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A road trip alone can be a freeing experience for some or a lonely ordeal for others, but one never...
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Will Wernick’s No Escape is the latest in a line of movies that exploits concerns hanging over social media. Unlike...
78.25%
The slasher has outlasted its presumed expiration date, and then some. The golden age of this divisive subgenre is certainly behind us; there may not be another renaissance quite like the one seen last century. Regardless of time and demand, filmmakers keep stabbing at a routine story. The undistinguished efforts...
This year, Fantasia Fest saw its share of movies that pushed the boundaries of reality. However, none of them did...
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Horror has played with depicting the world of dreams before. The most iconic foray into the horrors of our sleeping...
Although most are familiar with the “La Llorona” legend, this latest adaptation is a fresh take that tackles the complicated politics of Guatemala. Jayro Bustamante’s La Llorona (2020) uses the popular Latin American myth to bring to light the corruption and injustice that the indigenous peoples of Guatemala have faced....
78.75%
Movies are sometimes more than they claim to be. In the case of M. J. Bassett’s Rogue — what is...
77.75%
The uncomfortable silence of an awkward pause, the suspicion that someone might be talking about you when you leave the...
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With so much misinformation flying around these days, we don’t readily attach credence to any movie claiming it is “based on true events.” That is exactly what was written on posters for Andrew Traucki’s Black Water. In its defense, the indie movie was inspired by a real-life case of children...
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Although most are familiar with the “La Llorona” legend, this latest adaptation is a fresh take that tackles the complicated...
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The religious dark drama Nothing But the Blood – written and directed by Daniel Tucker—depicts a fundamentalist takeover of a...
It’s Greedy Guts month here on Nightmare on Film Street, and I’m on a real nostalgia kick. As you know, nostalgia is one hell of a drug. More often than not, we look back upon the films that had profound impacts on our lives years later, and realize that they’re...
