Film tick, tick... BOOM! Review (Film, 2021) tick, tick… BOOM! is a wonderful adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s semi-autobiographical musical monologue about a composer struggling to finish his dream project before its first workshop.
Film Antlers Review (Film, 2021) Antlers is a monster movie/drama about cycles of abuse in a small town.
Film Little Deaths Review (Film, 2011) #31DaysOfHorror Little Deaths is an extreme horror anthology film exploring sex and death.
Film Seance Review (Film, 2021) #31DaysOfHorror Seance is a school horror/ghost story/paranormal slasher hybrid from writer/director Simon Barrett.
Film Nightbreed, The Director's Cut Review (Film, 1990) #31DaysOfHorror Nightbreed, The Director’s Cut, is an alternate version of Clive Barker’s horror/fantasy film about a society of monsters living in secret in a city within a cemetery.
Film Blind Sun Review (Film, 2015) #31DaysOfHorror Blind Sun is a slow burn horror film about a town succumbing to their worst instincts during a heatwave.
Film Spookers Review (Film, 2017) #31DaysOfHorror Spookers is a documentary about the largest haunted attraction in the southern hemisphere, New Zealand’s Spookers.
Film Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (Film, 1997) #31DaysOfHorror Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation is an attempt to redefine the scattered horror series with a true sequel created by original co-writer Kim Henkel.
Film Southbound Review (Film, 2016) #31DaysOfHorror Southbound is an interconnected horror/weird fiction anthology all set around abandoned highway in the middle of nowhere.
Film Hungerford Review (Film, 2014) Hungerford is a post-Cloverfield found footage sci-fi/horror film about young people filming the results of an unnatural natural disaster.
Film The Dark and the Wicked Review (Film, 2020) The Dark and the Wicked is the new horror film from writer/director Bryan Bertino. A family reunites to say their final goodbyes to the father, only to discover something evil has taken over the farm.
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Film The Block Island Sound Review (Film, 2021) The Block Island Sound is terrifying because of its tone, but perhaps a bit muddled by too many competing ideas.
Film The United States vs. Billie Holiday Review (Film, 2021) The United States vs. Billie Holiday is an overwhelming exploration of a dark chapter in American history.
Film Slaxx Review (Film, 2021) Slaxx is a cursed fashion object film that points the satire at the corporation, not the consumers.
Film Tentacles Review (Film, 2021) Tentacles is a psycho-sexual horror film, heavy on the former and light on the latter.
Film The Ranger Review (Film, 2018) The Ranger is a slasher film that actually spends the time to build the world and character relationships so the shift to violence leading into the climax actually has meaning.
Film Teaching Jake about the Camcorder, Jan ’97 Review (Short Film, 2021) Teaching Jake about the Camcorder, Jan '97 is an experimental short horror film from Brian David Gilbert. Someone keeps rewinding a replaying a short home movie about a father teaching his son to use a camcorder.
Film 12 Hour Shift Review (Film, 2020) 12 Hour Shift is a horror/dark comedy film about an organ trade ring getting their supplies out of a hospital. I’ve never seen anything quite like it before.
Film Sound of Metal Review (Film, 2020) Sound of Metal tells the story of a heavy metal drummer who suddenly becomes deaf. There’s a lot to dig into about representation, disability, addiction, and metaphor.
Film Shook Review (Film, 2021) Shook is a slasher/deadly game film with some interesting style choices. Your enjoyment is going to come down to your tolerance for simulated animal cruelty, which dominates the opening sequences of the film.
Film The Outer Limits: S1E05 "The Sixth Finger" This week, we take a look at The Outer Limits episode “The Sixth Finger.” This is a hard sci-fi narrative about genetic research used to unlock the genes with the potential to evolve humankind thousands of years into the future. Read the full article at The Avocado [https://the-avocado.org/2021/02/2
Film No Escape Room Review (Film, 2018) No Escape Room is a made for TV movie playing on the escape room trends in the context of a haunted house story.
Film Nomadland Review (Film, 2021) Nomadland is a meditative drama about the year in the life of a woman who lives in a van working whatever seasonal jobs he can find in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
Film A Nightmare Wakes Review (Film, 2021) Writer/director Nora Unkel’s debut feature-length film uses the story of Mary Shelley writing Frankenstein to craft a horror film about the expected roles of women in society.
