Category: Horror Reviews
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Earlier this year, while writing reviews for Boston Underground Film Festival, the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) had a fascinating title that featured a collection of movie theater pre-movie and intermission programs, as well as some commercials. The film, Hey Folks! It’s the Intermission Time Mixtape, is a non-narrative film, meaning its presentation has no…
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While I was getting my ticket for Pete Davidson’s horror movie, The Home, I told the clerk at the station that I had heard the movie was getting negative reviews. I informed him that I was a film reviewer, and I didn’t expect much from this particular movie. The clerk agreed. “Just from looking at…
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There are few films brazen enough to go where Todd Wiseman Jr’s future-dystopia Florida-set film The School Duel goes. When it comes to the next generation, there’s plenty to discuss, but consistent gun violence against the most vulnerable in the nation never seems to amount to direct change. In the aftermath of the 2012 Sandy…
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Back in the mid-nineties, before the internet took off and streaming platforms were even an idea, network television ruled the airwaves, and the world-premiere network movies and multi-night mini-series were landmark events. As an impressionable youngster, this was how I’d get my regular fix of Stephen King-adapted horror. But, on occasion, you’d also get something…
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Having released six features since 2021, Alice Maio Mackay is quickly becoming one of the premier auteurs of cult shockers, changing the landscape of horror cinema. Mackay’s punk rock filmmaking style knows no bounds. Throughout these last few years, she has created a universe of monsters, exploring the subgenre stylings of horror, playing with monsterdom,…
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There is no shortage of post-apocalyptic indie dramas out there. Hell, at this point, I’m fairly certain you could find a Tubi subgenre dedicated to these films without going very deep into the subscription service. The idea of the end of the world is generationally compelling, and the plots tend to cater to small budgets.…
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Is there anything worse than noisy neighbors? I’m sure there is, but first-time feature director Kim Soo-jin pushes the envelope in his Fantasia debut Noise (Noijeu) to suggest otherwise. The Korean-made Noise takes a page from many horror favorites in crafting a story about a rundown tenement building where some of the tenants have stayed…