Which came first, Jaws or the summer monster movie? Of course, a film historian would point out that Jaws was...
What’s up, weirdos? Welcome back to Awfully Good, where we enjoy the worst that the horror genre has to offer!...
James Gunn loves superheroes. Even before he took the helm of the wildly popular Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, Gunn had crafted the darkly comedic Super, a low budget satire of comic book media. However, Gunn is also a moviemaker with horror in his DNA, with cult classics like The...
Monster movies are never just one thing. Night of the Living Dead isn’t just about zombies, it’s about prejudices rooted deeply into...
Let me be perfectly honest. I don’t know how to review Come to Daddy. It’s not that the Tribeca Film...
It’s hard out there for a witch, as we can see in Lukas Feigelfeld’s feature film debut, Hagazussa. Set in a 15th century village, this film tackles the misogyny of superstition, its intergenerational impact, and a new perspective of vengeance. It is presented a series of progressively disturbing vignettes that...
It only took one film for comedy veteran Jordan Peele to become Horror’s darling. Get Out catapulted him into an...
Everyone enjoys a good story of comeuppance. An audience can’t help but feel a sincere sense of jubilance when a...
If there is any universal notion that proves to be wholly unerring it is that you cannot escape the past. Our actions, whether positive or negative, leave a lasting impression throughout our lives no matter how present or dormant they seem to be. Writer and director James Roday (A Million...
When it comes to sequels, you can usually find me reluctantly in the back row. I’m still there opening weekend,...
Valentine’s Day is the annual celebration of love, romance, and infatuation. Leave it to Blumhouse to prove Cupid’s holiday is not...
It seems ironic to review a film whose entire theme questions the subjectivity of art and the role a critic plays in the massive machine of commercializing the creative. The film industry mirrors that of the art industry, and perhaps Dan Gilroy’s latest genre-bender, Velvet Buzzsaw, is commenting on the...