Sundance 2021: ‘John and the Hole’ and ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair”
The kids are not alright. (And neither are the adults) Continue reading Sundance 2021: ‘John and the Hole’ and ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair”
Category: Horror
Sundance 2021 Reviews: ‘In the Earth,’ and ‘Coming Home in the Dark’
A trippy folk horror for the pandemic era and a nerve-wracking road thriller from New Zealand – both offer thrills with a side of wooziness. Continue reading Sundance 2021 Reviews: ‘In the Earth,’ and ‘Coming Home in the Dark’
‘Censor’ Film Review – Sundance 2021
A film censor discovers an eerie horror film that sends her on a quest connected to her own painfully dark … Continue reading ‘Censor’ Film Review – Sundance 2021
15 Genre Films We’re Looking Forward To at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival
From a period-piece werewolf film to a gonzo Western-Samurai-thriller starring an unhinged Nicolas Cage, and everything in between, this year’s varied selection of genre films set to play at the (virtual) Sundance Film Festival 2021 (January 28th-February 3rd) are sure to shock, delight, terrify, dazzle and provoke. Continue reading 15 Genre Films We’re Looking Forward To at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival
TIFF 2020 Review: ‘Violation’
A woman exacts revenge after a rape in this intimate, unflinching and unsettling slow-burn thriller. The relationship between predator and … Continue reading TIFF 2020 Review: ‘Violation’
TIFF 2020 Review: ‘Get the Hell Out’
Newcomer Taiwanese filmmaker I-Fan Wang has a blast with zombies and politics in this ambitious and timely gonzo zombie-horror-comedy-martial-arts-extravaganza. Get … Continue reading TIFF 2020 Review: ‘Get the Hell Out’
Review: ‘She Dies Tomorrow’ is the perfect horror film for our current moment
She Dies Tomorrow is a surreal and absurdist reflection and meditation on mortality. In other words, it’s basically all of us during Covid-19. Continue reading Review: ‘She Dies Tomorrow’ is the perfect horror film for our current moment
‘The Lighthouse’, ‘The Witch’ and the Modern Relevance of Robert Eggers’ Old-Timey, Existential Horror
Both ‘The Lighthouse’ and ‘The Witch’ derive their horror from a place of existential despair, as relevant today as in the days of yore. Continue reading ‘The Lighthouse’, ‘The Witch’ and the Modern Relevance of Robert Eggers’ Old-Timey, Existential Horror
Promising Young Woman Review (Sundance 2020)
Carey Mulligan burns up the screen in this scalpel-sharp, dark-comedy revenge thriller that serves as a white-hot reckoning for rape … Continue reading Promising Young Woman Review (Sundance 2020)
12 Genre Films We’re Looking Forward to at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance has been the launching pad for films like ‘Get Out’ and ‘Hereditary’. What genre gems might be poised to breakout at this year’s fest? From a Brandon Cronenberg directed “mind-f**k” sci-fi thriller to a Joe Keery-led murderous ride-share spree, we’ve compiled a list of films we’ll be looking out for. Continue reading 12 Genre Films We’re Looking Forward to at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival
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