Nia DaCosta’s Candyman isn’t just a sequel; it’s a reclamation project with a hook. It takes a 90s boogeyman born out of urban legends and public housing panic and drags him, buzzing with bees and generational rage, straight into the age of gentrification, performative activism, and curated trauma in gallery spaces. And somehow, it manages … Read More “Candyman (2021) Say his name, but maybe also your landlord’s” »
If you’ve ever watched a horror anthology and thought, “This is fun, but I wish it felt more like a performance review in Hell,” Brimstone Incorporated is here to help. This microbudget indie leans hard into its premise: three tales of bad decisions, worse luck, and questionable life choices, all filtered through a bureaucratic afterlife … Read More “Brimstone Incorporated (2021) Welcome to Hell’s HR department” »
Every so often, a movie comes along that says, “What if the real villain… is human greed?” and you think, “Okay, sure, but could we also have characters, tension, and a story that doesn’t feel like a TED Talk trapped in a dilapidated school?” Boomika (or Bhoomika, or Mercury With Extra Leaves) is marketed as … Read More “Boomika (2021) Eco-horror, but make it a PowerPoint” »
There’s a version of Black as Night that could’ve been fantastic: a sharp, angry, bloody little horror film about colorism, class, and the way systems feed on the most vulnerable—set in post-Katrina New Orleans, no less. That movie exists in the idea of Black as Night. Unfortunately, what we actually get feels more like a … Read More “Black as Night (2021) Vampires, colorism, and the world’s most disposable stakes” »
There’s a specific kind of horror movie that feels less like a film and more like a dare: “How long can you keep watching this before you give up and Google something else?” Behind the Sightings is very much that dare. Inspired by the 2016 creepy clown craze, this found-footage “psychological thriller horror” promises a … Read More “Behind the Sightings (2021) Found footage, lost potential, many clowns, zero fun” »
If you’ve ever sat at a tense family meal thinking, “Wow, the vibes are off,” A Banquet is here to reassure you: it can always be worse. Try a daughter who refuses to eat, insists she’s chosen by some cosmic force, and mysteriously never loses weight. Add grief, guilt, generational trauma, and one very stressed … Read More “A Banquet (2021) Family dinner is cancelled indefinitely” »
There’s a version of Army of the Dead that absolutely rules. On paper, it’s a dream: Zombie outbreak contained inside Las Vegas Time-limited casino heist under a pending nuclear strike A team of mercenaries with quirky specialties A zombie tiger, because why not In reality, what we get is two and a half hours of … Read More “Army of the Dead (2021) What happens in Vegas should’ve stayed in the script phase” »
There’s a specific kind of horror movie where the real villain isn’t the ghost, the curse, or the demon — it’s the person who suggested visiting the in-laws. Affliction takes that concept and goes, “What if we combine marital secrets, rural creepiness, religious symbolism, and a completely avoidable death trip?” On paper, it’s a moody … Read More “Affliction (2021) Family trip, generational trauma, zero refunds” »
There’s a particular kind of horror movie that feels less like a film and more like a very long, very loud argument between superstition and Wikipedia. 12 ‘O’ Clock is that movie. Ram Gopal Varma returns to the genre he once helped define and essentially answers the question: “What if The Exorcist, a crime procedural, … Read More “12 ‘O’ Clock (2021) It’s midnight somewhere, but the scares never show up” »
Groundhog Day, but make it toxic 6:45 is one of those little under-the-radar horror films that sneaks up on you. It starts out like a moody relationship drama with some light seaside melancholy and gradually mutates into a full-blown time-loop nightmare where the universe keeps hitting “rewind” on your worst day ever. Imagine booking a … Read More “6:45 (2021) Romantic getaway, time loop, mild homicide problem” »