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Film Review: The multi-dimensional ‘Archenemy’ is an alt-superhero tale that never gets off the ground

Daniel Trainor October 8, 2020

We’re living in the era of the anti-superhero. After decades of caped and masked crusaders being the toast of the town, now it seems like... Read More

Film Review: Sally Hawkins’ ‘Eternal Beauty’ isn’t just skin deep

Matt St. Clair September 30, 2020

One word to describe Sally Hawkins’ talent is chameleonic. Even if she never undergoes a drastic physical transformation to become the characters she plays, she... Read More

Film Review: An actor’s career, redemption, and life are on the ropes in ‘You Cannot Kill David Arquette’

Michael Frank September 7, 2020

When you hear the name David Arquette, you might think of the actor from the Scream franchise. You might think of the Hollywood wrestler who... Read More

Fantasia Review: Bryan Bertino is back with ‘The Dark and the Wicked,’ a masterful supernatural horror

Sara Clements August 29, 2020

“Because you were home” is still a chilling phrase twelve years later. Bryan Bertino burst onto the horror scene with The Strangers, a divisive film... Read More

Fantasia Review: ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’ is a wicked coming-of-age tale

Sara Clements August 23, 2020

It’s autumn of 1973, but you wouldn’t know it. As a plane flies above, what’s below is a settlement that looks 100 years in the... Read More

Film Review: Jayro Bustamante’s ‘La Llorona’ (2020), an absorbing examination of an untold history and the politics of horror

Valerie Complex August 17, 2020

The Guatemalan genocide, or the “silent holocaust,” is the setting for director and writer Jayro Bustamante’s new film La Llorona–not to be confused with the... Read More

Film Review: ‘Sputnik’ is better red than dead

Jason Adams August 13, 2020

A feast for hypochondriacs, Sputnik asks the question, “What if that tickle in the back of your throat is actually a parasitic alien life-form that slithers out... Read More

Film Review: ‘Amulet’ – Romola Garai’s directorial debut puts a fresh spin on classic horror

Jason Adams July 22, 2020

This is a strange variant on the riddle of “The Chicken and the Egg” I suppose, but which do you think comes first: you realizing... Read More

Film Review: ‘Relic’ Is One of the Most Emotional and Frightening Horror Films Yet

Sara Clements July 6, 2020

We are currently witnessing something staggering and horrific: COVID-19 and its ravaging of nursing homes. In the U.S., it has accounted for 43% of deaths... Read More

Film Review: Despite some high notes, ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’ feels like an uninspired cover

Catherine Springer June 24, 2020

Will Ferrell has made a career of spoofing industries, having roasted everything from television news and politics to NASCAR, ice skating and basketball. His latest is... Read More

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