★★★★ 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
Overlook 2024 Wrap Up
Is it spooky season already? The Overlook Film Festival starts Halloween early with a variety of eerie titles to keep your blood pumping. After the jump, check out our full coverage of this exciting genre fest! Films EXHUMA (Written by Intern, Sean Barry) Korean horror popularity has grown exponentially in the past decade. With Exhuma, … Continue reading Overlook 2024 Wrap Up
Overlook 2024: Infested
★★★★ French import Infested arrives on the heels of 2024's other major spider-themed release, the eerie and properly nasty Sting. Coincidentally, both titles take place almost exclusively in an apartment building to give their creepy-crawlies free roam of the grounds. The most glaring difference here: where Sting chronicled a little girl whose singular spider grows … Continue reading Overlook 2024: Infested
Overlook 2024: I Don’t Understand You
★★★★★ Ah yes, the good ol' days of the jet-black dark comedy tinged with horror. I Don't Understand You harkens back to the yesteryear of this unsung genre with aplomb, evoking underrated favorites such as So I Married an Axe Murderer and Drop Dead Gorgeous. Anyone who has ever taken a vacation in an unfamiliar … Continue reading Overlook 2024: I Don’t Understand You
Overlook 2023 Wrap-Up
Per usual, 2023's Overlook Film Festival features several horror gems that viewers will need to put on their radar in the year to come. Check out our full coverage of the festival after the jump, including titles from the lineup that we have previously reviewed at other fests! Films ABBERANCE SXSW Midnighters are often host … Continue reading Overlook 2023 Wrap-Up
Overlook 2023: Clock
★★★ Following Dianna Agron’s career post-Glee has been a whirlwind of fascinating big-screen roles. Clock marks Agron’s first major horror appearance since 2011’s Hunters. How is it possible that Agron has already graduated to playing a thirty-seven-year-old mother when it feels like just yesterday she lorded over the streets of McKinley High in her Cheerios … Continue reading Overlook 2023: Clock
Overlook 2023: Late Night with the Devil
★★★★ Mockumentary-style found footage horror meets cheesy late-night talk show realness in subversive horror flick Late Night With the Devil from writer/director duo Cameron and Colin Cairnes. In 1970s America, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson reigned supreme over all other shows of its ilk. According to the introduction here, Night Owls with Jack Delroy, … Continue reading Overlook 2023: Late Night with the Devil