Category: Reviews

Every now and then, a horror film comes along that politely taps you on the shoulder, whispers “death is inevitable,” and then quietly rearranges your emotional internal furniture. Handling the Undead is that movie — the kind of arthouse zombie drama that makes you feel guilty for ever complaining about anything, even the weather. Directed … Read More “Handling the Undead (2024) A Beautiful, Bleak, Emotionally Pulverizing Norwegian Zombie Film… With Just Enough Dark Humor to Remind You You’re Still Alive” »

Every so often, a movie comes along that blends horror, fantasy, and drama into something new, bold, and unforgettable. Gu also attempts that, but mostly ends up blending them the way a toddler blends three flavors of ice cream: into one brown, drippy, indistinguishable mess. Manu Radhakrishnan’s Gu promises a “psycho emotional drama” centered on … Read More “Gu (2024) A Horror Film So Slow-Burn It Burns Out Before It Starts” »

If you’ve ever thought, “What if Mean Girls and The Fly had a baby raised on expired skincare products?”, then congratulations: Grafted (2024) is exactly the movie you should avoid. Marketed as a “coming-of-age body horror,” it ends up functioning more as a warning to every university admissions office: stop handing out research lab access … Read More “Grafted (2024) A Coming-of-Age Story Nobody Asked For, Wrapped in Other People’s Faces” »

If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if someone tried to remake The Conjuring, The Wardrobe from Narnia, and a Shopee furniture haul video at the same time, look no further than The Gatekeeper (2024) — a film so confused, it feels like it was directed by an actual demon with short-term memory loss. Billed … Read More “The Gatekeeper (2024) Open the Cabinet, Close the Script” »

Every year, at least one horror movie comes along that is so bafflingly mediocre, so spiritually confused, so aggressively beige, it causes you to momentarily believe in demons—not because the film is scary, but because clearly someone cursed the production. The Exorcism (2024) is exactly that movie. Russell Crowe, who just last year gleefully scooted … Read More “The Exorcism (2024) When the Demon Isn’t the Problem — The Script Is” »

There are two kinds of Philippine horror films: The genuinely terrifying ones that traumatize generations. The ones that feel like extended commercials for candles, rosaries, and old mansions with plumbing issues. Espantaho lands squarely in the second category, with the cinematic velocity of a funeral procession and the emotional intensity of a lukewarm cup of … Read More “Espantaho (2024) A Horror Movie So Slow Even the Scarecrow Falls Asleep” »

There are many ways to make a possession film.You can go for terrifying.You can go for psychologically rich.You can even go for gleefully trashy. The Demon Disorder bravely attempts all three — and lands somewhere between “mildly irritated ghost” and “family argument that should’ve stayed in a group chat.” This is a supernatural horror film … Read More “The Demon Disorder (2024) A Possession Movie So Mild It Should Come With a Warning: “May Induce Shrugging.”” »

Some movies arrive with the swagger of prestige cinema.Some sneak in quietly through the indie circuit.And some, like Phil Volken’s delightfully deranged Dead Sea, burst onto the scene like a jet ski powered by Red Bull, panic, and questionable life choices. This is a film that asks bold questions: What if your spring-break getaway ended … Read More “Dead Sea (2024) A Salt-Slick, Organ-Pickling Thriller That Proves Jet Skis Were Always a Bad Idea” »

Every so often, a horror movie arrives that reminds you why Britain remains undefeated in the category of “things that make you uncomfortable in the woods.” Benjamin Barfoot’s Daddy’s Head is one of those films — a quietly unsettling, emotionally charged slice of British folk-horror that somehow manages to balance tender grief, domestic dread, and … Read More “Daddy’s Head (2024) A Surprisingly Effective British Creepfest About Grief, Family, and the Worst “FaceTime” Request in History” »

Some films are psychological thrillers.Some films are social commentaries.And then there is Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cloud, a movie so aggressively depressing that by the end I wasn’t sure if I’d watched a film or been emotionally mugged by an accountant. If you ever wanted to see a man become the final evolutionary stage of a toxic … Read More “Cloud (2024) A Bleak Capitalism Horror That Proves Japanese Cinema Can Also Make You Hate the Internet, Yourself, and Anyone Who’s Ever Sold Something on Mercari” »