Category: Film
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When the words: “Open the pod bay doors, please, Hal” were uttered in 2001: A Space Odyssey, the concept of artificial intelligence began cementing itself as both extraordinary and fearful. A learning machine on a space expedition, the HAL 9000, or Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic Computer, became a villain as it tried to protect itself from…
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Few films can get to you the way a good religious horror movie can. The Exorcist, for instance, pitches a priest amid a crisis of faith set against the cruelty of watching his mother’s health deteriorate while also being called to an actress’ aid as her daughter becomes increasingly sick. With nuance and subtlety, Father…
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Exaggeration is often a key component of what makes a great horror movie—emphasizing the tension, overstating the viscera, and aggrandizing a beast. When the stakes are high, the audience is on the edge of their seat. Then comes the undertones. The social commentary in parallels, symbolism, and allegories that aren’t there to be noticed on…
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Wrestling and horror are two peas in a pod. The legacy of performers who have traded in their spandex shorts for big film roles may begin with Tor Johnson. Johnson was a Swedish wrestler getting bit parts in the 1930s before breaking out in Ed Wood’s schlocky 1955 film Bride of the Monster. Then, luchador…
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We’re in the midst of an indie horror revolution at the cinema. Recent movies like The Substance have earned Oscar nods, while Terrifier 3 scored big at the box office, disrupting the Hollywood status quo. Earlier in the month, we also saw a Winnie the Pooh spin-off film, Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, receive a weeklong…
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It’s always funny to me when people talk about space exploration. Just follow me for a second. While I’m an ardent sci-fi fan, the final frontier still seems a long way off, especially when you consider the natural mysteries of Earth that have yet to be explored or explained. Consider the unknown depths of the…
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January may be on its way out, but the first big Hollywood horror movie of the year has arrived. I’ve had Companion on my radar since that incredible first teaser for the film where, without any context, the first images from the film saw Heretic’s Sophie Thatcher immolate her arm while sitting across from a rather…
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Caught in the winter doldrums between Christmas and waiting for the cold weather to disappear entirely, movie enthusiasts switching gears from holiday-themed films and their usual foray have never had a film to bridge the gap. Until now, anyway. Mother Father Sister Brother Frank sure feels like a holiday movie, instilling a heap of family…
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This review is going to feel like a time capsule of sorts. I’m constructing this article on January seventeenth, shortly after seeing Dada, and while the thoughts are still fresh in my head. But it feels kismet to have seen this film today, the day after David Lynch passed. Dada is a potent reminder of the…
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Beauty standards for women were put on notice last year as Coralie Fargeat’s body-horror masterpiece The Substance roared into theaters. The innovative and hypnotic thriller has absolutely dominated the horror space since last summer, even earning Demi Moore her third Golden Globe nomination and first win. While horror fans are surely expecting an influx of…