Category: Reviews
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Pandemic paranoia evolves into trans-humanist fantasy in ELSE
The power of body horror is the ability to weaponize and challenge the limits of the physical form as a method of expressing inner turmoil. When Else commits to simplicity, the body horror is effective and visually stunning.
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Carmen Maura steals the show in Argentinian psycho-biddy CRAZY OLD LADY
Realizing you can’t keep your parents from growing old, or that you now have to act as the caretaker to the woman who raised you, is enough to overwhelm anyone. Even more horrific is when those loved ones start to forget where they are, who they are, or who you are. This is where Laura…
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The Adams Family conjures a poetic folk tale in MOTHER OF FLIES – Fantastic Fest 2025
Mother of Flies is haunting yet tranquil. The worlds that the Adams’ create are always moody, mysterious, and so cleverly constructed as to not show the seams of their impressively homegrown horrors.
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The Siberian Ripper’s sinister story is retold in NO TEARS IN HELL
Michael Caissie’s No Tears in Hell is no Netflix special. Inspired by the crimes of Russian serial killer Alexander Spesivtsev, also known as The Siberian Ripper, the film follows Alex (Luke Baines) as he prowls the streets to satiate his violent urges.
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SELF DRIVER is an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride where every life has a price tag
Self Driver takes the frustrations caused by these conditions and elevates them into an edge-of-your-seat thriller and asks the question of how far one will go for the paycheck.
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THE SEVERED SUN is a serviceable folk tale full of vengeance
Dean Puckett’s directorial debut takes a critical look at these forgotten otherworldly forces that still lurk in the shadows on lands overrun by the Church.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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