THE LODGE: a tedious, recycled effort
The filmmakers behind Goodnight Mommy return with…a film that’s a lot like Goodnight Mommy
Tag: horror
REVIEW: GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR is a complex twist on the haunted house movie
“The house sits across the street from a church. The house had previously been a brothel. These two facts were unique to this particular house and, to me, hinted at an intriguing starting point.” This is how director Travis Stevens describes the genesis of Girl On The Third Floor in a …
BAFF 2019: Feature Film Rundown
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 …
BAFF 2019: THE WRETCHED is the next great witch movie
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.
BAFF ’19: PORNO is what you should be watching
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.
BAFF 2019: ANTRUM delivers on the mystique, but not the substance
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 …
AFF ’19: IN FABRIC is the best kind of surreal horror
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.
BAFF 2018: VIOLENCE VOYAGER is the grossest children’s adventure ever made
Have you ever found yourself watching a Studio Ghibli movie and thinking, “I wish these child characters suffered a strange bodily transformation”? Or perhaps you were watching The Fly and lamented the fact that Cronenberg hasn’t made a children’s body horror film.
THE BYE BYE MAN Isn’t Good
The Bye Bye Man, a new horror film in the vein of SINISTER, is unfortunately not a good movie, but is it at least enjoyably bad? Also no.