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‘Talk to Me’ Review – A Violent Supernatural Cautionary Tale That Leaves You Breathless

Meagan Navarro Danny and Michael Philippou, Movies, Reviews, Sundance, Sundance 2023, Talk to Me

Supernatural shocker Talk to Me marks the feature debut of twin filmmaking duo Danny and Michael Philippou, the creative minds behind the controversial YouTube channel RackaRacka, a showcase for intense action horror comedy videos with a substantial subscriber base. The channel’s penchant for graphic violence and extreme pranks stirred up controversy in the past, including a run-in with authorities, […]

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‘Run Rabbit Run’ Sundance Review – Aussie Horror Drama Is ‘The Babadook’-Lite

Trace Thurman Daina Reid, Hannah Kent, Movies, Netflix, Reviews, Run Rabbit Run, Sarah Snook, Sundance, Sundance 2023

The horror genre has always been an excellent vehicle for metaphors for grief and trauma. After all, what better genre is there to take our emotional monsters and make them literal? We’ve seen a rise in these types of films over the past decade, with particular standouts being films like The Babadook (review), Hereditary (review) and Relic (review). […]

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‘birth/rebirth’ Sundance Review – Two Outstanding Lead Performances Elevate “Frankenstein” Update

Trace Thurman Birth/Rebirth, Breeda Wool, Judy Reyes, Marin Ireland, Reviews, Shudder, Sundance 2023

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (or, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus for purists) has been retold countless times in the 100+ years since its original publication, with many creators sticking to the tried and true formula and a select few opting instead to give the story a new spin. That’s just what screenwriters Laura Moss and Brendan J. O’Brien […]

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‘Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre’ Review – Netflix Anime Pales in Comparison to Source Material

Paul Lê Junji Ito, Junji Ito Maniac, Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre, Reviews

Children gradually turn into ice cream, then consume one another. Head-shaped, giant balloons fill the sky and snare humans with nooses. People lost at sea are found “alive” inside a beached marine creature. The morbid imagination of Junji Ito has no limits, though the latest anime based on his ghastly oeuvre has its limitations as […]

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‘Puppet Master: Doktor Death’ Review – Spinoff Finds a Pulse in the Long-Running Killer Doll Franchise

Daniel Kurland Full Moon, Full Moon Features, Movies, Puppet Master, Puppet Master: Doktor Death, Reviews

Doktor Death, the second spin-off in Full Moon’s Puppet Master series, aims low and hits high with its heightened addition to the small-scale horror franchise. The killer doll genre has been around for decades, but it’s currently in the middle of a Renaissance and there’s never been a better time for the Puppet Master franchise […]

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‘There’s Something Wrong with the Children’ Review – Roxanne Benjamin Explores New Angles in Evil Kid Genre

Meagan Navarro blumhouse, MGM, Reviews, Roxanne Benjamin, There’s Something Wrong With The Children

The Blumhouse-produced There’s Something Wrong with the Children adds to a long, enduring line of evil kids in horror. Even the title suggests a classic tale of bad seeds terrorizing adults. Director Roxanne Benjamin (Body at Brighton Rock, Southbound) and screenwriters T.J. Cimfel and David White make it apparent early on that they’re more interested in using a familiar setup to explore […]

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‘Skinamarink’ Review – Abstract Lo-Fi Horror Mines Chills from Suggestion and Ambiance

Meagan Navarro Reviews, Skinamarink

Writer/Director Kyle Edward Ball’s microbudget feature debut Skinamarink earned critical accolades during its festival run before becoming a viral sensation late last year on TikTok. Its buzzy reputation for terrifying viewers and its title deriving from a children’s song made popular by Sharon, Lois & Bram instilled the expectation for a unique kindertrauma horror movie. While it delivers on its […]

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“The Last of Us” Review – A Triumphant and Heart-Shattering Video Game Adaptation

Meagan Navarro Bella Ramsey, Craig Mazin, featured, Pedro Pascal, Reviews, the last of us, topnews, TV

