Japanese filmmaker Kenichi Ugana’s extremist satire on the pursuit of perfection will make the audience wince, but left wanting more. “Because you like chairs.” There can...
David Kittredge’s passionate deep dive into Exorcist II: The Heretic pulls back the curtain on the notorious sequel’s troubled production, poor reception, and surprising legacy. “Is...
Yûta Shimotsu’s sophomore feature is an enlightening social satire about the dangers of conformity and assimilation, brought to life through a chilling body horror experiment. “Japan...
Mickey Reece creates a one-of-a-kind dream-like descent into danger, death, and delirium that’s as unbelievable as it is unpredictable. “Every heavy thing falls away.” It’s become...
The melodramatic adaptation of the Courtney Summers YA novel fails to do anything new with a zombie apocalypse, despite a strong, committed performance by Olivia Holt....
Affection is an existential, claustrophobic examination of the self that’s more than its teases, twists, and turns “I know the difference between what’s real and what’s...
Tinsman Road is a grueling emotional gut punch that explores grief, guilt, and the great unknown, but poor pacing and a lack of conflict leave it...
2020’s COVID-19 pandemic was a weird, isolating time, particularly for filmmakers and natural storytellers. Joe Begos’ Jimmy and Stiggs isn’t about the pandemic or even set...
Psychonaut begins with a concise definition of its titular concept — a person who explores altered states of consciousness within the human mindscape — only to...
Gazer, at its core, is a film about voyeurism and humanity’s innate compulsion to not just want to be voyeurs, but to understand and make sense...
It’s incredibly human to want to be seen and accepted, warts and all. It’s a deeply vulnerable experience and territory that can be ripe for horror...
Revenge stories are one of horror’s most popular sub-genres that range from arthouse endeavors, to gritty grindhouse fare, to pulpy “torture porn” and everything in between....
There’s been an exciting influx of female transformation horror films in recent years, such as The First Omen, Smile 2, The Substance, and Titane. All these...
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