★★ Despite missing The Woman in the Yard in theaters and hearing many mixed reviews, I remained hopefully optimistic—after all, director Jaume Collet-Serra made two of my favorite horror films in Orphan and House of Wax. With Jason Blum producing and BAFTA-nominee Danielle Deadwyler in the lead role, surely it had to be worth a … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review: The Woman in the Yard
Film Review: Fear Street: Prom Queen
★★★★ Netflix's Fear Street trilogy represents the golden standard of throwback slasher movies, perfectly emulating different eras of excellence. For their next foray into R.L. Stine's universe, writer/director Matt Palmer steps in for an inspired adaptation of Stine's novel, The Prom Queen. A masked maniac targets the candidates for Shadyside's 1988 senior prom, contentedly chopping … Continue reading Film Review: Fear Street: Prom Queen
Film Review: Final Destination: Bloodlines
★★★★★ For nearly three decades now, young adults have been thwarting Death's grand plans only to be savagely hunted down one by one in bizarre, often darkly humorous scenarios. In the words of mainstay funeral caretaker Bludworth: "you don't even wanna fuck with that Mack Daddy." In 2000, there was no other slasher on the … Continue reading Film Review: Final Destination: Bloodlines
Film Review: A Breed Apart
★ Produced by master of horror Wes Craven and directed by frequent collaborator Nicholas Mastandrea, 2006's genetically-modified killer dog movie, The Breed, was way more fun than it had any right to be. Coming at a time when 90s and 2000s genre flicks with even the most preposterous premises were still glossy and effective, there … Continue reading Film Review: A Breed Apart
Film Review: Rosario
★ (Written by Intern, Miranda Zampogna) Even if a scary movie is all jump and no spirit, those flickering frights always seem to cast a spell on the box office, drawing in the masses. Likewise, Rosario sacrifices its heart for crowd-pleasing stunts. Simple, the premise starts after a blizzard delays an ambulance's arrival, where the … Continue reading Film Review: Rosario
Overlook 2025: The Ugly Stepsister
★★★★ Grimms’ Fairy Tales told decidedly more disturbing versions of stories than their Disney-fied counterparts. Writer/director Emilie Kristine Blichfeldt takes a page out of the Grimm book when it comes to her take on a classic. Blichfeldt finds an organic way to approach the cost of beauty by diving deep into the nightmarish world of … Continue reading Overlook 2025: The Ugly Stepsister
Film Review: Locked
★★★★ At this point, it is safe to refer to Swedish megastar Bill Skarsgård as a veritable scream king. After first taking notice of Skarsgård in Netflix's vastly underrated Hemlock Grove, I followed his lead all over the genre spectrum. From transformative roles in Stephen King's It and Nosferatu to scene-stealing turns in Barbarian, Villains, … Continue reading Film Review: Locked
SXSW 2025: Ash
★★ Billed as a new "mindbender" from rapper/DJ/filmmaker Flying Lotus, Ash appears on paper to be a perfect fit for both South by Southwest Film and TV Festival and horror streamer Shudder. If only a captivating package had translated to an equally captivating final product. Ash is practically indistinguishable from a variety of other Alien … Continue reading SXSW 2025: Ash
Film Review: Borderline
★★★★ Who doesn't love a good genre hybrid? Certainly, scream queen Samara Weaving is no stranger to the concept, excelling in the deliciously wild worlds of Netflix's The Babysitter duology and Radio Silence's propulsive Ready or Not. Borderline, written and directed by Jimmy Warden (Cocaine Bear, The Babysitter: Killer Queen), promises to be just as … Continue reading Film Review: Borderline
Film Review: The Parenting
★★★★ Meeting the parents can be truly killer for any relationship, let alone a gay one with all its unconventional intricacies. What happens when a haunted house and demonic possession are thrown into the mix? Enter: The Parenting, hatched from a delicious collaboration between director Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins, Alex Strangelove) and screenwriter Ken … Continue reading Film Review: The Parenting