Nyla Innuksuk’s Slash/Back is an alien-infested sci-fi thriller set in a remote Innuit village of Nunavut, Canada. After encountering an alien creature...
I didn’t know I needed a horror movie about mean girls in my life, but boy did I. Few kids made it out of adolescence unscathed by the wounds of childhood hierarchy. Bullies, frenemies, cool kids pretending you don’t exist, pick your poison. And even though these spurns went down...
There are good reasons moviegoers are wary of CGI. If it’s not done well, it can be distracting. Even when it is, it runs the risk of becoming the point of the movie, overriding honest character reactions for what looks coolest in slow-mo. But every once in a while, there’s...
I’m all about horror films that explore ancient fables and mythical creatures/beings. In Lifechanger, we follow one of these such beings. Premiering at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal –Â Lifechanger is an isolating ailment, a fascinating legend, a horror story, and a love story all wrapped into one. Hundreds of...
Shark movies. It’s kind of hard to mess them up. You take your camera-happy (or shy, if you’re Steven Spielberg) sharks, throw them in some sun infested waters (or not, if you’re the 47 Meters Down franchise), and pull out an iron-clad audience pleaser. “47 Meters Down: Uncaged channels Jason...