Ghost Week: Seances on screen, from traditional to fraudulent and beyond
by Kevin Murphy, Staff Writer
Exploring some great examples of seances on screen–from the traditional to the modern, the fraudulent to the unguided nightmare scenarios.
NIGHT OF THE HARVEST is the perfect way to kick off spooky season
by Vannah Taylor, Staff Writer
As everyone gears up for movie nights, pumpkin carving, and costume parties, be sure to let Night of the Harvest accompany you in your Halloween festivities.
THE OUTRUN packs a meaningful story and tremendous performance from Ronan
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
The emotional core of The Outrun is incredibly strong, and Ronan holds that center very well.
CLAWFOOT offers comedic thrills
by Vannah Taylor, Staff Writer
Eastwood and Culpo have great chemistry as a special kind of deranged “Real Housewives” that I would watch any day.
SLEEP is an expertly crafted horror
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
When you like these characters or feel something to relate with, it makes the terror that they are walking towards that much terrifying.
This House is Ours: Haunted houses and spiritualism in THE OTHERS
by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
What happens when multiple generations of owners all feel that a house is theirs to live in, to die in, to stay forever?
ME, MYSELF & THE VOID does not overstay its welcome
by Laurence Boag-Matthews, Staff Writer
Me, Myself & The Void manages to be very economical with likely significant budgetary and subsequently logistical restrictions.
AZRAEL breaths a new kind of energy into folk horror
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
While many similar films take more of a methodical slow burn pace, director E.L. Katz and writer Simon Barrett take folk horror and turn it into a non stop thrill ride.
THE DESERVING is a hauntingly impressive debut
by Jill Vranken, Staff Writer
The Deserving manages to be a short, sharp shock of a horror film, and one that I highly recommend you seek out and give a chance.
My Mother Was a Drag Monster: An intro to the Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Season 666
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
Let us start with an understanding of our interest in the series as we spend the season discussing queer art.
ANOTHER HAPPY DAY is a delicate portrait of early motherhood
by Christine Freije, Staff Writer
Another Happy Day proves over and over that familial love is not as simple as it seems: aunts can be cruel, husbands can be controlling, and mothers can be absent.
Ghost Week: The unseen ghost in REBECCA
by Melissa Strong, Staff Writer
MJ’s Ghosts, Goblins, Ghouls, Goths, and Grotesqueries! theme is a great time to revisit the Alfred Hitchcock classic Rebecca (1940).
We Used to Be Friends 03-04: Welcome to ONE TREE HILL
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
Two of the biggest teen shows of the 2000s started on Fox and The WB with The O.C. and One Tree Hill, respectively.
Disc Dispatch: CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
You're getting two films: one whose content and controversy makes it nearly impossible to find on streaming, and the second which, up until a few years ago, was thought to be as likely to exist as your average bigfoot!
LYVIA'S HOUSE offer Gothic thrills but an unlikable protagonist
by Allie Lembo, Staff Writer
Sometimes people find a reason to stay in a relationship that’s gone so sour it’s sweet for the flies.
THE WILD ROBOT offers a beautiful escape into nature
by Tessa Swehla, Associate Editor
It’s a difficult line for many children’s films to walk—entertaining both children and adults—but The Wild Robot walks it well, most likely due to the fact that its middle grade source material allows it to be more nuanced than your average children’s film.
Ambitious, idiosyncratic, and moving: MEGALOPOLIS is my new Roman Empire
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Megalopolis deserves to be considered in conversation with The Godfather and Apocalypse Now not just as explorations of the American Empire, but as proof to the power of cinema to convey the nuance and complexity that shapes the human experience itself.
APARTMENT 7A truly is a feast for the eyes
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Despite the lack of a theatrical release, I am so happy that others will get to experience another first-rate picture from Natalie Erika James.
Interview: THE UNIVERSAL THEORY director Timm Kröger on cinematography, trains, and more
by Andrea Schmidt, Staff Writer
A Cold War era thriller set in the mountains of Switzerland, The Universal Theory first premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival and will see its US premiere this upcoming Friday at the Quad Cinema in New York City.
NOTICE TO QUIT is an entertaining father-daughter summer (mis)adventure
by Katharine Mussellam, Staff Writer
The core father-daughter relationship still makes this a respectable first feature from Hacker for audiences to savour as we experience the last of summer weather as autumn begins.