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Grand Jeté – Review

Directed by Isabelle Stever, GRAND JETE follows a ballet instructor, Nadja (Sarah Grether), who decides to rekindle her relationship with her now teenage son, Mario (Emil von Schönfels) who has been living with her mother. It becomes clear what and who was left behind in the wake of Nadja’s former career as a prima ballerina–and Read more

September 1, 2023
Anti-Valentine’s Day Films to Scare Off Your Date – HexieZine

Valentine’s Day is upon us. The first Valentine is said to have been written by Saint Valentine himself as he awaited his execution. Now, we celebrate with trinkets, chocolates, and other materialistic demonstrations of affection. Also known as the Feast of Saint Valentine, this day celebrating romantic love is rooted in martyrdom–a blood-stained history that Read more

February 1, 2023
Skinamarink – Review

Experimental cinema made its way to be big screen with Kyle Edward Ball’s lo-fi kinder-trauma nightmare: Skinamarink. Skinamarink has been on my radar since it made its way to Fantasia in July 2022 and after all the internet buzz on places like TikTok and YouTube, I was able to finally catch its theatrical release on Read more

January 14, 2023
My Top Horror Releases of 2022

I know I’m late and you have already read enough “top 2022” lists but I don’t care! This year has been wild to say the least…not just for horror. In 2022, I ended my first year in my Master’s program and continued onto my second year, which entailed finally narrowing down a thesis topic, becoming Read more

January 7, 2023