“‘Malignant’ Explained: What Horror Gets Wrong About Imaginary Friends”

Here’s a shocker, most kids’ imaginary friends don’t actually go on murderin’ sprees. Journalism! Continue reading →

“‘Midnight Mass’: Mike Flanagan Stumbles Trying To Mix Horror With A Message In His Latest Netflix Fright”

…man, that’s a pretty late mass. Continue reading →

“‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’ Is A Stellar Near-Future Family Drama”

Sounds like a lovely place to visit, except for all the goddamn trash. Continue reading →

“‘Saloum’ Is A Kinetic, Genre-Bending Revenge Story [TIFF Review]”

This movie kicks ass. Continue reading →

“‘Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash’: An Offbeat Martial Arts Romance That Really Wants To Become A Cult Classic [TIFF Review]”

Look, people are gonna like this more than me and that’s fine; no matter what, we all agree that this movie has the best title of any movie released in like the last 20 years. Continue reading →

“Ease Your COVID Anxiety with Natalie Morales’ Charming Slice of Screenlife, ‘Language Lessons'”

Here’s a lesson in filmmaking language: It’s hard to make a screenlife movie interesting. But this one is! Continue reading →

“Aubrey Plaza and Michael Caine’s ‘Best Sellers’ Is Straight from the Bargain Bin”

“Best” sellers? More like “not the best” sellers, oh yeah, there’s that sweet burn I’m lookin’ for. Continue reading →

“Exclusive: Seeking Comfort From The Outside With ‘We Need to Do Something’ Director Sean King O’Grady”

In which the answer to “who’s a good boy” is “nobody, there is no good boy.” Continue reading →

“Sax Helps The Faux Paws Stand Out in Roots Music”

I mean, you can forget the saxophone; you had me with that extremely punny name. Continue reading →

“David Lynch’s ‘Dune’ Might Not Be Perfect, But Its New 4K Restoration Reminds Us It’s Admirable”

I will tolerate no dissent on my opinion that this very flawed and ungainly movie is pretty darn cool. Continue reading →

“Check In At ‘The Nowhere Inn’ With Annie Clark & Carrie Brownstein

God, yes, meta-docs, just inject that right into my veins, please. Continue reading →

“‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Season 3 Lends Thoughtful New Depth To The Hilarious Vampire Series”

I’ll probably be writing about this show forever, which feels appropriate because, y’know, vampires. Continue reading →

“‘Wild Indian’s Generational Pain Is Scattershot But True”

See, the title works because of racism. Continue reading →

“‘In the Same Breath’ Offers a Rare Glimpse of Life in Wuhan at the Beginning of the Pandemic”

In the same breath as I praise this movie, I also feel a whole lot of panic. Continue reading →

“‘See’ Season 2: Jason Momoa’s AppleTV+ Series Still Feels Like A ‘Games Of Thrones’ Knockoff”

Have you seen “See”? Do you see what I “See”? See what I mean about “See”? Continue reading →

“‘Anne at 13,000 Ft.’s Plummeting Breakdown Might Rob You of Breath

13,000 is, and I’m getting really technical here, a whole lot of goddamn feet to be at. Continue reading →

“Video Nasties: Evil Ed’ And ‘Censor'(ship)”

There’s never a bad time to talk about censorship, especially when you’re talking about horror! Continue reading →

“Finance Bro Body Horror ‘Mosquito State’ Is Buzzy, Annoying In Turn”

Bzzzzz bzzzzz bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz eeeeeeeeee bzzzzz Continue reading →

“‘The Last Matinee’s Seedy Slasher Spills Guts and Is Sharper than It Seems”

A good movie that reminds us maybe the movies aren’t always the safest place to be, especially when a killer is killing people in the audience dead. Continue reading →

“The Most Enchanting Sci-Fi Movie Of 2021 Reveals A Lasting Scientific Debate”

Important journalism is interviewing cryptozoologists about whether or not putting cryptids in a zoo is a good idea or a bad one. Continue reading →