Hannah Bergholm’s Finnish horror Hatching (Pahanhautoja) hits select theatres this weekend, after a successful run on 2022’s festival circuit. Hatching was...
In Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes’ Sisssy, a self-help influencer goes off the deep end at a bachelorette party for...
If you haven’t read Frank Herbert’s Dune books and you don’t think you’re the target audience for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, this is the review for you. I don’t like epic stories, I’m not nuts about hard sci-fi/medieval stuff/fantasy, and I’ve been dodging my friends’ constant appeals to read the books for years....
It simply blows my mind hearing that Mad God took 30 years to make. Granted, many of those years were...
Fellow NOFS contributor Dave Richards described PG: Psycho Goreman to me as “E.T. meets Gwar,” which I have to say...
Just in time for spooky season, director Timothy Woodward Jr. (The Final Wish) has released his latest film, The Call. A neon-infused 80s throwback, the film centers around a fierce group of secret-keeping teens and a mysteriously sinister older couple. Although boasting a bevy of young familiar faces like Erin...
When it comes to dynamic duos, composers Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli are in a league of their own. Both...
It’s ironic that the fantasy genre, for all its promises to sweep us away to a world of, well, fantasy,...
With a tagline like “Where everything trying to kill you is downright adorable,” parents might be scratching their heads on whether DreamWorks’ latest animated series would be appropriate for kids. Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeasts is an exciting and vibrant adventure into a dangerous world. The Netflix exclusive...
There are good reasons moviegoers are wary of CGI. If it’s not done well, it can be distracting. Even when...
Director. Writer. Actor. Artist. Journalist. When it comes to the horror genre, the craft of quality filmmaking is found in...
On a stormy night recently, I revisited Clue (1985), an essential dark comedy and murder mystery based on the popular board game of the same name. After 34 years, that film not only remains hilarious (Flames! On the side of my face!), but it also feels socially relevant in ways...