When it comes to narrative mysteries, truth and reality are all a matter of perception. Some things can be argued or compromised on, others are indisputable, but they are all a matter of perception. It’s in this vein that multihyphenate… Read More ›
horror
The Criterion restoration of “Godzilla vs. Biollante” in 4K Blu-ray is well worth a revisit.
Whether you’ve been a fan of the kaiju-destroying Godzilla from its initial creation in 1954 from Toho, or your first introduction to the gigantic destructive beast was Legendary’s Godzilla from 2014 or 2023’s spectacular Godzilla Minus One, there is one… Read More ›
The home release of disjointed “Wolf Man” brings enjoyable special features.
In another reality, modern audiences would be elbow-deep in the modern monsterverse Universal Pictures dubbed the “Dark Universe,” which kicked off with the release of 2017’s The Mummy. It was all in place with cast and concept, but the failed… Read More ›
Ben Leonberg’s “Good Boy” takes the horror tropes you know and revitalizes them via a new context that’s unpredictable and terrifying. [SXSW]
Photosensitivity Warning: Good Boy involves several night time sequences that occur during a storm, resulting in a great deal of lightning flashes. Those with light sensitivities should take precautions before viewing. Every genre has their tropes, but very few play… Read More ›
Give yourself up to Julia Max’s family horror drama feature debut “The Surrender” and become open to hard truths. [SXSW]
“What has four legs, then two, and then three?” – The Riddle of the Sphynx. Despite the machinations and designs of the rich, egocentric, and vain, each human life is finite and is designed as such. We can expand life… Read More ›
“Deep Blue Sea” lunges home in stunning 4K from Arrow Video.
All the way up to the late 1990s, there had not yet been a satisfactory successor to Jaws, Steven Spielberg’s iconic 1975 blockbuster hit about a marine biologist and shark hunter taking down a man-eating great white shark. In walks… Read More ›
New Eli Craig horror comedy “Clown in a Cornfield” builds a foundation of generational turnover on one statement: “Don’t f*@k with Frendo.” [SXSW]
“In every generation, there is a Chosen One …” – Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997 – 2003) Writer/director Eli Craig is no stranger to comedic horror between 2010’s Tucker and Dale vs. Evil and 2017’s Little Evil. While the latter… Read More ›
The McManus Brothers’s “Redux Redux” explores grief as an ouroboros through a multiversal sci-fi thriller. [SXSW]
There was a time when the concept of a multiverse was left to modern philosophy and creative writing as the idea of worlds on top of worlds separated by frequency, many like our own except for the tiniest of differences,… Read More ›
“Night of the Zoopocalypse” is a scary-good midnight movie gateway for families looking to start their children on their horror journey.
One of the weird things about today’s entertainment landscape is the move away from event-programming of the cable era to the always-available aspect that streaming provides. This means that one is less likely to be channel surfing late at night,… Read More ›
Invite “Nosferatu” in and plunge into Robert Eggers’s gothic horror any time at home.
Ever since 2015’s The Witch, Director Robert Eggers has proved his genre supremacy. Whether it be the quirky horrors of The Lighthouse (2019) or the violent Viking delights in The Northman (2022), every movie in Egger’s catalog continues to showcase… Read More ›
Criterion’s 4K edition of “Cronos” offers nothing new past the restoration.
If anyone knows me, then you know I champion Criterion and their releases. They’re usually some of the best of the best, bar none to any other release in terms of quality of release (and quality control) and features. While… Read More ›
“The Monkey” is a blood-soaked laugh-riot.
Theo James, even when he’s good, such as in White Lotus season two (2022) or the ill-fated HBO adaption of The Time Traveler’s Wife (2022), has apparently been miscast his entire career until The Monkey (2025). Usually playing a George… Read More ›
You’ve waited 20 years for “Constantine” in 4K UHD. What’s another 20 seconds?
Angela Dodson: Well, this has been real educational, but … I don’t believe in the devil. John Constantine: You should. He believes in you. – Constantine (2005) Unlike now, comic book adaptations used to be far less prevalent and didn’t… Read More ›
Beware the creature of the night who promises peace in “Touch Me.” [Sundance]
Trigger Warning: The narrative of Touch Me grapples with difficult topics involving sexual abuse and addiction. Additionally, there are a few brief sequences of light-strobing that might be difficult for photosensitive viewers. “And crawling on the planet’s face, some insects,… Read More ›
When the debt comes due, you’ll be singing the hymn of “The Devil and the Daylong Brothers.”
What is a soul worth? If one believes that it’s not a thing that can be manifested on its own, that comes to us naturally, or that it is a gift instilled in us by our creator, well, that’s three… Read More ›
Kelsey Egan’s sophomore effort “The Fix” offers challenging ideas within an accessible action body horror package.
In 2021, director/co-writer Kelsey Egan brought audiences within the perimeter of a private utopia tucked away within a greater ecological threat that destroyed memories in her sci-fi thriller Glasshouse. Exploring the connection between memory and trauma, Egan challenged audiences to… Read More ›
Enter the mind of a killer in 4K UHD with Arrow Video’s limited edition restoration of “The Cell.”
2025 is feeling like *the year* for director Tarsem Singh and his fans. First, the announcement for his upcoming 4K UHD restoration of The Fall (2006) by Umbrella Entertainment (possible theatrical and home release vs. one or the other) and,… Read More ›
“Hellboy: The Crooked Man” withers away in the dark on Blu-ray.
In the opinion of this writer, we don’t thank Guillermo del Toro enough for his contributions to cinema. From his beautiful tribute to creature features via The Shape of Water (2017) to his dedication to animation with his Pinocchio (2022),… Read More ›
Arrow Video brings “The Last Video Store” and a bucket full of bonus materials to Blu-ray.
There is a lot to love about movies that just hit the right notes and usually it is a difficult task for a feature-length directorial debut, but its not totally unheard of. Tim and Cody’s The Last Video Store is… Read More ›
Entering stage right, Tony Olmos’s horror satire “Hemet, or the Landlady Don’t Drink Tea.”
Over the last few years, reality has pushed the bounds of what anyone every presumed acceptable so greatly that satire struggles to maintain its edge in the execution. For instance, if someone were to tell you that you’d be required… Read More ›