Fantasia 2018: Hurt Is Blumhouse’s Latest, Spookiest, Most Uneven Scare-Fest
Blumhouse’s latest thriller is tense and deceptively clever, but undoes its thrills with no shortage of irritating fakeouts. Trauma appears to be the monster in […]
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Fantasia 2018: The Witch in the Window Scares Without a Drop of Blood
Andy Milton’s atmospheric haunted house film is inscrutably scary and beautifully lit, balancing bone-chilling existential horror with compelling domestic drama. Here it is, 2018’s version […]
Unfriended: Dark Web Elevates Its Premise to Scarier Screen-Based Dimensions
The web-footage sequel to the first Unfriended sees the series move in more believably conventional directions, eschewing supernatural scares for more haunting domestic terrors. We […]
Fantasia 2018: Lifechanger is a Bleak & Eerie Story About Identity & Never Letting Go
Justin McConnell’s lean, fascinating horror-drama blends an intriguing structure with some novel investigation into the psychology of its shape-shifting horror monster. There’s stalking, and then […]
Fantasia 2018: Lifechanger’s Justin McConnell on Shape-Shifting, Memory and Toxicity
The writer/director of Fantasia-debuting horror film Lifechanger talks about the origins of the project and getting into the mind of his film’s main monster. Writer/director […]
Fantasia 2018: Satan’s Slave Review – Ghosts, Zombies and Sex Cults, OH MY!
A loose remake/prequel to the 1980 film of the same name, Satan’s Slave is a chilling story of how the sins of our parents haunt […]
Fantasia 2018: Mikhail Red Explores Violence, Morality and Family in Neomanila
Superbly acted and beautifully shot, Neomanila is a morally ambiguous tale about what we do to survive and crimes we commit for the ones we […]
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Review: Fun in the Spooky Sun
The third entry in Sony Pictures’ kids’ films about animated monsters is fun, flighty and surprisingly layered, with solid jokes and a heartwarming message. I […]
Four Crazy Horror Flicks We Want to See at Fantasia
If you want festivals full of soulful contemplation of the human condition, and solemn documentaries about Serious Issues, Cannes and Sundance have you covered. Want […]
TAU Review: Netflix’s Perplexing Smart House Thriller
Netflix’s latest thriller about a young girl trapped in a smart house is pure, unapologetic schlock, with workmanlike performances and plot holes you could throw […]