Sundance 2023 – All Things Ick

‘My Animal’ Sundance Interview – Director Jacqueline Castel on the Film’s Fresh Werewolf Metaphor

January 25, 2023 Meagan Navarro Interviews, Movies, My Animal, Sundance, Sundance 2023

Director Jacqueline Castel and screenwriter Jae Matthews (The Runner) give a new spin on the werewolf mythos with My Animal (read my review here). The feature debut by Castel, which made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, sees a teen outcast connect with and fall for a town newcomer, igniting a personal transformation. My Animal stars Bobbi Salvör Menuez, Amandla Stenberg, […]

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‘Landscape With Invisible Hand’ Sundance Review – A Melancholy Fable of Human Resilience

January 25, 2023 Trace Thurman Asanta Blackk, Cory Finley, Josh Hamilton, Landscape with Invisible Hand, Michael Gandolfini, Reviews, Sundance 2023, Tiffany Haddish, William Jackson Harper

War of the Worlds. Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Independence Day. Signs. All of these films depict alien invasions as they are happening, but what happens after the fact? And what if, by some small miracle, we come to an agreement with the invaders and find a way to live alongside them? That’s exactly what […]

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‘Talk to Me’ – A24 in Final Talks to Acquire Sundance Horror Movie

January 24, 2023 John Squires Movies, Sundance 2023, Talk to Me

Fresh off a record eleven Oscar nominations for Everything Everywhere All at Once, Variety reports that A24 is in “final talks” to acquire the hot Sundance horror title Talk to Me. Variety notes, “The film fetched a figure in the high seven-figure range, according to sources.” The plan, they say, is to give the film […]

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‘Divinity’ Sundance Review – A Stunningly Original, Weird-as-Hell Sci-fi Trip

January 24, 2023 Trace Thurman Bella Thorne, Divinity, eddie alcazar, Karreuche Tran, Reviews, Scott Bakula, Stephen Dorff, Sundance 2023

Out of all the programming categories at Sundance, it’s NEXT that proves to be the most divisive. Saved for “pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling,” it’s essentially the home of arthouse cinema. So it should come as no surprise that Eddie Alcazar‘s weird-as-hell Divinity, which just had its world premiere […]

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‘Cat Person’ Sundance Review – Romantic Dramedy Transforms Into Cringe Horror Story

January 23, 2023 Meagan Navarro Cat Person, Reviews, Sundance, Sundance 2023

Cat Person opens with the Margaret Atwood quote, “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” It cuts to the heart of Kristen Roupenian’s short story adaptation in clashing thematic intent and tones. Playing as a romantic dramedy that frequently spills over into psychological horror, the warring […]

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‘Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls’ Review – Endearing Comedy-Horror Embraces the ‘80s Horror Kid

January 23, 2023 Meagan Navarro andrew bowser, Barbara Crampton, Movies, Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, Onyx the Fortuitous..., Reviews, Sundance, Sundance 2023

Internet sensation Onyx the Fortuitous, aka the “Weird Satanist Guy,” has charmed viewers for roughly a decade through a series of ongoing viral videos that have amassed over 300 million views. Writer/Director/Star Andrew Bowser brings his viral character to the big screen in Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, an infectious Saturday Morning Cartoon of a […]

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‘My Animal’ Sundance Review – Genre-Bending Horror Romance Retools Werewolf Metaphor

January 23, 2023 Meagan Navarro Movies, My Animal, Reviews, Sundance, Sundance 2023

Werewolves in horror often depict the afflicted as desperate to repress or separate themselves from their carnivorous Other self. My Animal instead correlates that Otherness with relatable emotions tied to feeling out of place within society. That angle gives a new spin on a classic monster tale, with its horror rooted more firmly in reality. Heather (Bobbi […]

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‘In My Mother’s Skin’ Sundance Review – An Ambitiously Grim Horror Fairy Tale

January 22, 2023 Trace Thurman amazon, Beauty Gonzalez, Felicity Kyle Napuli, In My Mother's Skin, Kenneth Dagatan, Movies, Reviews, Sundance, Sundance 2023

Squelching sounds radiate over a dark screen as we fade in on a humanoid creature chowing down on a victim’s throat. After pulling away and exposing an inhumanly long tongue, the creature begins to gag, vomiting up a small black bird. So begins Kenneth Dagatan‘s In My Mother’s Skin, a horror fairy tale that will […]

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‘Infinity Pool’ Sundance Review – Provocative Resort Horror Pushes Its R-Rating!

January 22, 2023 Meagan Navarro Alexander Skarsgard, Brandon Cronenberg, Infinity Pool, Mia Goth, Movies, Reviews, Sundance, Sundance 2023

For his third feature outing, Writer/Director Brandon Cronenberg returns to the deep well of surreal, grotesque sci-fi horror. Cronenberg doles out heady, warped horror at the resort-set Infinity Pool, with its title a clue to the vanishing edges of reality. While more accessible and linear than the filmmaker’s previous effort, it’s no less compelling, audacious, and extremely […]

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

January 22, 2023July 26, 2023 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

January 21, 2023 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

January 21, 2023 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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‘Divinity’ Exclusive Poster – Retro Sci-fi Thriller Produced by Steven Soderbergh Premieres at Sundance

January 20, 2023 John Squires Divinity, Movies, Steven Soderbergh, Sundance 2023

A retro sci-fi thriller that’s Executive Produced by Steven Soderbergh, Divinity is a Sundance NEXT premiere at this month’s Sundance Film Festival, and BD has the exclusive poster art. Ahead of the Sundance premiere, check out the retro poster below. Eddie Alcazar wrote and directed Divinity. Here’s the plot synopsis… Set in an otherworldly human […]

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‘Run Rabbit Run’ – Netflix Acquires Sarah Snook Horror Movie Out of Sundance

January 19, 2023 John Squires Movies, Netflix, Run Rabbit Run, Sarah Snook, Sundance 2023

Ahead of the film’s premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Deadline reports today that Netflix has acquired Run Rabbit Run, a horror movie starring Sarah Snook (“Succession”). From XYZ Films and Carver Films, expect Run Rabbit Run to premiere later this year. The Australian horror movie “follows fertility doctor Sarah (Snook). She firmly believes in […]

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‘In My Mother’s Skin’ – Prime Video Acquires Flesh-Eating Fairy Movie Out of Sundance 2023

January 19, 2023 John Squires In My Mother's Skin, Movies, Prime Video, Sundance 2023

The first big pickup out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Deadline reports today that Amazon Prime Video has acquired In My Mother’s Skin, a buzzy Filipino horror movie. Kenneth Dagatan directed the film, which premieres this Friday at Sundance. Prime Video has acquired global rights. Deadline notes, “A Q4 drop date in several countries […]

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