Reviews
The Subject is an Ambitious, Flawed Jason Biggs Vehicle [Charlotte Film Festival Review]
The Subject marks the first big, serious role American Pie star Jason Biggs (“Don’t you recognize me? I’m the pie-f****r!”) has taken on in quite some time. The comedic act...
Bleed With Me Is A Chilling Look At Toxic Female Friendships [Charlotte Film Festival Review]
Rowan (Lee Marshall), the protagonist of Amelia Moses’ Bleed With Me, is clearly far too used to apologizing. Despite being the invited guest of her good friend Emily (Lauren Beatty) and Emily&#...
Scare Me is a Shudder Shut-in Dramedy-Thriller with Dark Turns [Review]
If you’re a fan of Aya Cash’s turn as a dark character on You’re The Worst, that’s a big plus in Scare Me. She stars as Fanny, a successful horror novelist holed up with a ...
Graveyards of Honor Collects the Original and Remake [Blu-Ray Review]
“He always wanted to be a Yakuza, ever since he was a little boy” an unidentified interviewee says as a montage of black and white photos of future Yakuza Rikio Ishikawa (Tetsuya Watari)...
The Horror Crowd is a Rushed Mess [Charlotte Film Fest Review]
The Horror Crowd is director Ruben Pla’s, himself a prolific actor who’s appeared in the likes of XX, Insidious, and Big Ass Spider, attempt at explaining why the titular group, all frie...
Is The Babysitter: Killer Queen a Cult Classic or a Killer Miss?
The prime time for Horror fans is finally upon us, and Netflix is here to deliver. With older favorites like Evil Dead (1981), Killer Clowns from Outer-Space (1988), The Autopsy of Jane Doe ...
Shortcut Pits a Busload of Kids Against a Gnarly Creature For Maximum Thrills [Review]
Shortcut opens with a shot of a young boy running through the woods in a yellow raincoat. He bears more than a passing resemblance to Georgie, the doomed little brother who acts as a catalyst for the ...
The Swerve is Emotionally Devastating [Review]
Women tend to handle the lion’s share of the emotional labor in even the most progressive households. The Swerve, writer-director Dean Kapsalis’ stunning debut feature, posits the idea t...
Violation’s Revenge Is A Dish Served a Little Too Cold [TIFF Midnight Madness Review]
Violation is a film that drifts along on a tangible creeping dread, the hairs standing up on the back of your neck, like waking up after a particularly harrowing nightmare. Tall trees resemble the sen...