With the approach of 2022’s edition of the Tribeca Film Festival, a lineup to die for has arrived, but how exactly does one prioritize what to watch with such a wide array of options? Fret no further, as we are here to put five great films on your radar! After the jump, find out how … Continue reading Five Must-See Films at 2022’s Tribeca Film Festival
Overlook Film Festival 2022: Swallowed
★★★★ Always on the hunt for more genuinely excellent queer horror, Swallowed entered my crosshairs when I heard the project was directed by Carter Smith; his film The Ruins ranks as a personal favorite. Swallowed carries a unique visual style that also returns in this exciting, intimate yet perverse flick. Unrequited love and the deep … Continue reading Overlook Film Festival 2022: Swallowed
Overlook Film Festival 2022: Who Invited Them
★★★★ A stranger in one’s home is the single most invasive and chilling thought the mind can muster. It is a tale as old as time, and for the horror genre, home invasion flicks are practically their bread and butter. Funny Games, The Strangers, and You’re Next may remain the gold standard in home invasion … Continue reading Overlook Film Festival 2022: Who Invited Them
TV Review: Stranger Things 4, Volume 1
I remain in awe of the massive, ever-growing fanbase for Netflix’s Stranger Things—from a sleeper hit in 2016 to emerging as one of the streamer’s finest offerings, this a horror/sci-fi success story unlike any other. The third season was my favorite so far, evolving into a campier, large-scale 80s horror extravaganza. Thanks to the worldwide … Continue reading TV Review: Stranger Things 4, Volume 1
Cannes 2022: Final Cut
★★★★ For my first film of 2022’s Cannes International Film Festival, I could not have selected a more unique title if I tried! Final Cut comes for the jugular with razor-sharp dark comedy hijinks and campy kills. To say the movie flips the script would be an understatement considering the drastic turns it takes the … Continue reading Cannes 2022: Final Cut
Film Review: Torn Hearts
★★★★ When one first hears the concept of a country music horror movie, whatever one has envisioned is surely not what one will get. In the best way imaginable, I can almost guarantee that Torn Hearts is not interested in delivering as tired or basic of a concept as one would expect. Superstar Katey Sagal … Continue reading Film Review: Torn Hearts
Film Review: Firestarter
★★★★ Usually when a movie is shielded from being screened for critics, it is a very bad omen of imminently awful quality. As far as Blumhouse/Universal collaboration Firestarter is concerned, I never had a worry as to its pedigree. Namely, I knew it could not possibly be any worse than Firestarter: Rekindled, which remains a … Continue reading Film Review: Firestarter
Pit Stop: Stranger Things: The Experience New York
It's crazy to think just how big a juggernaut that Netflix's excellent horror series, Stranger Things, has become. I remember shortly after the first season debuted, when it was so new and beloved that they were yet to even produce merchandise. I ordered a custom-made Stranger Things tee online at the time and wore it … Continue reading Pit Stop: Stranger Things: The Experience New York
Film Review: The Twin
★★ Any new Shudder movie is minor cause for celebration, so it was with this in mind that I started the new film from director Taneli Mustonen (2016’s shocking slasher, Lake Bodom). The Twin is significant for a couple of reasons—primarily, it returns the amazing Teresa Palmer back to the horror fold after several movies … Continue reading Film Review: The Twin
SIFF 2022 Wrap-Up
Another year of the Seattle International Film Festival has come to a close, and thankfully, our strictly virtual options this year were plentiful. Check out our full coverage on 2022's iteration of the festival, after the jump. A LOVE SONG This new romance drama depicting a beautiful night spent between two people out on a … Continue reading SIFF 2022 Wrap-Up