Jackie (Jess Weixler, Teeth, The Death of Dick Long) and Elliot (Joshua Leonard, The Blair Witch Project, Unsane) are a month away from their first baby’s due date. They are taking the classes, reading the books, and doing all the things they’re supposed to be doing. At their baby shower, however, their …
In the Summer of 2016, the small town of Rutland, Vermont was thrown into chaos. Then Mayor Chris Louras announced that the town would be be housing 100 Syrian refugees. This was one of the few cities in the U.S. to do so, and while some citizens were thrilled and …
In popular media, the elderly are often used as a quirky punchline. They move to Florida, watch Matlock and Murder She Wrote, can’t figure out how to use the TV remote, and lose their dentures. Think rambling Abe Simpson in The Simpsons or Pam’s puritanical grandma in The Office. It’s …
This year, the Women in Horror Film Festival had an interesting variety of feature films, from the comedic to the very dark. Here’s a rundown of the ones I saw!
This year’s Women in Horror Film Festival screened 85 (!) short films. Here are my picks for the best of them!
Everyone’s hometown has that one weird touristy place or event that happens every year. It draws in those out-of-towner dollars, sure, but all the locals despise it. Mass Hysteria plays not only on that nearly universal conflict, but also on the timely idea of a witch hunt.
Every November in Atlanta, Georgia, Halloween gets extended a few extra weeks, and we all have an excuse to continue watching horror movies a bit longer before diving into the holiday season. That’s all thanks to the Buried Alive Film Festival, the long running festival that brings great horror films of …
Witch stories are on the rise, and there are two kinds of witch movies that I really dig: modern feminist witches that kick patriarchal ass, and creepy ancient witches that eat babies. The Wretched, directed by the Pierce Brothers, falls firmly in the latter category.
Porno is great. Everyone should watch Porno from time to time, and you’ll really enjoy yourself watching it.
Okay, sorry, I couldn’t resist.
It’s no secret that marketing and expectations can have an effect on how we perceive a movie, and historically this has been used with great success for horror films. Think of how terrifying The Blair Witch Project was when it first released, when there were rumors that the film was in some way …
The 2019 Atlanta Film Festival showed 180+ feature films, short films, special presentations and creative media, and was one of the best lineups of films I’ve seen in my ten years of going to the fest. It’s no wonder it was recently named the second best film festival in the country! Here’s a rundown of …
There is a rich history of suburban satire and horror, from The Stepford Wives to The Burbs to Halloween, but none capture the inherent weirdness in the suburban community like Greener Grass, the feature film debut of writer/director/stars Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe.
Peter Strickland’s films are always difficult to define, from his ode to the Italian Giallo in Berberian Sound Studio to the women-only alternate universe BDSM romance of The Duke of Burgundy. His newest film, In Fabric, is firmly in the horror camp, but is too stylish and bizarre to fit easily into any sub-genre.
With recent true crime series like Kidnapped in Plain Sight and Leaving Neverland, the conversation afterwards always steers towards, “How did they really not see what was going on?” This is a difficult question; from an outside perspective, it seems impossible that we wouldn’t see through a pedophile or sociopath’s motives right away, …
The indie drama scene is full of quirky romances; that might even be how you define indie drama. There’s a reason for it, obviously: relationships are hard, and are rarely as clean and defined as those seen in Hollywood romances. The complex ins and outs of a new relationship are …
