[EDITORIAL] CHAD CRAWFORD KINKLE’S FAITH OF THE FATHERS
While eagerly waiting for the wide release of Chad Crawford Kinkle’s new film, Dementer, Michael revisits his first film, Jug Face (2013).
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[LIST] HORROR STANDOUTS FROM THE 2010s
The 2010s delivers a great many thoughtful and complex films that have taken the genre to a high place. Here are some of Michael’s top choices.
[REVIEW] ‘BLACK CHRISTMAS’ (2019) RUINS CHRISTMAS IN JUST THE RIGHT WAY
Black Christmas delivers an unexpected gift by providing a different sort of movie aimed at educating and promoting difficult discussions about sexism and gender among young people.
[REVIEW] EXPLORING MADNESS, ISOLATION, AND MYTHOS IN ‘THE LIGHTHOUSE’
In his sophomore film, Robert Eggers (The Witch) returns for a distinctly darker, haunting tale of loneliness and the madness it brings in The Lighthouse.
[REVIEW] ‘RED LETTER DAY’ WAS “UNDELIVERABLE”
RED LETTER DAY is a dysfunctional film that provides an apt metaphor for the dysfunctional world it mirrors.
[REVIEW] ‘MARLA MAE’ (2018) AND THE NIGHTMARE OF WOMEN’S HEALTHCARE
The combination of good characters, a solid story, excellent special effects, and an overall appearance makes MARLA MAE worth checking out, and Lisa van Dam-Bates is an artist to keep an eye on.
[REVIEW] ‘NIGHTMARE CINEMA’ LIVES UP TO THE TITLE … BUT NOT IN A GOOD WAY
NIGHTMARE CINEMA Starring: Eric Nelsen, Sarah Withers, Kevin Fonteyne, Chris Warren | Richard Chamberlain, Zarah
[RETROSPECTIVE] ‘INCIDENT IN A GHOSTLAND’ BRINGS FRENCH EXTREMITY INTO THE NEW WORLD
Incident in a Ghostland continues beyond where Martyrs ended. Incident in a Ghostland reinterprets horror movie tropes, defying their conventional usages.
[SHUDDER] ‘GWEN’: THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE FORCES OF EVIL
This period-piece, feature debut by Director William McGregor plays out more like a gothic horror novella than a modern scary movie.
[BROOKLYN HORROR FILM FEST] ‘SATOR’ SUMMONS BARE-BONES SCARES
Sator uses stripped-back, bare-bones horror elements very effectively and builds a deep world and story that keeps you guessing.