The critically acclaimed video game The Last of Us, written and co-directed by Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann, introduced a post-apocalyptic, heart-shattering epic firmly rooted in a broad spectrum of moral grey. It centered around an unlikely pair that unwittingly forged a profound connection amidst their grim reality, balancing hope with darkness. Something that Chernobyl series creator Craig Mazin seemed […]

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‘Shin Ultraman’ Review – Beloved Japanese Icon Gets Retooled With Fantastic Results

Paul Lê Hideaki Anno, Movies, Reviews, Shin Ultraman, Shinji Higuchi

Rebooting a vintage superhero for modern audiences is never easy, but Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno were not only up to the challenge, they pulled it off with zeal and respect. With Shin Ultraman, the creative duo behind Shin Godzilla carve out another considerable and clever update of a beloved Japanese icon. The towering, humanoid […]

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‘Blade Runner: The Role Playing Game’ Gives You the Tools to Live Out Your Own ‘Blade Runner’ Movie [Review]

Aaron Boehm Blade Runner, Blade Runner: The Role Playing Game, Free League Publishing, Reviews, Video Games

Even though I ended up really positive on Alien, I often find tabletop RPGs based on existing properties to be under satisfying. My preference is to play in new worlds, allowing works of art I like to influence me as I tell fresh stories rather than trying to rehash ones I’ve seen before. That being […]

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‘Candy Land’ Review – Truck Stop Slasher Explores Sex and Violence

Meagan Navarro Candy Land, Reviews

Grimy truck stops serve as prime real estate in horror. The setting invokes a sense of desolate lawlessness as strangers pass through a revolving door of anonymity. Don’t even bother entering the filthy, unkept bathrooms; bad things always happen there. It’s precisely this setting where Candy Land unfurls its sleazy slasher filled with broken dreams, religious repression, […]

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“Mayfair Witches” Review – AMC’s Anne Rice Series Casts an Uneven Spell

Jenn Adams Anne Rice, Mayfair Witches, Reviews, The Mayfair Witches, TV

Anne Rice is known for her vampires. Her 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire is considered a seminal text on the undead world thanks in large part to a progressive 1994 adaptation starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. What many casual fans may not know is that Rice is also well-versed in the world of […]

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‘M3GAN’ Review – Blumhouse’s Slick New Killer Doll Aims to Entertain

Meagan Navarro Akela Cooper, Allison Williams, Gerard Johnstone, James Wan, M3GAN, Movies, Reviews

Bloody Disgusting’s M3GAN review is spoiler-free. From the moment M3GAN was introduced in trailers and danced her way into the internet’s collective hearts, the high-tech killer doll seemed destined for horror icon status. It helped that M3GAN reunited producer James Wan and screenwriter Akela Cooper, both responsible for 2021’s highly entertaining Malignant, and put Housebound’s Gerard Johnstone at the helm. The horror-comedy does live up to […]

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Netflix’s ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Review – Gothic Murder Mystery Explores Edgar Allan Poe’s Detective Origins

Meagan Navarro Edgar Allan Poe, Movies, Netflix, Reviews, Scott Cooper, The Pale Blue Eye

One of America’s literary greats, Edgar Allan Poe is most associated with horror thanks to his macabre, Gothic poetry and short stories. But the writer is also often credited with being a detective fiction pioneer. Director Scott Cooper’s The Pale Blue Eye, an adaptation of Louis Bayard’s novel, crafts a fictional Gothic whodunnit around Poe’s tenure […]

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‘Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge’ Review – A Fun and Bloody Love Letter to the Horror Genre

Michelle Swope aaron b. koontz, Movies, Reviews, Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge, Shudder

Created by writer/director Aaron B. Koontz and writer Cameron Burns, the horror-comedy Scare Package was released on AMC Networks’ horror streaming platform Shudder in the summer of 2020. Scare Package is an anthology film that tells a series of blood-splattered, satirical horror stories from various directors, which are being recounted by Chad Buckley (Jeremy King), […]

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