about The Windego, yes they even got the name of the creature wrong, not a low grade Pumpkin head ripoff. To make it that much torturous is both the writing and character performances were mind numbingly horrible. Brian Krause is both wasted and pretty much sleeps through his role as the sheriff whose only purpose in the story is to play the stereotype dissed and idiotic cop. The brother in the story, who calls on the Windigo, comes off as a spoiled, morose, city kid that comes to the country and hates everything that leads him into getting his ass kicked and nearly getting thrown in a well. His soft spoken sister has to save his wimp ass.

Anyway, his grandma, who is waiting for death, introduces him to the legend and even helps him to curse himself. Shit, the curse is exactly like Pumpkinhead right down to the kid seeing the killings through the demon’s eyes. They mess up the lor horribly and  mix it with smatterings of the skin walkers as well. The whole thing is a mess and was a slog for me to get through. Seriously, the film is 90 minutes and it felt never ending to me. I was so happy to see the end credits which was the best part of it.

So, all I can say if you are a Pumpkinhead fanatic… fuck, even one of those wouldn’t like this crap, and are looking for an experience that will burn your retinas check it out. For me I just want to hug my horror host skull, John, cover my head with a pillow suffocate myself until I can’t  remember this piece of shit…Movie!!!Ahhhhh!!!

Heart of Batman (2018)

Heart of Batman (2018)

By William Pattison 

The Heart of Batman is a documentary that tells the incredible story of how Batman: The Animated series came into being.

When asked to make a Batman cartoon, animators Dini and Timm faced doubts about moving past the character's campy TV history. Their work resulted in "Batman: The Animated Series."

This documentary is fantastic and a tribute to the animated series and how it changed the face of an sub-genre, American Cartoons” and made it better than a bunch of funny and wacky kiddie fare. Much like my Camp Crystal Lake Novel series, this show paved the way for all the modern superhero animated shows that do justice to their comic counterparts and gave us the ultimate voices for both Batman and The Joker. This is a must see film for any superhero fan. I highly recommend it.

Predator: Killer of Killers

Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)

 By William Pattison 

Predator: Killer of Killers is the newest film in The Predator franchise. This time 20^th Century Fox Studios is giving us an animated anthology that spans centuries of human history.Three of the fiercest warriors in human history, a Viking warrior woman, a survivor of family rivalry in ancient Japan, and a Mexican American pilot in WW2, become prey to the ultimate killer of killer King Predator.

I have to say this is a fantastic concept for a predator film. Shit, you get to see a predator/human air battle. The animation in this film is fantastic. It was the first feature film to use the Unreal Engine. The backgrounds are stunning. It would have been way too expensive to do this film live action.

But be assured this film is bloody as hell. This is not a kiddy film. You get limbs and heads as well as a ton of body parts decorating the background. I can happily say this is the most violent predator film so far. I doubt the upcoming Predator: Badlands is even going to touch this.

If you are a Predator fan you will not be disappointed. I highly recommend this one.