[FANTASIA ’20] The Oakroom: A Story of Stories
A half-drunk bottle sits on the surface of a bar. A fight appears in the background. Although the altercation is […]
Uncle Peckerhead: A True Story Reflecting on Today’s Punk Genre
The opening text to Matthew John Lawrence’s Uncle Peckerhead simply reads, “Based on a true story.” I did some research […]
She Dies Tomorrow: A Foreboding Venture into the End As We Know It
When it comes to death, there’s no way out or through it; death just is. It’s not the extreme dramatizations […]
The Beach House: An Ambitious and Promising Debut
Horror has always been an elastic genre, and there is a rich history of small-budget successes from Sam Raimi to […]
Alternatives to the Best 2020 Films We Won’t See: Bad Hair
Welcome to the second part of our series, where we recommend alternatives to highly-anticipated new releases. Today is about Bad […]
The Lodge: A Bleak Tale That Confronts Religion and Trauma, For Better or Worse
TW: Suicide The more we venture into the modern renaissance of horror, marked by films such as Hereditary, The Witch, […]
Nobuhiko Obayashi and the amazing story behind “Hausu”
[Note: The following post discusses scenes from the film Hausu, but no major plot points are spoiled.] Born in 1938 […]
The Invisible Man: The Impactful Domestic Violence Story You Never Saw Coming
After last year’s rocker epic Her Smell, any viewer would have more than enough reason to believe that Elisabeth Moss […]
The Platform; thoughts
As the whole world slowly self-isolates, more and more of us turn to our streaming services for a way to […]
Black Christmas: A Modern Twist that Misses the Mark on a Classic Tale
There is nothing scarier than being alone at night: especially if you are a woman. To up the ante, Black […]