STOPMOTION is a handcrafted tale of beauty and horror
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Robert Morgan is a true artist who not only creates something visually stunning but also layers it with themes that resonate and bring the world to life.
Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2024 features and shorts
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
The festival’s focus on women and non-binary filmmakers has given many filmmakers, academics, and others who join in to find a space to congregate and share the spotlight when they might feel marginalized in other similar spaces.
SHE IS CONANN bends gender to show truth
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
For all its fantastical elements its themes are grounded in our realities, especially around power and the way barbarism has evolved in our modern day.
Final Girls Berlin 2024 Preview
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
The winter time can be bleak for many of us, seasonal depression and a biting cold that makes us want to cozy up and never leave the house. However, there is always one event I look forward to as we enter February and that is The Final Girls Berlin Film Fest.
LAST NIGHT AT TERRACE LANES offers a lean slice of 80s slasher nostalgia
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
If you are looking for a fun, easy to watch ode to ‘80s nostalgia with some decent kills and bloodshed, this is a serviceable watch.
Interview: THE ONCE AND FUTURE SMASH directors Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
If you love searching for lost horror gems and fangirl over B movie horror actors, you will truly appreciate what these filmmakers are doing.
Tori's Top 16 Movies of 2023
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
This felt like a banner year for films, and while crafting this list is always a challenge, this year felt particularly hard. From horror, to international to indie, to queer films, there was a plethora of incredible films to choose from.
Interview: NIGHTSIREN Writer-Director Tereza Nvotova
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Writer-director Tereza Nvotová is quite familiar with the conservative and misogynistic systems that harm women and treat them as less than. She beautifully blends the traditions, folklore, and current events of her country into her new feature.
THE SACRIFICE GAME remixes familiar elements to create a new Christmas horror tale
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Those who itch for holiday terrors will surely enjoy this violent throwback that leans on traditional horror tropes to subvert audience expectations.
LOOP TRACK offers plenty of atmosphere and disorientation
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Loop Track has many creative elements that are admirably executed. Its effective use of setting and the ways it forces the audience to be put in uncomfortable positions along with Ian are impressive storytelling elements.
Brooklyn Horror Fest 2023: KILL YOUR LOVER, RED ROOMS, CANNIBAL MUCKBANG, STOPMOTION, and more
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Reviews from the 2023 Brooklyn Horror Fest!
JEZABEL brings messy human emotions to nostalgic recollections
By Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Movies like Jezabel feel like such a gift in a world that has so many big North American blockbusters that barely scratch the surface of human emotion.
Blood, anxiety, and gems from the past: 6 films from Fantastic Fest 2023
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Six film reviews from Fantastic Fest 2023.
OLDBOY as a Frankenstein story: You don't need science to make a monster
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
You really are the very monster I created, aren't you?
–Lee Woo-jin, Oldboy (2003)
Fantastic Fest 2023 Overview
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
My most anticipated movies out of this year’s Fantastic Fest.
Sirens, and Creatures, and Old Gods, Oh My!–How to Start Watching Aquatic Horror
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
As you venture to explore the vast world of aquatic terrors, take this handy guide with you as a map so you do not venture into uncharted territory.
What to look forward to at Brooklyn Horror Fest 2023
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Brooklyn Horror not only provides the nightmare fuel that audiences expect but also prides itself on challenging those expectations, spotlighting films that push the boundaries of what is normally deemed horror.
NIGHTSIREN is a love letter to witches and other women who refuse to be burned
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Nightsiren is a gorgeous spellbinding film that will leave you feeling satisfied and full.
MY ANIMAL wrestles with growing up and growing inner darkness
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Equal parts grotesque and beautiful, and evokes the emotions of puberty through expertly crafted visual storytelling.
PERPETRATOR blends together many influence for a girl gang horror mixtape
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Perpetrator is a bloody girl gang movie that manages to be weird, have fun, and also deal with real world issues.