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Evil Dead Burn poster, featuring Alice being grabbed by a demon in front of a fiery landscape. Tagline "Every family has its demons." "Only in theaters July 10."

Evil Dead Burn Review (Film, 2026

Evil Dead Burn is a mean, nasty film combining the brutality of the New French Extremity with the social commentary of the newer Evil Dead films.

Is God Is movie poster featuring the Twins standing on a flaming car with the tagline "make your daddy dead. real dead."

Is God Is Review (Film, 2026)

As a revenge film obsessive, I can confidently say I have never seen one with as clear a vision and style as Is God Is.

Lee Cronin's The Mummy poster. Katie shown screaming in the sarcophagus with the tagline "Some things are meant to stay buried" printed above her.

Lee Cronin's The Mummy Review (Film, 2026)

Lee Cronin's The Mummy is a whole lot of horror film, I tell you what.

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come poster, featuring Grace, Faith, and the rival families in a red light brandishing weapons at the viewer.

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Review (Film, 2026)

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come gives fans exactly what they want in a sequel: more.

Poster for The Bride! Black outline of the Bride's face on a gray background with bright orange title.

The Bride! Review (Film, 2026)

The Bride! is beautiful to me.

"Wuthering Heights" Review (Film, 2026)

"Wuthering Heights" Review (Film, 2026)

Content Warning: critic heaps praise upon Emerald Fennell for crafting an incredible gothic horror film that has little resemblance to the source material.

Hamnet movie poster, featuring Agnes and William Shakespeare surrounded by plants.

Hamnet Review (Film, 2025)

Hamnet explores the relationship of Agnes and William Shakespeare in a world determined to grind them down into perfect members of society.

Movie poster for Your Host. The titular villain and his half mask, all in red, with a glimmering blue eye.

Your Host Review (Film, 2025)

Your Host hits on some unique subject matter for a hybrid revenge/deadly games film.

Movie poster for horror film together, featuring couple staring at each other in fear as their arms blend together.

Together Review (Film, 2025)

Together is a clever, intimate, and deeply disturbing body horror film.

M3GAN 2.0 Review (Film, 2025)

MEGAN 2.0 is unapologetically what it is based on the marketing for the film. You get what you pay for.

Final Destination: Bloodlines Review (Film, 2025)

Final Destination: Bloodlines Review (Film, 2025)

Final Destination: Bloodlines is equal parts a sincere attempt to establish continuity in the film's universe and an over the top, schlocky, howler of a horror film filled with laughs and gore.

Death of a Unicorn movie poster, featuring star Jenna Ortega staring up into the mouth of a unicorn with razor sharp teeth.

Death of a Unicorn Review (Film, 2025)

Death of a Unicorn is Weird with a capital W, a deeply satirical and gory horror/slasher about unicorns, family bonds, and pharmaceutical greed.

Robert Pattinson as Mickey 17, in his space suit, standing in front of the fading outline of 16 Mickey's before him. Movie poster.

Mickey 17 Review (Film, 2025)

We are in a Renaissance of capital W weird fiction and Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 is a masterclass in satirical bizarre sci-fi.

A woman stares at her own reflection, which is reflected in another mirror behind her. The soft red "I'm Not A Robot" text appears above her. Movie poster.

I'm Not a Robot Review (Short Film, 2024)

A dystopian sci-fi short film about an existential crisis created by a failed CAPTCHA test? Sign me up.

The Substance Review (Film, 2024)

Oh well. I guess The Substance is my personality now.

The Beauty and the Beast Opera Version Review (Film, 1946/1994)

There is no wrong way to watch Cocteau’s The Beauty and the Beast. Might I recommend giving the Philip Glass opera adaptation a try?

I Saw the TV Glow Review (Film, 2024)

I Saw the TV Glow is a fantastic experiment in coming of age horror, using the tropes of analog horror to tell a moving story of young people trying to find their place in the world.

Abigail Review (Film, 2024)

Abigail is a new, unpredictable slasher film from Radio Silence, only with vampires this time.

Best Films of 2023

These are what I consider to be the Top 10 films of 2023. As a reminder, my primary focus is horror, sci-fi, and fantasy, so I likely recognize films and media on this kind of list that other people don’t. For me, especially, this was a fantastic year

Smile Review (Film, 2022) #31DaysOfHorror

Smile is an intense, brutal horror film grappling with serious issues related to mental wellness, healthcare, and trauma response.

Pearl Review (Film, 2022)

Pearl is the second film in Ti West and Mia Goth’s X trilogy, focusing on the backstory of X villain Pearl.

Nope Review (Film, 2022)

Jordan Peele’s latest horror film Nope is one of the most innovative horror/sci-fi films in years, exploring the dehumanization of the underrepresented groups in the machinations of Hollywood and entertainment.

Umma Review (Film, 2022)

Umma is a beautiful new ghost story about a woman terrified of turning into her own mother.

X Review (Film, 2022)

X is a sharp, somber, and introspective commentary on adult-targeted films told through the story of an adult film crew facing the horrors of a real life slasher.

Hellbender Review (Film, 2022)

Hellbender is a coming of age witchcraft film exploring the relationship between a mother and daughter living just outside of regular society.