Category: Film
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When word of an Until Dawn movie came to light last year, there was a lot of buzz. The PlayStation game, beloved by fans all over the globe, seemed perfectly suited for a horror adaptation. The story of a snowed-in mountaintop retreat where monsters, a masked flamethrower-wielding psycho, a sanatorium, and a collapsed mine all…
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The Little Mermaid dissolving into sea foam, the Evil Queen dancing in a pair of red-hot shoes, and Sleeping Beauty being sexually assaulted and giving birth to twins—these original versions of our modern fairy tales were far from cheerful. In The Ugly Stepsister, Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt adds her dark twist to the story of…
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At the prehistoric dawn of the internet era, back in the days of AOL dial-up, burned CDs, and independent film renaissance, Artisan films took a chance on a longshot title with no-name actors shooting on a handheld camera. The Blair Witch Project cost an eerily low $35,000 to produce, but an aggressive and strategic marketing…
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The American novelist Mary Flannery O’Connor was known for her Southern Gothic morality tales. They mixed Christian Spirituality, moral values, and racial issues. From Dusk Till Dawn also explores faith. It is heavily more focused on the vampiric bloodshed in the latter half of the film, though. Take these two art pieces, throw some sweat,…
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Welcome back, fellow treasure hunters! We’ve finally reached the end of Season 3 of Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch. This season has ebbed and flowed with quality, which is clearly brought on by Eric Drummond’s absence. Ryan Skinner added another level of exaggeration that, combined with James Keenan, makes the show fall into Oak Island…
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I applaud any film attempting to bridge the challenging conversations of soldiers’ mental health. It’s an important issue that doesn’t get a lot of the attention it deserves. Carl Rimi’s new film iPossessed tends to lean a little heavily into haunted house concepts, but any awareness helps. About a month ago, I reviewed the more…
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There are many different horror subgenres out there for the horror fan. Some come pouring on the blood and guts, while others methodically bore themselves into your psyche, preying on your paranoia and deep-seated fears. When people think of horror films, they typically describe the former, but the latter’s methods can wreak havoc on your…
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Let’s keep this intro short and snappy. Drop is a solid piece of filmmaking that held my attention firmly for the 95 minutes it ran. With convincing performances, engaging characters, and a unique sense of style that ratchets up the tension, you could do much worse for a time at the theatre! The Setup An abusive…
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Hell House LLC is one of the best found footage series of the last decade. Beginning in 2015, Stephen Cognetti’s films helped fill the void between the lackluster end of the Paranormal Activity franchise’s Ghost Dimension and its disembodied attempt at resurgence in 2021’s Next of Kin, which felt more like its own film that…
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Well, that’s a wrap on the 25th annual Boston Underground Film Festival. This year was packed with weird, wild, and wonderful shorts and a diverse offering spanning genres and decades. From the Cage-rage Australian coasts to battles across time, the programmers of BUFF 25 packed a punch with this year’s festival. Thematically on point and…