There’s a special kind of disappointment reserved for when the creator of a legendary horror icon returns… and delivers what feels like a YouTube fan edit with a hospital budget and a ghost that’s doing more brand maintenance than actual killing. Sadako (2019) is Hideo Nakata coming back to the Ring franchise, and instead of … Read More “Sadako (2019)” »
There are movies about lonely old ladies that break your heart. Room for Rent is about a lonely old lady who breaks into your psyche, rearranges the furniture, and leaves a faint smell of Airwick and homicide. And somehow, it’s still… kind of boring. This is a film that looks at the “older woman slowly … Read More “Room for Rent” »
Some movies are bad in a fun way—like drunk karaoke horror where everyone’s off-key but you’re still vibing. Robert Reborn is not that movie. This is the kind of B-horror that makes you seriously consider apologizing to every DVD you’ve ever mocked, because suddenly they all seem classy in comparison. It’s the fifth entry in … Read More “Robert Reborn” »
If you’ve ever argued online about whether violent art “inspires” real violence, Random Acts of Violence is the movie that walks into that thread with a bucket of blood, a megaphone, and the subtlety of a chainsaw. And somehow, that’s exactly what makes it kind of great. Jay Baruchel—yes, the awkward Canadian dude from She’s … Read More “Random Acts of Violence” »
There are sequels that build on the original. There are sequels that lovingly homage the original. And then there’s Prema Katha Chitram 2, which looks at the first film, shrugs, copies the Wikipedia plot summary, sprinkles some cringe comedy on top, and calls it a day. If the first Prema Katha Chitram was a clever … Read More “Prema Katha Chitram 2” »
There are subtle metaphors, there are clever allegories, and then there’s The Platform—a movie that grabs you by the collar, screams “THIS IS ABOUT CAPITALISM!!” in your face, and then force-feeds you a panna cotta while you’re tied to a mattress. It’s like someone watched Snowpiercer, thought “what if the train was vertical and everyone … Read More “The Platform” »
There’s something deeply satisfying about a cult movie that actually understands how cults work—and then has the good manners to make the whole thing look like a cursed fashion editorial. The Other Lamb is that movie: a quiet, vicious little fairy tale about patriarchy, religion, and girlhood rage, wrapped in fog, sheep’s blood, and some … Read More “The Other Lamb” »
Nevrland is the kind of movie that desperately wants to be your haunting, transgressive fever dream but mostly feels like being trapped in a very long, very moist anxiety attack with a film school student whispering “this is about trauma” in your ear every five minutes. It’s marketed as a coming-of-age psychological horror, but “coming-of-age” … Read More “Nevrland” »
If Tales from the Crypt, Creepshow, and a very classy funeral home had a baby, it would be The Mortuary Collection—and that baby would grow up to enthusiastically murder you while delivering a moral lesson in an impeccable baritone. Ryan Spindell’s 2019 anthology is one of those rare horror films that actually remembers two crucial … Read More “The Mortuary Collection” »
There’s a point, somewhere around the third generic ghost jump-scare on a rocking deck, when you realize the most cursed thing in Mary (2019) isn’t the boat—it’s the script. On paper, this should be at least interesting trash: Gary Oldman, Emily Mortimer, a haunted sailboat headed to Bermuda, family drama, witch lore, storms at sea. … Read More “Mary (2019)” »