Fantastic Fest Journal: Pelican Blood
Motherhood has been a source of inspiration for countless horror films and tales of terror. Pelican Blood might not strictly sit within the horror genre, but it will crawl under your skin all the same.
Motherhood has been a source of inspiration for countless horror films and tales of terror. Pelican Blood might not strictly sit within the horror genre, but it will crawl under your skin all the same.
Jallikattu is a mesmerizing feat of the power of cinema, packaged in a simple story about a buffalo.
Depraved is director Larry Fessenden’s take on the Frankenstein story, with his own modern twist. The update makes it gloriously timely without losing any of the underlying tragedy of the original tale.
The act of turning television shows into feature films has a bit of a rocky reputation. For every Wayne’s World are seemingly dozens of Dark Shadows or The Flintstones. Downton Abbey is by no means the worst of the bunch, bu...
While 2019 has brought us some notable aquatic horrors, it looks like the late summer actually belongs to clowns. From Gags to It: Chapter Two to Clownado and now Haunt, “hot girl summer” should be rebranded “cre...
Capturing the razor-sharp tongue of what might be the last great political columnist would be a feat and perhaps a fool’s errand. Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins puts up a good fight to get her big personali...
A clown, especially an ancient evil one, is a grand central character for any horror film. However, it takes more than Pennywise to keep It: Chapter Two rolling.
Murder and investigations can be exciting enough for a good cinematic experience. Don’t Let Go takes them one step further with some good old fashioned communication from the future.
Between the killer-gator flick Crawl a few weeks ago and real-life shark attacks on the news seemingly every day, this is shaping up to be quite the summer of aquatic horrors. Now here to make the waters unsafe are the killer shar...
Ready or Not is everything you want out of a solid horror comedy: blood, humor, and a kiss of social commentary.
If going through a checklist of action film clichés were a competitive sport, Angel Has Fallen would be the all-time world champion. The predictable plot, two-dimensional characters, and lust for guns are all tone-deaf overkill (p...
After the Wedding has a praiseworthy cast all performing at their peaks, but never quite gets to the emotional core of the characters’ lives.