72.5%
Director David Bruckner has an undeniable ability to craft eerie, slow-building scares and that talent is on full display in...
72.5%
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After a pandemic’s-worth of wait, The Green Knight is finally here. Teased in early 2020 (now hereby known as “simpler...
91.25%
Like the re-emergence of perennial plants every spring, the elusive horror subgenre Folk Horror seems to sprout up incrementally throughout history as social circumstances call for it. We are presently in the midst of a new folk horror revival dominated by films like Ari Aster’s Midsommar (2019) and Robert Egger’s...
Heroics are often measured by grand advances of valiancy under dire circumstances and outstanding actions on the frontline. Simply being...
80%
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Sometimes all that’s needed to bring new energy to a well-trod genre is to inject some deceptively simple innovation into...
60%
South Korean supernatural horror Lingering (a.k.a Hotel Lake), as many ghost stories are, is a grim story about coming to terms with life after the unexpected death of a loved one. It’s full of super eerie visuals and haunting encounters with spectres from beyond that are more than enough for...
81.25%
Ghost stories, particularly of the classic Gothic variety, often have a deep air of sadness about them. Often taking place in...
86.75%
I love a good haunted house film — the genre is my ghost loving horror fan addiction. But as rich...
86.25%
Although most are familiar with the “La Llorona” legend, this latest adaptation is a fresh take that tackles the complicated politics of Guatemala. Jayro Bustamante’s La Llorona (2020) uses the popular Latin American myth to bring to light the corruption and injustice that the indigenous peoples of Guatemala have faced....
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Impetigore is one of those words that sounds scary, seems intriguing, and might be meaningful in all of its 10-letter...
53.75%
You Should Have Left reunites writer/director David Koepp with actor/lead Kevin Bacon to tell the story of a retired banker...
81.25%
[Sorta SXSW Review] REMINISCENCES OF THE GREEN REVOLUTION is a Melancholy Nontraditional Ghost Story
Among the many excellent short films set to be showcased at the now-canceled SXSW 2020 was Dean Colin Marcial’s Reminceses of the Green Revolution, a beautiful, reflective meditation on love, youth, and death in early 2000s Philippines. The film was set to open the Narrative Shorts Program Block 1 at...
