Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2022 Preview
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
The festival has a huge selection of new horror features as well as different curated shorts blocks and several different repertory screenings.
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE stuns with a brilliant second episode
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
It’s also important that Interview with a Vampire is unapologetically queer, not afraid to say the specific labels, and that it’s already been renewed for a second season.
In its penultimate episode of the season, RINGS OF POWER delivers consequences to its battles
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
This week’s episode is a doozy, and I mean emotionally.
Get in the Basement with The Cinematic Maniac, Vol. 2: This List Sucks
by Nikk Nelson, Staff Writer, Cinematic Maniac
At this point, vampires have been part of cinema for a century, which is wild to think about, so I wanted to curate a playlist that captured the good, the bad, the ugly, and the downright fun of vampires on screen.
Grossing out the Patriarchy: 4 Great Recent Moments in Body Horror
by Melissa Strong, Contributor
Though rendering women’s bodies grotesque, body horror can challenge gender norms and beauty standards that include the relationship between a woman’s physical attractiveness and her worth and the contradictory expectations of purity and sexual receptiveness.
Disc Dispatch: OUT OF THE BLUE shows an underseen hidden gem beautifully restored
by Kirk Stevens, Contributor, Disc Devotee
n the past two years, the stunning new 4K restoration has been screening all over the world and has finally received the lovingly curated home video release it deserves from Severin Films.
The vistas of SUMMIT FEVER are plagued by cliches
by Gary M. Kramer
Mountaineering films, including the documentaries, guarantee spectacular scenery and breathtaking moments—especially as the characters reach higher and higher altitudes.
“The Axe Forgets” but blades are sharpened on ANDOR
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
While there are no major plot moves in this episode, I love how Andor is fleshing out its world and especially the characters within.
Body horror as a tool for re-imagining disability representation
by Billie Anderson, Staff Writer
Horror is the only genre in which disabled people are regularly represented at all, and as a result, cannot be ignored as a possible avenue for reimagining disability despite its often stereotypical and harmful representations.
ALMA’S RAINBOW offers a refreshing look at Black womanhood
by Charlie Brigden, Staff Writer
Released initially in 1994 and now given a 4K restoration and a new lease of life, Ayoka Chenzira's picture is a remarkably fresh and sincere look at a matriarchal Black family in the nineties.
How to Start Watching: Body Horror
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
I should state that there is not necessarily a great way to wade into the waters of body horror, you really do need to just cannonball in and sink or swim.
We’ve all been given a Dark Gift in the new INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE series
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
An interview with the Associate Editor.
CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY shows a fun and heartwarming side of medieval Europe
by Ian Hrabe, Staff Writer
Perhaps more shocking than Hollywood’s inability to find joy in the Middle Ages is Lena Dunham making a legitimately excellent film
DARK GLASSES sees Dario Argento take a step back towards the dark
by Clayton Hayes, Staff Writer
Though not a great film, Dark Glasses is a significant step in the right direction and is easily the director’s best work since Sleepless.
PIGGY explores the value in dredging up trauma
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
Piggy is one of these revenge films that lives in the gray and makes us question the ethics around cycles of violence as well as what it means to be a bystander.
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS throws punches when it had hand grenades at the ready
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Having a ferocious takedown of the rich would be a satisfying substitute for substance here, but for a 2.5 hour movie, there just isn’t enough of either to justify the runtime.
Even working together, men and elves can’t stop the rise of evil in this week’s RINGS OF POWER
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
If anyone thought Rings of Power was a boring show, this episode will prove them wrong.
In a thoughtful portrait of hubris, TÁR demonstrates the full power of Cate Blanchett
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Portrait of a lady under fire.
DON'T LOOK AT THE DEMON is bolstered by its performances
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Don’t Look at the Demon may have a low budget feel to it, but the special effects are well rendered, and the film is effective as it builds to its noisy, busy conclusion.
“Next Time I Go to Niagara Falls!” THE BLACK CAT and the birth of tourist horror
by Travis Gonzalez, Contributor
Americans abroad have long been a popular subject for filmmakers