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‘No One Will Save You’ Review – Brian Duffield Delivers Nerve-Fraying Sci-fi Twist to Home Invasion Horror

September 21, 2023 Meagan Navarro Brian Duffield, Hulu, Movies, No One Will Save You, Reviews

Writer/Director Brian Duffield (Spontaneous, Love and Monsters) continues his streak of housing affecting metaphors within thrilling genre features with his latest, No One Will Save You. In this instance, a woman alienated from her community finds herself contending with highly intelligent, hostile aliens from another planet. In Duffield’s capable hands, a journey through self-forgiveness gets transformed into a propulsive, […]

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“American Horror Story: Delicate” Review – Premiere Delivers Promise, Purpose and Pregnancy Scares

September 21, 2023 Daniel Kurland American Horror Story, American Horror Story: Delicate, Delicate Condition, Emma Roberts, Reviews, TV

Despite all of American Horror Story’s witches, vampires, murder Santas, and serial killers, the anthology series has always suffered from an identity crisis and focus issues. American Horror Story’s 12th season comes in after what was arguably the series’ strongest season in over a decade that would have made for a powerful, poignant way to […]

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‘Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty’ Review – How the Game Finally Achieves Greatness

September 20, 2023 Reyna Cervantes cyberpunk 2077, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Reviews, Video Games

Cyberpunk 2077 has had a bumpy ride to say the least. Released in 2020, the game came in hot with a plethora of issues and game-breaking bugs on current generation consoles and PCs and inexcusable performance issues on last generation consoles such as the PS4 and Xbox One. The issues and backlash were so bad […]

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‘Riddle of Fire’ TIFF Review – A Throwback to Children’s Quest Narratives

September 17, 2023 Joe Lipsett Andrea Browne, Charles Halford, Charlie Stover, Lio Tipton, Lorelei Mote, Movies, Phoebe Ferro, Rachel Browne, Reviews, Skyler Peters, TIFF, tiff23, Weston Razooli

There’s nothing quite like a throwback film – whether it’s driven by nostalgia or executed as a creative exercise, it’s fun to see how creatives handle the material. Weston Razooli’s Riddle of Fire has all of the hallmarks of a classic ’80s children adventure film, mixed with the quaintness of a British fairytale. This is […]

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‘Sleep’ TIFF Review – Sleepwalking Turns Horrifying for New Parents

September 16, 2023 Joe Lipsett Jason Yu, Jung Yu-Mi, Korean Horror, Lee Sun-kyun, Movies, Reviews, TIFF, tiff23

The premise of writer/director Jason Yu’s feature debut Sleep is great. Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi) and Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun) are expecting parents living in an apartment with paper thin walls and contending with a lot of stress. Their downstairs neighbour complains about the barking of their dog Pepper, Soo-jin is still working in an office despite […]

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‘Dream Scenario’ TIFF Review – Nightmare Comedy Transforms Nicolas Cage Into Dream Boogeyman for Cancel Culture Commentary

September 15, 2023 Meagan Navarro A24, Dream Scenario, Movies, Nicolas Cage, Reviews, TIFF, TIFF 2023

An entire horror franchise is dedicated to Freddy Krueger, a boogeyman who corners his prey in their own dreams to seek revenge against their parents for his murder. A24’s Dream Scenario, written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself), uses that familiar concept to spin a nightmare comedy that examines cancel culture in the modern world. Instead […]

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‘Working Class Goes to Hell’ TIFF Review – A Class Critique Without Bite

September 15, 2023 Joe Lipsett Mladen Djordjevic, Movies, Reviews, TIFF, tiff23

There’s an air of sad desperation that hangs over Working Class Goes to Hell. Things have been rough in this unnamed Serbian town since a fire at the May Day Factory killed nine people. And while the town’s wealthy elite, including a shady bar owner, organized crime boss Snowman, and even the corrupt mayor are […]

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‘When Evil Lurks’ TIFF Review – ‘Terrified’ Director Demián Rugna Doles Out Violent Possession Shocker

September 14, 2023 Meagan Navarro Demian Rugna, Movies, Reviews, Shudder, TIFF, TIFF 23, When Evil Lurks

