Tag: Horror
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One Heck of a Final Girl in “Game Over”
Game Over (2019, Netflix) is one of those rare horrors treats that’s as creative and interesting as it is fun to watch. Psychology blends with the supernatural and a dash of slasher-flick to create a full-bodied thriller with plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing up to the very end. The film’s…
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“XX” and the Horror of Motherhood
Don’t be fooled by the movie’s title: there’s nothing lascivious about the horror anthology XX (2017, Netflix). Women wrote and directed each segment of XX, including the creepy stop-motion animation opening credits and interstitials by Sofia Carrillo. Men may dominate the horror genre, but women’s pain — both individual and collective — provides a bottomless…
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Saint Maud & The Madness of Fanaticism
TW: Sexual Assault, Mental Illness, Body Horror // Minor Spoilers Below Rose Glass’ directorial debut, Saint Maud, explores the term “god complex” to an extreme. The film follows Maud, a young nurse who has recently been “saved” by God (through Catholicism) and believes she has a bigger purpose for it. She tries to implement her…
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Violation & The Misused Shock-Horror of Sexual Assault
TW: Sexual Assault, Body Horror, Animal Violence // Spoilers below There is no more delicate a topic to portray than sexual assault and, because of its heaviness, it seldom gets the attention and discussion it deserves. However, when it is represented in some capacity, it is usually in an explicit and exploitative way that is…
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Why we shouldn’t let “Contagion” scare us
Fiction doesn’t have to be the model for how our real-life pandemic plays out. Here’s how we can avoid the dangers shown in “Contagion.”
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“Sea Fever” Examines the Emotional Cost of Quarantine
Movies don’t exist out of context, and 2019’s Sea Fever (Prime Video) is no exception. Without our current situation, you could easily categorize this film as simple nautical horror in the same vein as Jaws or the more recent Underwater. It stands up as a fishing boat version of Alien. There’s a touch of The…
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The Bleak Reality of “Lost Girls”
If you come to Lost Girls (2020, Netflix) seeking a serial killer movie with lots of gory details and pretty dead girls, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. If you like police procedurals and their (usually female) corpse-of-the-week formulas, you might not be satisfied with this film. If, however, you’re interested in a deep, dark…
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“Keanu” Paved the Way for “Get Out”
Jordan Peele’s turn to horror with “Get Out” isn’t as unexpected as it may seem. He primed his fans for a disturbing and nuanced exploration of racism with his work on “Keanu” and “Key & Peele.”
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Incluvie Film Festival Review of ‘Sleep No More’
This short film was an overall creative success.
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Hulu’s Gruesome Take on April Fools’ Day
In 2018, Hulu began a series called Into the Dark. These horror films, produced by Blumhouse Productions, feature stories based on holidays. April 1, popularly known as April Fools’ Day, is an absolute treasure box of ways to create a scare or two, so in 2019 the holiday received its very own Into the Dark…