Trauma’s aftershocks, the art of sacrifice, and ‘Promising Young Woman’
Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut is flashy and goes for a knockout punch.
Reviews
Review: ‘A Creepshow Holiday Special’ tastes like stale Christmas cookies
Now streaming on Shudder, a new Christmas special mixes genre delight and werewolves.
Review: ‘Hunter Hunter’ yanks the rug right from under you
From director Shawn Linden, survivalist thriller subverts every expectation.
Review: ‘Visiteur’ leans hard into contagion territory
Filmmaker David Teixeira swerves with another solid entry.
Review: ‘Beyond Hell’ swings big with some wicked makeup effects
Alan Murray’s new feature film displays bold concepts and some nightmarish imagery.
Review: Cf Watkins devastates the senses with second record, ‘Babygirl’
The American singer-songwriter explores life, death, and loss on her new album.
‘Happiest Season’ is a problematic nightmare
Now streaming on Hulu, what could have been a fabulous queer Christmas film is actually quite harmful.
‘Twitch of the Death Nerve’ (or ‘A Bay of Blood’) & its messy slasher aesthetic
Mario Bava’s giallo-slasher has been reassessed as the grandfather of the slasher genre.
Review: The Millennial Club cast irresistible glow on new EP, ‘summer nights’
The indie-pop band swerve with moody setpieces on new EP.
Essay: Why I love ‘Freaky’ (and its heartfelt gender politics)
Christopher Landon’s new slasher flick is a queer wonderland.
Review: ‘Rum Go!’ serves up striking monkey’s paw tale
“The cycles of suffering spring from desiring things to be different than they are,” reads
Review: ‘We are the Missing’ runs high on concept, low on pay-off
Now streaming free on YouTube, Andrew Robinson’s first feature doesn’t quite stick the landing.
Review: ‘A Creepshow Animated Special’ shocks the system
Hitting Shudder this week, the Greg Nicotero-directed animated special is quite the delicious treat.
FrightFest 2020: October Edition Round-Up
In our FrightFest 2020 review round up, we review Heckle, Babysitter Must Die, Dangerous to Know, CYST, The Nights Before Christmas, and The World We Knew.
FrightFest 2020: ‘Don’t Look Back’ swaps fate for karma in timely thesis
Playing FrightFest 2020, Jeffrey Reddick’s directorial debut showcases great promise.
