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Historical drama and vampiric horrors collide in SINNERS
Guilt and sin are poisonous elements ingrained into the soil of America. In a true Southern Gothic fashion, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is a tale of sinister events that are bred from poverty, alienation, and violence. Set in the Jim Crow era Mississippi delta, the birthplace of post-Confederate disenfranchisement of Black Americans, the bitterness left by… Read more
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A beloved fairytale is twisted beyond recognition in THE UGLY STEPSISTER
Hidden under the hopefulness of a rags-to-riches Cinderella story has always been a poisonous jealousy and greed. So many versions exist and whether you are familiar with Perrault’s introduction of the glass slippers, the wickedness of the Brothers Grimm retelling, or simply a fan of the whimsy of Disney’s film adaptation, the tale typically follows… Read more
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Mexican filmmaker Alexandra Carlota Velasco forces audiences to confront the reality of sexual violence in ETERNAL INFERNO (Short)
There is nothing more heartbreaking than being hurt by someone you trust. This is, unfortunately, a stark reality for many young women and girls and the work of Mexican filmmaker Alexandra Carlota Velasco forces audiences to confront that reality. Premiering at this past Final Girls Berlin Film Festival, Velasco’s latest short film Eternal Inferno is… Read more
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Three brothers come of age in a world that has fallen apart in PARVULOS: CHILDREN OF THE APOCALYPSE
Children are our future. Although how involved the process should be is often not uniform across various cultural and social lines, every generation is tasked with paving the path for the next generation to carry on society–or so we would hope. Coming-of-age experiences differ whether you were raised to be a latchkey kid or if… Read more
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BYSTANDERS is evidence of the future possible when survivors tell their own stories
Directed by Mary Beth McAndrews, Dread Central’s fearless editor-in-chief, Bystanders certainly brings a fresh perspective to the rape-revenge genre. The premise is par for the course when it comes to what audiences expect from this genre: Abby and her friends are drugged and assaulted by boys at a party, then left in the woods while… Read more
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The Calls for Equality are Coming from Inside the House – Editorial for FANGORIA Magazine Vol. 2 Issue 26
In the latest issue of FANGORIA magazine, I take a look at the legacy of Bob Clark’s perhaps accidental feminist masterpiece and interrogate whether the film’s two remakes live up to that legacy. Read more
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