It seems ironic to review a film whose entire theme questions the subjectivity of art and the role a critic...
Horror films are not kind to rural life. People who live outside of “civilized” cities are evil, unintelligent hicks as...
Since its inception, Netflix’s original series Black Mirror has pushed the boundaries on exploring humanity and its connection to evolved technology, scientific advancement, and futurism. Season after season, Black Mirror has used fantastical and sometimes realistic means to pose theories and entertain its audience, all the while staying contained within...
It was only a few short months ago Leprechaun: Returns silently crept into the horrorsphere (by that I mean Twitter...
High hopes, low expectations. That’s how I try to go into a horror movie I’m apprehensive on. It’s how I...
Director Nicholas Pesce generated considerable buzz with his directorial debut, The Eyes of my Mother (2016). Now, with Piercing, he returns to the realm of unexpected, disorienting horror. This time the gore is served up with a side of black comedy, retro styling, and Lynchian surrealism. “[Pesce] returns to the...
I could spend hours talking about why I love 1941’s The Wolf Man. There’s the makeup, the cast (Lon Chaney...
When democracy fails, it’s not hard to believe in a “deep state” conspiracy. Whether it’s the Illuminati or Lizard People,...
There is a special magic in the folk tale. Modern media can give you great stories, for sure. But folklore is in our bones. There’s something about an organic legend that just means more, as though its oral history or long lifespan gives it more worth. It’s been imbued by...
Forgive me if I sound old-fashioned, but murdered teens just aren’t what they used to be. There was a time...
The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival wanted to keep its “Secret Screening” a true surprise. No Halloween, they said. no Suspiria....
The Catholic faith has always seemed scary to me. I grew up in a Protestant church— which was scary enough— but the traditional outfits, the constant feelings of guilt, and the bloody statues of martyred saints make Catholicism appear so much darker. Welcome to Mercy dives deep into the conventions...
