Arrow Video’s new 4K restoration of Takashi Miike’s Audition in 4K is surely going to have fans, new and old, jumping at the chance to add it to their collection. Audition defined Miike’s style as a director and the adrenaline-filled… Read More ›
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Filmmaker Kirill Sokolov makes his Hollywood debut with darkly comic actioner “They Will Kill You” on home video.
Writer/director Kirill Sokolov made the leap from shorts to features with the 2018 darkly comic actioner Why Don’t You Just Die! in which an idiot is convinced by his girlfriend to kill her police detective father. A spin on several… Read More ›
“Ponderosa” leaves audiences unsatiated. [Tribeca]
There is something to be said about a movie that swings for the fences but only ends up at first base. There is something admirable about going for something unnerving, uneasy, and straight-up weird, and just missing the mark. Having… Read More ›
Who needs friends when Wes Craven’s final “Scream” entry is available on 4K UHD?
It begins as it always does: someone alone receives a menacing phone call, has their life threatened, and then ends up on the wrong end of a blade held by a killer wearing a Ghostface mask. By the third entry… Read More ›
When nothing matters, who wants to save “Our Effed Up World.” [Frameline Film Festival]
Some would say that horror is having a moment — Obsession and Backrooms are both doing quite well with general audiences (as of the time of this writing), other high-quality works (I Saw The TV Glow; And Her Body Was… Read More ›
“Scream 7” seeks to give audiences what they think they want and fails to deliver anything new in the process.
“Burn it all down.” The tagline for the Kevin Williamson-directed seventh entry in the Scream series is apt both for what it seeks to accomplish thematically but also for the entry itself. Rather than make another film that continues the… Read More ›
“Turn It Up!” is the weird love child of “PG: Psycho Goreman” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.” [Tribeca]
When we were younger, we all had those aspirations of “making it big.” Some of us wanted to be astronauts, some of us wanted to be movie stars, some of us wanted to be lawyers, and some of us wanted… Read More ›
Shark horror film “Chum” contributes to the on-going dilution of the genre.
Chum feels like one of those shark movies that crawled out of the direct-to-video section of the ‘90s and somehow made its way into the modern release calendar. It follows nearly every familiar beat that fans of bad B-horror have… Read More ›
“Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” finds its way into your home via Searchlight Pictures.
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is an exceptional exercise in crafting a worthy horror sequel, something that has become increasingly difficult in a genre oversaturated with reboots and lifeless follow-ups. Much like the original film, this sequel understands exactly… Read More ›
Maiden, Mother, Crone, Whore — they are all “The Bride!”
Trigger Warning: The Bride! incorporates several instances of violence against women that may be triggering for individuals who’ve experienced sexual assault. Additionally, there’s a scene in a club that utilizes flashing lights which may induce a reaction for those with… Read More ›
Meet Me at the Movies: Into the Horrorverse – The Overlook Film Festival Highlights
2023 marked the first time that I covered The Overlook Film Festival, a horror-centric four-day festival that takes place in New Orleans, LA. Since then, I’ve covered it three times, viewing films from throughout the world – some having their… Read More ›
Disquieting and poignant amid beautifully grotesque scenes, Alberto Vázquez’s fantastical farce “Decorado” ponders the risk of questioning one’s reality and the reward of truth.
What matters more: that something *is* real or that it *feels* real? If we’re talking about art or a prosthetic, then the recreation may provide the satisfaction desired. Possessing mere artifice may be all that’s needed in order to achieve… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Astrolatry” actor Ethan Daniel Corbett. [Cannes Film Festival]
Actor Ethan Daniel Corbett joins this edition of EoM Presents to discuss his work in the genre-defying and boundary-pushing film Astrolatry. The directorial debut of cinematographer David Gordon, this film fixates on the systemic issue of male isolation and the… Read More ›
Bryan Fuller’s fantastical gateway adventure “Dust Bunny” comes home, empowering a new generation of possible fans to start their horror journey.
The horrors that keep us up at night are, for better or worse, the ones we make ourselves. The regrets, the failures, the hopes, the dreams, all the good, all the bad, swirl together in the dark to coagulate into… Read More ›
A group of misfit teens accidentally summon death with an ancient artifact in “Whistle,” coming to Shudder.
What if you had the ability to see your own death in gruesome detail before it happens? Would you want to know how you die and would you try to change the outcome if you could? These are the questions… Read More ›
“Psycho Killer.” Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away.
Actress Georgina Campbell (Lovely, Dark, and Deep) has been on a quiet but undeniable hot streak over the past couple of years, carving out a strong presence in the indie horror scene, most notably with her standout performance in Barbarian… Read More ›
Film Masters offers a newly-restored edition of Victor Halperin’s notorious horror tale “White Zombie.”
What was once a little niche, a little subversive, as a narrative tool, zombies are now so totally mainstream that they’ve become incorporated in everything including comic books (Marvel Zombies), video games (Call of Duty Zombies; Dying Light), and countless… Read More ›
“Primate,” an infectiously entertaining gory B-movie, arrives on home video courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
There ain’t never been anything wrong with wanting a lean, mean, gory B-movie — as long as it’s good or, at the very least, enjoyable. Johannes Roberts, director of the successful 47 Meters Down franchise and The Strangers: Prey at… Read More ›
“Boorman and the Devil” tells many tales around the making of the sequel to one of the most successful movies of all time. [The Overlook Film Festival]
When looking at the legendary career of director John Boorman, we have films such as Point Blank (1967), Deliverance (1972), and Excalibur (1981), amongst a plethora of other films. But we also have the unlikely sequel that he was offered,… Read More ›
“Cramps! – A Period Piece” is the most fun you’ll have with endometriosis. [The Overlook Film Festival]
As a male, I’ve never had the misfortune of going through menstrual cramps, and for that I am incredibly grateful because it seems like absolute bloody (no pun intended) hell and I am going without experiencing that pain every month… Read More ›