1 hour ago‘Waking Karma’Waking Karma, Carlos Montaner & Liz Fania Werner’s first feature-length film starring Michael Madsen, Hannah Christine Shetler, and Kimberly Alexander saw a release on multiple VOD platforms Friday, January 27th. The film centers around Karma and her mother Sunny adjusting to a life without the presence of abusive husband, father…Horror4 min readHorror4 min read
Jan 20‘Attachment’ Taps Into Jewish Mysticism But Still Feels RestrictedComing to Shudder — The world is vastly deprived of original Jewish horror and director Gabriel Bier Gislason works to remedy that in his debut feature Attachment. The film does well for its respectful depictions of Jewish mysticism, which is established rather firmly. By allowing the fantastical elements of the Kabbalah to flourish in…Horror3 min readHorror3 min read
Dec 20, 2022There’s a Grinch in All of Us. ‘The Mean One’ Proves ItIf you ever found yourself aching for a horror retelling of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (this one specifically, which is arguably already partially in the horror spectrum — although this version) then you have something to look forward to this holiday season. Steven LaMorte directs a script from Finn…Movie Review5 min readMovie Review5 min read
Dec 2, 2022Holiday Catharsis, Or ‘The Leech’Eric Pennycoff’s The Leech is determined to claw at the inside of your skull while its aesthetic lulls and soothes you in an attempt to convince your mind that what chaos follows is a natural progression. But let’s start from the top first. Father David (Graham Skipper) puts a lot…Movies4 min readMovies4 min read
Dec 1, 2022Art as Justice in ‘A Wounded Fawn’Writer and director Travis Stevens has added a breathtaking and opalescent jewel to his crown of unique projects with A Wounded Fawn, his third feature film. After making the rounds at various festivals it has carved itself a home at Shudder, and it will certainly stand out amongst the…Horror5 min readHorror5 min read
Nov 17, 2022Horror Needs to Break Some of its Traditions: ‘Slash/Back’ Can Show Us HowEmerging director Nyla Innuksuk is turning some heads with their Inuit coming-of-age sci-fi horror movie Slash/Back, a fun and intelligent story that features kids from the hamlet of Pangnirtung. Or as the kids call it, Pang. …Movie Review4 min readMovie Review4 min read
Nov 14, 2022Blu-Ray Spotlight: ‘Hansan: Rising Dragon’ Pulls Into Shore 11/15Kim Han-min’s prequel to the excellent Admiral: Roaring Currents (if you haven’t seen that yet it’s perfect timing to track down a copy) focuses a on a more volatile political climate within Korea years prior to the events of the aforementioned film, amidst the Japanese invasion in 1592. As in…Blu Ray6 min readBlu Ray6 min read
Nov 7, 2022Anticipated Follow-Up ‘The Witch: Part 2’ Heads to Blu-Ray From Well Go USAWhen The Witch: Subversion first came out, it shot to the top of a lot of movie enthusiast’s lists — especially for us action adrenaline junkies. I had heard of it through word of mouth rather than an advertising campaign mostly since, at least before Parasite, South Korean films (genre…Action6 min readAction6 min read
Oct 25, 2022‘Antares Paradox’ Pins Us Between a Rock & a Hard Place in the Midst of an Uncaring UniverseFantastic Fest @ Home @ celluloid consommé — The Antares Paradox, dir. Luís Tinoco Feature film debuts hold some ineffable sense of immediate importance to many. So many unknown expectations are either met, missed, or exceeded…so what do we look for in a debut that satisfies us? Is it the style, the writing of the piece and its…Movie Review4 min readMovie Review4 min read
Oct 21, 2022The Genesis of the Slasher Circa MCMLXXIV and ‘The Third Saturday in October Part V’Fantastic Fest @ Home @ celluloid consommé — The Third Saturday in October Part V, dir. Jay Burleson In 1974 Bob Clark directed what many would consider to be the first slasher proper. We could get into the proto slasher/giallo markers and who did what first but that wouldn’t be fair for this review since this film has…Movie Review5 min readMovie Review5 min read
