SWAN SONG is a sweet and life-affirming tale with a fabulous Udo Kier as aging hairdresser Pat Pitsenbarger, the “Liberace of Sandusky” as he journeys across town to rediscover himself & reconcile with the past. Continue reading Review: A fabulous Udo Kier rediscovers himself in the delightful ‘Swan Song’ (SXSW 2021)
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”
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’
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
Into the Deep is an astonishing and bone-chilling true-crime documentary about a human monster hiding in plain sight. Continue reading ‘Into the Deep’ 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)
A psychological horror with dark comedy and fantasy elements. A “cosmic horror”. A horror/thriller. However you label it, Daniel Isn’t Real is a refreshing new entry in the catalogue of indie genre films, a stylish, twisted trip into the dark psyche that is equal parts fun and terrifying. Continue reading ‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ Review (Beyond Fest)
Ari Aster is fast becoming the king of metaphor-laden horror movies involving cults and massive head injuries, but another, overarching theme has emerged from his first two features – that of unattended-to emotional trauma and the real-life everyday horrors it leaves in its wake. Continue reading ‘Midsommar’, ‘Hereditary’, and the Everyday Horrors of Unaddressed Trauma
It’s the 30th anniversary of Pet Sematary (1989), the original film adaptation of Stephen King’s terrifying novel about death, grief … Continue reading 10 Reasons Mary Lambert’s Pet Sematary (1989) Still Slaps
The Hole in the Ground doesn’t break a ton of new ground, but it’s creepy and atmospheric enough to make … Continue reading Review: ‘The Hole in the Ground’
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