★★ Depending on one's familiarity with religious texts, perhaps the claims of The Carpenter's Son being based on the Infancy Gospel of Thomas will be significant. For this viewer, that meant very little; however, following the storyline comes relatively easy when pared down to the basic elements. This is a version of the traditional story … Continue reading Film Review: The Carpenter’s Son
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TV Review: The Creep Tapes – Season 2
After the breakout success of horror icon Peachfuzz on the small screen, Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass are back for seconds in Shudder's compelling slice of found footage mayhem. Similar to its debut season, The Creep Tapes finds the mysterious wolf-mask-obsessive "Josef" toying with an array of seemingly doomed victims, working his way through an … Continue reading TV Review: The Creep Tapes – Season 2
Theater Review: Bat Boy: The Musical
Reviving the 90s cult classic Bat Boy: The Musical was probably not the most obvious decision when it came to New York City Center’s Annual Gala Presentation. Judging by the only other show I have seen at the venue—Urinetown: The Musical earlier this year—they have a penchant for putting on unique shows that have Broadway … Continue reading Theater Review: Bat Boy: The Musical
TV Review: All’s Fair – Season 1
As an avid fanatic for all things Ryan Murphy, even the cast announcement for his buzzy new series, All’s Fair, left me salivating for yet another iconic pairing of star power and bitchy dialogue. While the 9-1-1 franchise proved Ryan Murphy Productions could tackle a good procedural, how would that work in the context of … Continue reading TV Review: All’s Fair – Season 1
Film Review: Anniversary
★★★★★ Any movie starring Dylan O’Brien is an automatic must-see, even more so given his powerful performance in this year’s queer masterpiece, Twinless. This has led to a variety of surprises throughout the years having followed O’Brien’s career since day one of Teen Wolf. Even in a worst case, O’Brien’s performance could be a selling … Continue reading Film Review: Anniversary
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2025 Wrap-Up
The 10th annual Brooklyn Horror Film Festival has wormed its way into our world—housing a wide swath of exciting genre flicks with a dash of spookiness for good measure. Don't miss my full coverage of the fest after the jump! Films AFFECTION Full review at the link. EVERY HEAVY THING Full review at the link. … Continue reading Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2025 Wrap-Up
TV Review: It: Welcome to Derry
While visionary author Stephen King has more masterpieces under his belt than the average person, for this avid reader, none have hit quite the same threshold as his seminal classic, It. Forged in the sewers of fictional Maine town Derry and surged with the grimy DNA of an extraterrestrial cosmic horror, It left its mark … Continue reading TV Review: It: Welcome to Derry
Brooklyn Horror 2025: Violence
★★★★ Rohan Campbell may be one of the most underrated young actors in the modern horror sphere, cementing a scream king status with each new genre notch on his belt. Violence only entered my orbit when I spotted Campbell among the cast. Later this year, he has another major horror franchise release incoming with a … Continue reading Brooklyn Horror 2025: Violence
Brooklyn Horror 2025: Every Heavy Thing
★★★★ Now this one was a pleasant surprise. My only familiarity with writer/director Mickey Reece was 2021's genre oddity Agnes, a film that featured a strange gear shift to the narrative that frankly did not sit very well with me. Whilst Every Heavy Thing certainly had a more compelling hook to it than Agnes, it … Continue reading Brooklyn Horror 2025: Every Heavy Thing
Brooklyn Horror 2025: Affection
★★★★ A genre-bending horror/sci-fi flick is always a welcome addition to any film festival. Enter: Affection, a twisty single-setting slice of horror with budding scream queen Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day) at the center. Going in blind was probably a good choice, as writer/director BT Meza crafts an exciting feature debut full of shocks and … Continue reading Brooklyn Horror 2025: Affection