Wesley Lara
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Mankato, MN, United States
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Best of 2022: The 15 Best Horror Film Performances of the Year
The mark of a memorable acting performance is decided by a number of different factors. How well can you display the intended emotion of the scene? Were the strengths of your performance tailored to make the audience scared? Depressed? Joyful? How about a jack of all trades performance that accomplished all of the above and […] → Read More
Returning to Atropos: The Evolution of the Roguelike Game in ‘Returnal’
Defining the actual meaning of the term “roguelike” has been a subject mired in debate for well over a decade. Roguelike games are typically associated with the style of gameplay that sees our digital protagonist fight their way through endless enemies, with the threat of permadeath lurking over their heads. Elements such as resource management […] → Read More
Welcome Home: How ‘Silent Hill: Homecoming’ Pushed Me into the World of Horror Games
Video games have been a constant source of joy in my life, but my enjoyment hardly expanded into the horror genre for the longest time. My earliest memorie → Read More
M. Night Shyamalan: The Complicated Rebirth of an Auteur in the 2010s
“I don’t care about the box office. I care about the connection. I want it to be a phenomenon – a cultural phenomenon, where the audience feels some connec → Read More
Killer Comedy: The Mismatched Appeal of Comedians in Horror
As someone who became an avid follower of the Saw franchise during its reign as kings of horror in the mid-to-late 2000s, there was a little mental whiplash at the news of Spiral, the latest entry in the ever-expanding world of the Jigsaw killer, casting two A-list names to lead the charge. One of those […] → Read More
The Fabulous Bakers: The ‘Resident Evil 7’ Villains Who Did Not Need ‘Resident Evil’
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard was a game-changer for the beloved horror franchise in so many ways. Resident Evil, the famed game series that placed different → Read More
‘Mortal Kombat: Deception’: The Under-the-Radar Ambition of a Stalling Franchise
Mortal Kombat was once among the hottest and most controversial commodities in the video game community and for how much the franchise has grown since its → Read More
Killer Style: ‘Slaxx’ and the Uncomfortably Intimate Terror of Clothing Horror
Perhaps rightfully so, the live-action television adaptation of the famous R.L. Stine children’s horror books, Goosebumps, has become quite infamous for it → Read More
‘Hardcore Henry’: A Revolutionary Action Film That Came at the Wrong Time
Maybe it’s the emotional and physical toll that Covid brought my way last year, but the excitement over watching the trailer for the Bob Odenkirk one-man a → Read More
Autism Within Horror: ‘Come Play’ and the Next Steps for Representation
Spoilers ahead for Cube, The Predator, and Come Play. Proceed at your own risk. When describing the feeling of being considered “the other”, it has occurred to me how often this feeling is used to accurately process the horror genre. Horror has never truly felt like a “niche” aspect of cinema in terms of general […] → Read More
The Top 15 Horror Movie Performances of 2020
Finding positivity in the infamous year that is 2020 may seem like a challenge, especially in the film world. Ever since the pandemic became an unfortunate → Read More
New Year’s Disaster: How Tom Shankland’s ‘The Children’ Holds Up in a Pandemic-Stricken World
The vibe of family reunions has shifted significantly this year, no question about it. In a country that has been encouraged to stay home for the holidays, → Read More
‘Scooby-Doo’: A Franchise in Desperate Need of a Definitive Video Game
It is a uniquely strange feeling that a franchise like Scooby-Doo, currently past its 50th year of existence, has seemingly never found a solid footing with popular culture. There is no doubt that the children’s mystery comedy was a huge hit in the first years following its inception, but after that initial run, the mystery-solving […] → Read More
‘District 9’: The Sci-Fi Thriller That Became an Oscar Anomaly
The near century-long tradition of honoring the best in film through the Oscars has had its fair share of positives and drawbacks. Although the Oscars pres → Read More
Shawshank Redemption and the 10 best Morgan Freeman movies of all time
Hidden Remote looks through Morgan Freeman's legendary career in film and list out the best performances from a long line of them. → Read More
Oscars: Bradley Cooper and the 15 best actors who have yet to win an Oscar
From Bradley Cooper to Tom Hardy, it's hard to believe these 15 incredible actors have yet to take home a win at the Oscars. → Read More
A Star Is Born movie review: The honesty behind the glitz
Hidden Remote's Wesley Lara reviews the directorial debut of Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born, starring Cooper and Lady Gaga. → Read More
Eighth Grade box office: An unwilling victim to the MPAA?
Hidden Remote examines the bizarre R rating of the new Bo Burnham film, Eighth Grade, and deciphers why this is detrimental to the film's success. → Read More
Popular Film Oscar category: A pointless and pandering misfire
The Oscars have recently announced a brand-new category to the lineup: Popular Film. This decision is poorly thought-out and Hidden Remote explains why. → Read More
Guardians 3: Why firing James Gunn was a big mistake
James Gunn's recent exit from Disney and the Guardians franchise has led to backlash against Disney. I tackle why Gunn's firing was a mistake. → Read More