★★★★ Beautifully realized stop motion animated I Am Frankelda has to be one of the most stunning movies of the year. With imagery that recalls Coraline and The Nightmare Before Christmas, directors Roy Ambirz and Arturo Ambriz do an incredible job at paying tribute whilst paving their own exciting way into the future. At times, … Continue reading Fantasia 2025: I Am Frankelda
Film Review: I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
★★★★★ Nearly three decades ago, 90s slashers were all the rage in the aftermath of Scream. One of the most notable—and a personal favorite of mine—was 1997 gem, I Know What You Did Last Summer, also penned by Scream’s Kevin Williamson. A fast-tracked, hugely underrated campy sequel followed in 1998’s I Still Know What You … Continue reading Film Review: I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
TV Review: The Institute – Season 1
Stephen King, children in peril, and powers/psychic connections... if any of these elements sound familiar together, they have harmoniously found a perfect frequency in titles such as Carrie, It, Dreamcatcher, Rose Red, and Firestarter. Even Stranger Things owes a hell of a debt to King's iconic prose and MKUltra. The Institute is the latest in … Continue reading TV Review: The Institute – Season 1
Film Review: Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story
★★★ Unless you've been living in a coffin for the past hundred years, pretty much everyone alive knows the legend of Count Dracula, as told by Bram Stoker. For decades, vampire lore has been spun into televisions shows and countless movies, often remaking the exact same scenario over and over again. Enter: Abraham's Boys: A … Continue reading Film Review: Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story
Blu-Ray Film Review: The Monkey
★★★★★ Last year, Osgood Perkins set the horror sphere ablaze with his bleak and disturbing Longlegs. In 2025, he returns with a vengeance, albeit accompanied by a massive tonal shift. Enter: The Monkey, a horror/comedy hybrid from NEON featuring a plethora of outlandishly creative kills and a killer hook that makes it insanely rewatchable. Who … Continue reading Blu-Ray Film Review: The Monkey
Film Review: Jimmy and Stiggs
★★★ Writer/director Joe Begos—whose very own Christmas Bloody Christmas blew the roof off the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival nearly three years ago—returns with his ultra-violent new feature, Jimmy and Stiggs. The first chunk takes place from a strictly first-person perspective as we meet washed up druggie director, Jimmy. Who better to play Jimmy than Begos … Continue reading Film Review: Jimmy and Stiggs
Blu-Ray Review: Dexter: Original Sin – Season 1
Welcome to Miami, circa 1991. In Dexter: Original Sin, the second spin-off continuation of Showtime's flagship series, showrunner Clyde Phillips shifts to prequel mode. Dexter: New Blood concluded with Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) shot and left for dead by his son, Harrison (Jack Alcott). We pick up as Dexter's life flashes before his eyes. … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review: Dexter: Original Sin – Season 1
Film Review: Alma & The Wolf
★★ 90s legend Ethan Embry (Can't Hardly Wait, Empire Records) and Drop Dead Gorgeous director Michael Patrick Jann team up for what appears, on paper at least, to be a new werewolf movie. This could not be further from the truth. Instead, their genre-bending feature is a strange psychological horror that cannot seem to decide … Continue reading Film Review: Alma & The Wolf
TV Review: Hell Motel
Canadian slasher horror series, aptly named Slasher, first emerged nearly a decade ago on the now-defunct channel, Chiller. Even in its earliest form, that show thrived off its cleverly-scripted format, allowing for often multiple kills-per-episode. Series creators Aaron Martin and Ian Carpenter are back for more blood with Shudder anthology series, Hell Motel. Built off … Continue reading TV Review: Hell Motel
Film Review: Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project
★★★★ A genuinely great found footage horror film is rare, but one that expertly mixes comedy and horror is practically a (killer) unicorn. Enter: Radio Silence-produced Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project, a campy, ridiculously entertaining faux documentary about the production of a found footage Bigfoot flick. There are a few movies in … Continue reading Film Review: Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project