95%
Nick Gillespie’s dark comedy Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break is as sweet as it is sinewy. It tugs on your heartstrings, tickles...
95%
It was a huge surprise to me that Travis Steven’s sophomore feature Jakob’s Wife was a gattdang vampire movie! Starring...
As Michael Peterson, the director of Knuckleball, once explained to me, horror and comedy aren’t as far apart as people think; screaming and laughing are both visceral reactions to whatever situation is presented before us. Building tension in a movie is similar to working towards the punchline of a joke,...
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[Review] Keep An Eye Out For RUBBER Director Quentin Dupieux’s Outlandish Cop Comedy KEEP AN EYE OUT
Quentin Dupieux’s movies are a f*cking journey. His films defy not only genre but also the medium itself, taking unexpected turns...
The deep, dark well containing religion and faith is one that horror finds itself returning to again and again. Films...
“She’s actually evil. Not ‘high school’ evil.” We are nearing the end of February here at Nightmare on Film Street, a month dedicated to women in horror and their impact across the genre! For this edition of Making a Monster, we’re looking at a sacrifice to Satan gone sour, demon...
Welcome to Gut the Punks, a monthly dissection of genre films that have a loose connection to punk rock music...
The set-up for Willy’s Wonderland is wild. Directed by Kevin Lewis, the film centers around a defunct Chuck E. Cheese-type...
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It’s hard being a second wife, particularly when the first is still haunting your husband. Haunting and Hijinks are on the menu in Blithe Spirit, the zany British comedy directed by Edward Hall. With an all-star cast and primo source material, this little spectral spectacle should be a smooth sailing...
When I think about Mardi Gras, I think about the marching parades in the streets of New Orleans, and how...
Sacrifice (2021) is written and directed by Andy Collier & Toor Mian and takes a subtle approach to slow-burn folk...
85%
Harpo & Lenny Guit’s Mother Schmuckers (Fils de Plouc) is a filthy, revolting gonzo-comedy that would put a smile on John Waters’ face. That not just because the movie opens with two brothers pan-frying dogshit, but it helps. Mother Schmuckers is an experiment in poor taste filled with nearly everything your average viewer...
