If David Cronenberg, a Hot Wheels collector, and a very confused Hallmark screenwriter all collaborated while sleep-deprived, you’d probably still get something less chaotic than Titane. Yes, it won the Palme d’Or. Yes, it’s been hailed as daring, transgressive, bold. But let’s be honest: at times it feels less like a movie and more like … Read More “Titane” »
Heavy Metal, But Make It Philosophy Class Some movies invite you to sit back and relax. The Spine of Night kicks down the door, hurls you into a vat of blood, mud, and cosmic despair, and then politely hands you a flower that explains the horrifying structure of the universe. It’s an adult animated dark … Read More “The Spine of Night” »
Grief, Guilt, and Sheep: A Lovely Little Nervous Breakdown on an Island Some horror movies want to scare you. Shepherd looks at you, looks at your unresolved trauma, books a ferry to a cursed Scottish island, and says, “Let’s process this the hard way.” Russell Owen’s 2021 horror drama is less “boo!” and more “hey, … Read More “Shepherd” »
Murder, Mean Girls, and Mediums: Welcome to Edelvine If Seance proves anything, it’s that girls’ boarding schools should come with hazard pay and an exorcist on retainer. Simon Barrett’s 2021 supernatural slasher takes the classic “elite academy with secrets” setup, spikes it with urban legend horror, and then gleefully stabs it in the neck with … Read More “Seance” »
A Ghost Story Plugged Straight into the National GridSome horror films whisper their themes; The Power flicks off the lights, locks the doors, and screams them down a hospital corridor. Set in early 1970s London during a miners’ strike that forces nightly blackouts, Corinna Faith’s film doesn’t just use the darkness as atmosphere—it treats it … Read More “The Power” »
A Kids’ Horror Movie That Actually Respects the “Horror” PartEvery once in a while, a family-friendly horror flick sneaks onto a streaming service and quietly does everything right while a thousand bigger, louder movies are busy embarrassing themselves. Nightbooks is one of those rare beasts. It’s technically billed as a “dark fantasy for kids,” but … Read More “Nightbooks” »
Love Spell? More Like Two Hours Under a CurseEvery so often a horror film comes along that makes you reflect on your own life choices. Not in a deep, existential way—more in a “Why did I just spend 100 minutes watching a telenovela possessed by a mid-tier Netflix algorithm?” kind of way. The Mooring (El … Read More “The Mooring (El amarre)” »
A Nice Little Vacation in Hell: The Medium Welcome to Isan, Please Leave Your Soul at the DoorIf tourism boards had a sense of humor, The Medium would be their new promo reel: stunning rural vistas, warm family dinners, and a young woman slowly becoming a walking Airbnb for every spiteful spirit within a 50-mile … Read More “The Medium” »
Incantation is the rare horror movie that doesn’t just break the fourth wall – it quietly hands you a cursed sigil, smiles sweetly, and asks you to participate in your own spiritual downfall. It’s interactive horror for people who looked at The Ring and thought, “Okay, but what if I wanted to be part of … Read More “Incantation” »
Hellhole (or, more poetically, Last Supper) is what happens when someone says, “What if we did a gritty, atmospheric demon movie in a creepy Polish monastery?” and then sticks the landing on vibes but whiffs almost everything else. It’s moody as hell, yes. It’s also the cinematic equivalent of a really elaborate black metal album … Read More “Hellhole” »