Writer/Director Demián Rugna broke onto the horror scene with 2017’s aptly titled Terrified (Aterrados), a paranormal tour de force of shocking imagery and genuine scares. Rugna continues that streak with his latest, When Evil Looks, including the central theme of infectious evil. This time, however, the Argentinian filmmaker shifts gears to take on possession horror unafraid to spill buckets of […]

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‘Aggro Dr1ft’ TIFF Review – A Dazzling Visual Experiment With a Shallow Plot

September 14, 2023 Joe Lipsett harmony korine, Jordi Molla, Movies, Reviews, TIFF, tiff23, Travis Scott

Harmony Korine has always been a provocateur, so it’s hardly surprising that his latest film, Aggro Dr1ft, is unconventional. The 80-minute feature is filmed entirely in infrared thermal imaging, which means the production is wall-to-wall vibrant reds, yellows, blues, and neon greens. It’s a dazzling visual spectacle that radically alters the affect of the performances […]

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‘Mortal Kombat 1’ Review – The Past Meets the Future in the Franchise’s Best Video Game in a Decade

September 13, 2023 Reyna Cervantes Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 1, Reviews, Video Games

When I booted up Mortal Kombat 1, I had no idea what was in store for me. In the months leading up to release, developer Netherrealm Studios had been positioning the game as a massive reinvention of the Mortal Kombat franchise with the introduction of the game’s new timeline reset and the “Kameo” system that […]

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‘NAGA’ TIFF Review – A Tense Thriller With a Terrifying Creature Feature Set Piece

September 13, 2023 Joe Lipsett Adwa Bader, Meshal Aljaser, Movies, NAGA, Netflix, Reviews, TIFF, TIFF 23, tiff23

Writer/director Meshal Aljaser’s NAGA opens with a moment of shocking violence: in 1970, a man with a gun moves through the halls of a hospital, searching for his pregnant wife. When he finds her, he murders her and the male doctor, incensed that his baby boy wasn’t delivered by a female doctor as he prescribed. […]

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‘[I] doesn’t exist’ Review – The Text Adventure Video Game Gets a 21st Century Update

September 12, 2023 Harrison Abbott [I] doesn't exist, Reviews, Video Games

In case you’ve been (enviably) living under a rock these past few months, A.I. is something of a hot-button issue at the moment. The pace of its development, alongside its ever-evolving suite of capabilities, should be cause for concern no matter who you are. Indeed, everyone from white-collar office drones to factory workers and salespeople […]

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‘Hell of a Summer’ TIFF Review – Finn Wolfhard & Billy Bryk Give Voice to Youth in Slasher Riff

September 11, 2023 Meagan Navarro Finn Wolfhard, Hell of a Summer, Movies, Reviews, TIFF, TIFF 23

Slasher riffs and parodies date back nearly as long as slashers themselves, dissecting the enduring tropes and familiar formulas. In Hell of a Summer, first-time directors/writers Finn Wolfhard (“Stranger Things”) and Billy Bryk (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) frame their slasher riff as a buddy comedy from the perspective of teens, aimed solely at teens. The directors’ acting backgrounds translate to an ensemble […]

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‘Boy Kills World’ TIFF Review – Manic, Gory Actioner Plays Like a Video Game

September 10, 2023 Meagan Navarro Bill Skarsgard, Boy Kills World, Reviews, Sam Raimi, TIFF, TIFF 23

Vengeance and action go hand in hand, with revenge frequently serving as the central motivator for a single action hero to punch and slice their way through hordes of enemies. Such is the case with Boy Kills World, the feature debut from director Moritz Mohr. While its revenge plot may not offer any genuine narrative surprises, the […]

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‘Woman of the Hour’ TIFF Review – Anna Kendrick’s Unsettling Serial Killer Thriller

September 9, 2023 Meagan Navarro Anna Kendrick, Reviews, TIFF, TIFF 23, Woman of the Hour

Anna Kendrick takes aim at the true crime serial killer story in her feature directorial debut, Woman of the Hour. A charming, kitschy ’70s set exploration of gender dynamics quickly gives way to an unnerving, suspenseful stranger-than-fiction tale of serial killer and rapist Rodney Alcala and his bizarre appearance as a bachelor on “The Dating Game.” Kendrick’s […]

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