Category: Horror
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“Obsession” and Mental Illness
It’s not love. It’s Obsession.
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Ryan Coogler’s Sinners Turns Horror into History
Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow era, the film offers layered representation.
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Black Swan and its dark feminine energy
Every movement becomes a question of identity. To become who we are meant to be. In order to reach that we often have to shed who we once were, and that shedding can sometimes be so brutal it’s ungraceful.
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In Apex, Womanhood Is More Dangerous Than the Wilderness
Netflix’s new thriller Apex, starring Charlize Theron, puts a twist on survival horror. Despite its setting in the beautiful- yet-dangerous Australian wilderness, Apex is not a movie about man vs. nature. Instead, it’s woman vs. man. While checking out the title card and its unpretentious Netflix release might lead viewers to believe Apex is just…
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Hokum: A Balance of Cheapness and Luxury
Hokum is an enjoyable horror film that will probably get a little under your skin, but it isn’t the tour de force that you might be expecting.
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Amazon Prime’s Pretty Lethal: Makes No Sense, Is No Fun
I write for a diversity-focused film review blog, so I’ll be honest: I really wanted to like Pretty Lethal. Starring Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Avantika, and Millicent Simmonds, Amazon Prime’s new thriller seemed like it would be a girl power movie about dancers with a horror action twist. Sort of a Suspiria for…
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Redux Redux (2026) and the Violent Nature of Motherhood
A consumed-by-rage woman travels from universe to universe to avenge the death of her daughter by brutally killing her murderer over and over again. And that’s all that she does.
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Lee Cronin’s The Mummy: A Missed Opportunity
Overall, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is plagued by numerous flaws, both from a quality and from a diversity standpoint. The film relies on gore and loud sounds to drown out its flat script, flatter dialogue, and one-dimensional characters.
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I’m Going to be Late
A short film that begins with the language of romance but slowly reveals something far more unsettling beneath the surface.
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Pretty Lethal (2026): When Ballet Turns Brutal
You’ve heard the phrase “If looks could kill,” but have you heard “If dancing could kill?” Pretty Lethal takes that idea and runs with it.