Sleepaway Camp (1983), The Best Plot Twist In LGBT Horror
When you’ve watched dozens, if not hundreds of 80s horror films, it can be difficult to find something that truly
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A Philosophical Approach to Cinema
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The Visitor (1979), A Hidden Gem of Insane 70s Sci-Fi
When you think of the 1970s, you probably think of free love, cults, psychedelic drugs, and maybe Jimmy Carter. Giulio
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House of Darkness (2022), A Long Wait For A Very Brief Payoff
It’s hard to imagine a film with a runtime of just 88 minutes feeling overly long, but House of Darkness
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The Whale (2022), Darren Aronofsky’s Worst Film to Date
I fail to see the logic in Darren Aronofsky’s filmography. He started off his career brilliantly with Pi (1998), a
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Review: Mind Leech (2023), A Fun Slice of Canadian Horror
Canada has put out a handful of memorable horror films over the years, including Cube (1997), Fido (2006), and 7
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Nothing But Trouble (1991), A Complete Dumpster Fire of a Film
If you’ve spent any time perusing the current offerings on streaming services, you know that there are plenty of unequivocally
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Review: And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
With a name like And Now the Screaming Starts!, one might expect a familiar, cheap, unambitious, and exploitative film with
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You Won’t Be Alone (2022), A New Perspective On Witch Lore
Witches make for great villains in horror films. From a creepy ballet instructor to a shadowy hermitess in the woods,
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Review: Karen (2021), A Flawed Effort to Exploit American Racism
Few films that try to cash in on current trends find much love from viewers or critics. Exploitation films can
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Review: Spring (2014), Romance Meets Body Horror in Italy
When Americans leave home in search of meaning somewhere on the European continent, it’s usually a recipe for disaster (at
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VIA[DOLO] (2021) A Surreal Short Film by Daniel Keeble
I have seen a lot of feature-length films that are purposefully directionless, which does not always work in their favor.
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Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (1981), Slow Zombies Kill Weird People
While modern zombie films have accustomed viewers to lightning-fast creatures hunting down the living, there was once a time when
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American Night (2021), Pop Art, Gangsters, and Metamodernism
It can feel like an easy to escape to describe all derivative art at postmodern, campy, self-reflective, or even metamodernist.
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The Church (1989), Entertaining Demonic Horror In Two Disparate Parts
At the risk of alienating readers, the Catholic Church has spent the better part of two millennia committing unspeakable atrocities.
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The Land of Blue Lakes (2021), Found Footage Horror Meets Nature Doc
First and foremost, I have to admit that I am not an expert on Latvian movies. Before watching director Artur
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Gaia (2021), A Horrific Look at the Heart of Nature and Evil
The term “Gaia” comes from the Greek Goddess of Earth, a figure that has been present in various religions and
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Devil’s Gate (2017), A Tired and Dull Alien Abduction Movie
The best alien abduction movies are those which take a detour from the usual cliches. Rather than simply having cryptids
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