In the midst of an unprecedented global pandemic, many of us are grappling with worry and fear. Being forced to forgo […]
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An eerily prescient expression of our current “sheltering in place” reality, Vivarium is a clever, deeply disturbing speculative fiction. Its stylized […]
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The central metaphor of “zombie apocalypse” cinematic narratives is the “rising up” of beings signifying “The Other” and their aggressive urge […]
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Blood on Her Name opens with a scene of intense immediacy. A young woman stands above a man’s corpse lying in […]
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Harvey Weinstein’s name is never mentioned in The Assistant, Kitty Green’s narrative feature debut, but his presence permeates every frame. The […]
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There’s a lot to like in The Shed, the feature debut of writer-director Frank Sabatella, but there is also, well, just […]
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The opening of Graham Swon’s debut feature, The World is Full of Secrets, is intriguing and odd: a shadowy background of […]
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Here’s your motivation: You’re lost! You’re angry, wandering through a hellscape of slasher flicks and torture porn and random demons that […]
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Andrea Riseborough did some terrific work in 2018, but my pick for her finest role is the title character in Nancy, […]
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This British film set on the island of Jersey is a stunning feature debut by Michael Pearce. Jessie Buckley plays Moll, […]
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Like any good Gen Xer, I trace my love of horror movies to the made-for-TV movies of the 1970s. Inspired by […]
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Arguably the first mainstream American film to portray contemporary occultism in depth, Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby — released 50 years ago this […]
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