Being a true horror fan means developing a certain taste for trashy cinema. It’s like cheap beer; you know it’s...
Slice is a small movie with big dreams and aspirations. It’s the directorial debut of first time director Austin Vesely,...
Predator has been uniting action fanatics and horror fiends since 1987, with the titular character being one of the most recognizable monsters in all of film. In the 30 years since, the series has had solid entries but never to the level of the original. Expectations were sky-high with Shane...
Ah, period horror. If you know me, you know I’m not ashamed to admit my affinity for less-than-well received horror....
For the first few minutes of Assassination Nation I thought I might groan and eye roll my way through the...
In 2010, Chloe Sevigny, the coolest babe around, had an idea: to bring a new imagining of the story of assumed ax murder, Lizzie Borden, to life. It was her passion project. But, after HBO cancelled the miniseries, it took seven years to finally achieve her dream. Unfortunately, the final...
In true Fantastic Fest fashion, the festival surprised everyone when this year’s secret screening was announced to be none other...
Hell Fest is an upcoming slasher flick set in an amusement park that people have been buzzing about all summer....
If it possible to be both a serial slasher and a family man? Bloodline from Blumhouse Productions and director Henry Jacobson sure think so. The film seeks to subvert your expectations of standard slasher fare, to obliterate your comfort zones, and to help you shed your assumptions – starting with...
Halloween is right around the corner and for a lot of people, that means one thing: haunted houses and mazes....
When it comes to review writing, I typically don’t struggle. I’m not trying to toot my own horn or anything,...
[Fantastic Fest Review] THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK is A Brilliantly Tense Noir Fueled By Paranoia
Henry Dunham’s The Standoff At Sparrow Creek celebrated its US premiere at the 2018 Fantastic Fest, stunning and disarming every single person in attendance. At least, I assume it did because I stumbled out of the theater in a daze, unable to even formulate words. Like the first time I saw...