Elements of Madness

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• “DRAGN” Digital Code Giveaway

  By Douglas Davidson on March 20, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Since the age of machines, horror stories have found various ways to incorporate them into our nightmares. Did the toaster become sentient? Is our relaxing trip to the local galleria about to turn into a chopping mall? Is that Furby… Read More ›

• Allow animated dramedy “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” to ascend to your home collection.

  By Douglas Davidson on March 20, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  At a point in the director interview for their film, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes), co-directors Maïlys Vallade (The Lighthouse Keeper) and Liane-Cho Han (Voodoo) discuss the Japanese belief that children under… Read More ›

• Stella Markert’s tragicomic “Thanks for Nothing” invites audience to embrace anarchy and themselves. [SXSW]

  By Douglas Davidson on March 20, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  “So many bright lights, they cast a shadow, but can I speak? Well, is it hard understanding, I’m incomplete? A life that’s so demanding I get so weak A love that’s so demanding I can’t speak …” – From “Famous… Read More ›

• “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” 4K UHD Giveaway

  By Douglas Davidson on March 19, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Last month, Cult Epics released another restoration from Japanese filmmaker Nobuhiko Ôbayashi’s catalogue of titles, the sci-fi romance The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Courtesy of Cult Epics, we reviewed the standard edition of their new 4K UHD restoration and, now,… Read More ›

• “Plantman & Blondie” commits fully to the absurdity for a wild and fun time. [SXSW]

  By AJ Friar on March 19, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Plantman & Blondie: A Dress Up Gang Film is destined to be one of this year’s breakout cult classics to emerge from the SXSW Film & TV Festival 2026. An offbeat comedy about friendship, purpose, and trying to grow something real… Read More ›

• Horror comedy “Fifteen” proudly owns its full identity as its leads attempt to find theirs. [SXSW]

  By justin waldman on March 18, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Growing up is hell. I can only fathom being a girl is that much more hellacious as that’s an entirely different game and strategy on how to fit in, be popular, and make friends. None of it is easy, all… Read More ›

• “Beyond the Duplex Planet” examines the creative experiment zine known as The Duplex Planet. [SXSW]

  By AJ Friar on March 18, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Beyond the Duplex Planet is a slow and methodical documentary that explores art, aging, and human connection through the work of writer and interviewer David Greenberger. In 1979, Greenberger was a recent art school graduate searching for direction when he took a… Read More ›

• The Criterion Collections brings the nuclear fallout of “Testament” back to life in a stunning restoration.

  By Blak Cinephile on March 17, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally made for television, Lynne Littman’s 1983 film Testament takes a human, grounded approach to the sensationalized topic of nuclear devastation. Based on the short story “The Last Testament” by Carol Amen, Testament is as prevalent today (given recent world… Read More ›

• Comedy as therapy: Deeply personal look at a failing marriage “Is This Thing On?” is now available to watch at home.

  By Michelle Swope on March 17, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Bradley Cooper (The Hangover; Nightmare Alley) has been acting since the late ‘90s, but it wasn’t until 2018 that he decided to try his hand at filmmaking. His first feature film, a remake of A Star is Born, stars Cooper… Read More ›

• Horror comedy adaptation “Over Your Dead Body” has legs thanks to a very game cast and is elevated by devastating stunt work. [SXSW]

  By Douglas Davidson on March 16, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  “Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” – Friedrich Nietzsche Trigger Warning: There’s a brief sequence in which sexual assault is threatened that may be… Read More ›

• “The Dads” is a moving and galvanizing feature that expands on Luchina Fisher’s original short. [SXSW]

  By Douglas Davidson on March 14, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  8% of U.S. adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender according to an Oct 2025 Pew Research Center article based on a summer 2024 survey. There are reportedly over 342 million people living in the United States, which means… Read More ›

• Ghost procedural “Never After Dark” offers a fresh perspective on a well-worn genre. [SXSW]

  By Douglas Davidson on March 14, 2026 • ( 2 )

  

  When it comes to the occult, there are about as many famous fictional investigators as there are ways to approach a ghost story. There’s Daffy Duck (voiced by Mel Blanc) bringing the silly, while John Constantine is more serious. There’s… Read More ›

• Skip out on Sunday Church and head straight for the punk rock hilarity of teen comedy “Edie Arnold is a Loser.” [SXSW]

  By Douglas Davidson on March 13, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  “Teenage girls are like mysterious, dark, and dangerous …” – Keely Jones, Ted Lasso First films are not barometers by which all subsequent films must account, but they play a massive role in the expectations audiences create. If a first… Read More ›

• Maya Annik Bedward’s “Black Zombie” is a strong piece in the restoration of dignity to Black and Vodou cultures criminalized by media representation. [SXSW]

  By Douglas Davidson on March 13, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Zombies are everywhere. They’re on your television set, in your movie theaters, in your comics, in your novels, in your video games, and, yes, even in Minecraft nerdcore tunes. Why? What’s the obsession with zombies and where did they come… Read More ›

• “Reminders of Him” makes it work.

  By Andrew J. Eisenman on March 13, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Reminders of Him is a needlessly self-conscious film. Like the Nicholas Sparks canon before this Colleen Hoover wave (It Ends with Us; Forgetting You), the film plays melodrama as grounded drama, which often drives stray target-audience members, like unaware boyfriends,… Read More ›

• Depression lies and Peter Warren’s directorial debut “Kill Me” might, too. [SXSW]

  By Douglas Davidson on March 13, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Trigger Warning: Kill Me features explorations of mental health and suicidal ideation, as well as depictions of attempted suicide that may be difficult for sensitive viewers. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal ideation (active or passive),… Read More ›

• Comedic horror thriller “Ugly Cry” explores the drive to obtain the unobtainable. [SXSW]

  By justin waldman on March 12, 2026 • ( 2 )

  

  Having 35 acting credits to her name already and having not yet turned 30, Emily Robinson (Saturday Night Live; Edge of Everything) is no stranger to the Hollywood machine. Having landed her first role when she was just nine years… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “Man on the Run” filmmaker Morgan Neville.

  By Noel Manning on March 12, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville sits down with Noel T. Manning II for this special Meet Me at the Movies / Screen Scene spotlight to discuss the documentary Man on the Run, exploring Paul McCartney’s life and creative journey after… Read More ›

• It’s showtime anytime with “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” on home video.

  By Douglas Davidson on March 12, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Since Scott Cawthorn’s horror survival game Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNaF) released in 2011, a fan base has arisen around the murderous animatronics and the new security guards whom try to make it through their shifts. Including the initial outing,… Read More ›

• Mumblecore dramedy “Danny Is My Boyfriend” encapsulates the quixotic nature of heartbreak. [Slamdance]

  By Douglas Davidson on March 11, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  “Oh, and I don’t know I don’t know what he’s after But he’s so beautiful Such a beautiful disaster And if I could hold on Through the tears and the laughter Would it be beautiful Or just a beautiful disaster?”… Read More ›

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