What does Thanksgiving really mean? Is it all about obnoxious feasting? Family turmoil? Idle device fixation? Superficial displays? Whitewashed genocide?...
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Gothic vampire horror seems to never go out of style. Even now, a new Victorian adaptation of Dracula is heading...
There’s a lot of mystery and wonderment that permeates the night sky. Opportunities and potential seem to be woven into the very fabric of the darkness itself and it’s a fascination that has stood the test of time. Along with this seemingly endless interest comes seemingly endless ideas of what...
Chelsea Stardust has had a pretty killer year. She’s had not one, but two feature-length projects come to fruition. With...
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It’s a tired saying by now, but it’s accurate nonetheless – we are as divided as ever. But what is...
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What does it take to be a good horror antagonist? A supernatural element? Any serial killer flick will tell you that’s not the case. Humanity? Not according to Jaws or this summer’s Crawl. We’re not even sure it takes being a moving creature, if you count Twister as a horror...
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If an app could accurately tell you the exact minute you’d die, would you download it? And say that app...
“What frame of any film has been more iconic?” asks Forrest Burgess, co-host of the Astonishing Legends podcast. “We all...
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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...
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Serving as a direct sequel, The Gallows: Act II is a sharp departure from the original. For the most part,...
More than any other genre, horror can serve as a workshop for filmmakers. Its tropes and beats are very familiar,...
It’s not everyday that a debut filmmaker crafts a story so well that they are able to pull it off a second time. When it comes to writer and director Babak Anvari, the escape of a sophomore slump is the result of comprehending cinematic learning curves and steadily delving into...
