★★★★ Conspiracy theorists and Resident Evil fanatics, rejoice! Super weird, wildly fun survival horror thriller The Gorge has arrived, housing the pedigree of director Scott Derrickson and lead actors Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy deep beneath its massive fissure. As two loners stranded on opposing sides of a monstrous chasm stationed at a mystery locale, … Continue reading Film Review: The Gorge
Film Review: Turn Me On
★★★★ Are you content? That is exactly the question posed over and over again by those at the center of Michael Myburski's sci-fi romance, Turn Me On. This unique feature posits the concept of a perfect world, one free of illness and war, but also of love and connection. Would humans be happier without succumbing … Continue reading Film Review: Turn Me On
Film Review: Time Cut
★★★ The slasher renaissance is still in full swing, with recent titles including Scream VI, Terrifier 2, and Thanksgiving proving that this beloved subgenre of horror won't be going away anytime soon. In 2023, director Nahnatchka Khan delivered the super fun retro vibes of her time-travel slasher, Totally Killer. Now, just over a year later, … Continue reading Film Review: Time Cut
Film Review: It’s What’s Inside
★★★★ Cerebral horror movies are some of my favorites, and with the 2020s horror renaissance came plenty of them. Films such as Possessor, Come True, and Infinity Pool became my bread and butter. Enter: It's What's Inside, a bizarro delight that mixes madcap body swap antics with a thrilling whodunnit angle, all while keeping tongue … Continue reading Film Review: It’s What’s Inside
Fantastic Fest 2024: V/H/S Beyond
★★★★ Did anyone know in 2012 that the horror anthology V/H/S was destined to become a long-running franchise? Certainly, all the pieces were there, along with an easily palatable premise rife for exploration. That first film contained all the trademarks of series potential, including a wraparound segment and many not-so-connected scary stories strung together. The seventh … Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2024: V/H/S Beyond
Film Review: The Substance
★★★★★ Demi Moore delivers a career-defining performance in The Substance, a body horror epic that dives deep into themes of beauty and envy. Helmed by female creative Coralie Fargeat, who both writes and directs, the film takes an unflinching look at societal beauty standards through the grotesque, otherworldly lens of Lovecraftian horror. The Substance will … Continue reading Film Review: The Substance
Film Review: Uglies
★★★★ Acclaimed director McG, responsible for some of my favorite films, including The Babysitter and Charlie's Angels, sets his crosshairs on the young adult dystopian sci-fi world of Uglies. Based upon the four-novel series Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, this creative, beauty-obsessed world of perfection seems too good to be true. A place free from conflict, … Continue reading Film Review: Uglies
TV Review: Terminator Zero
Was anyone really clamoring for an anime iteration of James Cameron's iconic Terminator franchise? After the box office misfires of its most recent series entries, there's no telling what fans truly want. Terminator: Dark Fate was the best since T2: Judgement Day, yet barely anyone showed up to watch it in theatres. Why not let … Continue reading TV Review: Terminator Zero
FrightFest 2024: Test Screening
★★★★ Celebrating the heyday of the VHS tape, debut director/co-writer Clark Baker brings his unique body horror vision to FrightFest. The goopy, practically Lovecraftian strangeness will recall memorable genre flicks such as Society, Color Out of Space, and Videodrome, tactfully paying tribute to what came before. Best of all, the filmmakers are not content to … Continue reading FrightFest 2024: Test Screening
Chattanooga 2024: Somnium
★★★★ Setting a horror movie at a sleep clinic seems pretty rife for freaky situations. Look no further than 2021's Come True, a horrifying meditation on sleep paralysis whose images have still not left my brain after several years. Somnium, written, directed, and produced by Racheal Cain, takes a different approach, opting for a character … Continue reading Chattanooga 2024: Somnium