Author: JP Nunez
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Indonesian horror is on the rise. In fact, these past few years have given us so many awesome Indonesian genre films that whenever I hear about a new one, I’m instantly intrigued. This culture’s unique take on terror just really resonates with me, so naturally, when I first got wind of Respati, it instantly became…
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Sleep has been on my radar for quite a while. I first got wind of it in the spring when a PR company sent me a list of their upcoming films for the next several months, and it sounded like it would be right up my alley. I’ve been keeping an eye out for this…
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I first heard about Párvulos when Sean Parker and I covered the Fantasia International Film Festival a few months ago. Sean reviewed the film and had great things to say about it, and he wasn’t alone. Most critics who saw it seem to have enjoyed it, so naturally, I became interested in checking the movie…
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I have to be honest, I initially wasn’t planning on watching Ghost Killer. In fact, up until just a couple of days ago, the film wasn’t even on my radar. There are so many great movies at Fantastic Fest that some inevitably have to fall by the wayside, and this was slated to be one…
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It’s not often that movies play at the same festival twice, but somehow, The Birthday has managed to do just that. The film had its first festival run about 20 years ago, and it even played at the inaugural Fantastic Fest back in 2005, but it quickly faded into oblivion. Thankfully though, a bootleg version…
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I’m a big fan of meta-horror. Whether it’s classics like Wes Craven’s New Nightmare and Scream or more modern gems like The Cabin in the Woods and The Final Girls, I love horror movies that comment on the genre itself. So naturally, when I heard that the Indonesian flick The Draft! was a meta-horror comedy…
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Do we really need a prequel to Rosemary’s Baby? More to the point, do we really need a prequel about a D-level side character whose fate we already know? I don’t know about you, but when I first heard about Apartment 7A, I was skeptical. Horror prequels don’t have a great track record, and at…
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If you’re a hardcore horror fan, you know the name Alexandre Aja. Sure, not all of his movies are bangers (I’m looking at you, The Hills Have Eyes remake), but he’s definitely made a name for himself in the genre. I especially enjoy his 2019 animal-attack film Crawl, so when I heard he was back…
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I’ve had my eye on The Shade for a while. I first heard about this film a few months ago when I saw the trailer, and I thought it looked pretty interesting. I immediately put it on my to-watch list (yes, I keep an actual list), so you can imagine my excitement when I received…
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Hype is a dangerous thing. It can ruin even the best of movies, so when The Substance started garnering rave reviews, I tried my best to remain cautiously optimistic. But I’m not going to lie, it wasn’t easy. This is being hailed as one of the best horror films of the year, and one critic…