These days, it’s not a good sign when a movie or television show isn’t screened for critics ahead of time....
Being a family can be hard. Think of your family; your loving parents or the fights you had with your...
I’m not a huge fan of jump-scares in horror movies. I think they can work if they’re sparse, like in Stephen King’s IT. But too often, I think they’re used as an easy way to scare the audience, repeatedly forcing fear out of them by playing tense music and dropping...
It seems ironic to review a film whose entire theme questions the subjectivity of art and the role a critic...
Since its inception, Netflix’s original series Black Mirror has pushed the boundaries on exploring humanity and its connection to evolved...
‘What does it sound like when a computer dreams? And what does it sound like when a computer has a nightmare?’ This would be the phrase that served as inspiration for Gavin Brivik as he composed the synth-infused, swirling digital atmosphere for the psychological horror/mystery thriller Cam. With years of...
Netflix just unleashed The Haunting of Hill House and what you discover within its walls may take you by surprise. I admit...
Jeremy Saulnier and Macon Blair has been making movies together their entire adult lives. Their most recent film Hold The Dark,...
When it comes to review writing, I typically don’t struggle. I’m not trying to toot my own horn or anything, I know my reviews aren’t the most expert, well-articulated thoughts in town – but that’s the point. I pride myself on writing digestible, unpretentious, and honest opinions and recommendations. Those...
Jeremy Saulnier’s cold, brooding film Hold The Dark premiered to eager audience in the hot swelter of Austin’s Fantastic Fest 2018. Saulnier...
Ah, period horror. If you know me, you know I’m not ashamed to admit my affinity for less-than-well received horror....
Electro-Magnetic detectors, readers, and doo-dads have long been touted as tools to capture evidence of the paranormal. (Despite little evidence or – well, plain old science proving them as means to contact an alternate universe, life-force, what-have-you.. But that’s another article altogether.) Until now, we’ve pretty much settled for late-night...
