GIRL INTERNET SHOW is practically perfect in every way
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
In the absurdity that is life in the present day Kati Kelli feels like the perfect person to spend time with and laugh with.
Goblins Week: The Grim, Giddy Goblins of LABYRINTH
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer
Henson’s and Froud’s impeccably crafted Labyrinth features a fantastic world for families to visit over and over again.
My Mother Was a Drag Monster: Welcome to horror hell on DRAGULA
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
Episode one of season 666 brings us the monsters of monsters with reimagined horror icons!
Woman on the run horror film BLOOD STAR's strengths are overcome by its weaknesses
by Heidi Krull, Staff Writer
Directed by newcomer Lawrence Jacomelli, Blood Star is a relentless, torturous film that builds suspense in diabolical ways.
Tides of loss: A journey through grief in CORPSE FISHING
by Mo Moshaty, Staff Writer
Corpse Fishing by Jean Liu is a haunting short film that delves into grief, loss and found family in a small Chinese community.
Ghost Week: The living ghosts of DON’T LOOK NOW and PERSONAL SHOPPER
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
What would it mean if we could receive messages through the veil? Nicholas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now (1973) and Olivier Assayas’ Personal Shopper (2016) both approach grieving from this angle but with different tones.
HAUNTED HEART makes for an unsatisfactory erotic thriller
by Vannah Taylor, Staff Writer
Inspired by the works of author Patricia Highsmith and the films of Alfred Hitchcock, Haunted Heart (also known as The Island) is a romantic thriller that attempts to follow the beats of a pulpy noir.
FRANKIE FREAKO winds back the clock to 1999 for a little creature
by Kimberly L, Staff Writer
Do you long for the days of Tales from the Cryptkeeper, the OG slime Gak, and the ankle breaking glee a free-swinging Skip-It? Frankie Freako is a film made for children of the 90s who have yet to accept 1999 was more than ten years ago.
The bittersweet melody of Elizabeth Ai’s NEW WAVE
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
Elizabeth Ai’s film is a perfect example of another old adage: “the personal is political.” Thanks to the power of new wave music, her past is truly never past; it is a living thing that surrounds her, powering her as she moves into the future.
THE WAIT explores grief and loss under a folk horror mask
by Heidi Krull, Staff Writer
The Wait is a master class in creating slow burn horror, and has all the elements horror fans could want for this spooky season.
THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT is a mind-bending temporal thriller that’s well worth your time
by Rachel Shatto, Staff Writer
In Things Will Be Different, writer/director Michael Felker makes his feature debut with this twisty tale of time travel and sibling conflict that immediately placed him on my radar as an emerging talent and storyteller.
THE RADLEYS is a playful take on a vampire family
by "Doc" Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
The variety of tones and plot lines gives The Radleys a good chance to appeal to a wide segment of audiences, but also means most of those characters don't get a ton of time in the spotlight.
One man's reality is another man's PSYCHOSIS
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
There’s something about horror and noir that go together like chocolate and peanut butter, or more appropriately, like a shadow-drenched alleyway and an unreliable protagonist.
Ghost Week: After 15 years, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY is truly a modern horror classic
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
Thus, Paranormal Activity became the 2000s major case of word-of-mouth film marketing. It opened wider and wider until it was inescapable.
V/H/SBEYOND takes the found footage series into a sci-fi direction
by Avery Coffey, Staff Writer
The V/H/S franchise is a gold mine for found footage fans as well as horror fans looking for fresh ideas. It’s almost a safe haven for beloved horror creators to try new approaches that might be outside of their usual repertoire.
My Nightmares, Revisited—GOOSEBUMPS: WELCOME TO DEAD HOUSE
by Zakiyyah Madyun, Staff Writer
"My Nightmares, Revisited" begins with a look at WELCOME TO DEAD HOUSE.
HOLD YOUR BREATH uses the Dust Bowl as an apt 2020s metaphor
by Avery Coffey, Staff Writer
Directors Karrie Crouse and Will Joines take us to an unspoken-for time in history when the fears of the Great Plains mirrored the fears we’ve had since the start of this decade
Philadelphia Film Festival Preview 2024, featuring THE LAST SHOWGIRL, ANORA, and more
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Even though PFF will mark my third major festival of the season, there are still plenty of 2024 flick offerings that have not graced by eyeballs.
LITTLE BITES is a personal take on the insecurities and fears of parenthood
by Vannah Taylor, Staff Writer
Whether it is in theaters or on Shudder later this year, check out Little Bites.
Disc Dispatch: ZOLTAN... HOUND OF DRACULA
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
The concept of Dracula having a canine companion thrilled me and I could not resist imagining that this scenario could also be my reality.