All Movie Reviews
‘Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror’ Is A Worthy Documentary Deep Dive [SXSW 2021 Review]
While the term “folk horror” is relatively new, the imagery and concepts are familiar to most horror fans. Isolated communities and dark secrets. Ancient rites and forgotten incantations w...
Jakob’s Wife [SXSW 2021 Review]
Jakob’s Wife is a powerful film that is equal parts horror flick and pitch-black comedy. It takes shots at the patriarchy and serves up some really memorable carnage in the process. It also bro...
Offseason is Divertingly Mysterious [SXSW 2021 Review]
Offseason is undoubtedly un film de Mickey Keating, which will either fill you with excitement or dread. Opening with the great Melora Walters (give her more work!) delivering a monologue to camera be...
Slaxx Boasts One Seriously Killer Pair of Pants [Review]
Oftentimes, with horror movies, a goofy premise works better on paper than it does in practice. You only have to look to the recent Aquaslash – a film about a killer waterslide – for evi...
Witch Hunt is Radical Horror [SXSW 2021 Review]
Witch Hunt, the sophomore feature from writer-director Elle Callahan (Head Count), opens with two definitions of its title. The first is the traditional one, while the second considers how the term ha...
Don’t Tell a Soul is a Riveting, Tense Must See [Review]
Don’t Tell a Soul follows Matt (Fionn Whitehead of Black Mirror ) and Joey (Jack Dylan Grazer of IT) who commit a bit of breaking and entering to help their mother (Mena Suvari of American Horr...
Dreamcatcher Falls Short of Slasher Stardom
First impressions paint Dreamcatcher as a slasher flick with promise. The opening scene is gripping, and hints that solid scares may be on the horizon. Unfortunately, what follows is a film that fails...
Dementer Review
Dementer is an original film that defies categorization. This picture has an authentic and genuinely disturbing feel created by a mix of grainy, surreal imagery seamlessly woven into a stark reality t...
Jill Gevargizian’s The Stylist is Ruthlessly Feminine [Review]
Going to the hairdresser can be a daunting experience; they usually want to have a chat about nothing, there’s pressure to make eye contact in the mirror at awkward times and the idea of someon...