body horror

Toronto International Film Festival 2024: THE SUBSTANCE & THE LAST SHOWGIRL
Toronto International Film Festival 2024: THE SUBSTANCE & THE LAST SHOWGIRL

Both The Substance and The Last Showgirl evaluate mortality by leaning on their respective stars’ relationship with celebrity in real life.

DIVINITY: A Time-Warped Body Horror Trip
DIVINITY: A Time-Warped Body Horror Trip

Divinity, written and directed by Eddie Alcazar, is a compelling sci-fi body horror, even though…

HELLRAISER: A Gorgeously Gooey Entry
HELLRAISER: A Gorgeously Gooey Entry

Director David Bruckner blends the bombast of Hellraiser into today’s horror mode of choice for Hulu’s 2022 reboot of the franchise.

NYFF 2021: TITANE
NYFF 2021: TITANE

Titane spins elements of body horror and science-fiction into a beautiful tale of love and identity, grounded in true human emotion.

VIDEODROME: Its Prescience Still Reaches Beyond The Screen
VIDEODROME: Its Prescience Still Reaches Beyond The Screen

Videodrome’s feverish portrayal of the seductive allure and caustic bite of media indulgence and hyperreality remains to-the-minute.

IN FABRIC: The Devil Is A New Dress In Beautifully Sleazy Horror
IN FABRIC: The Devil Is A New Dress In Beautifully Sleazy Horror

Anyone disappointed in what the remake of Suspiria came out to be would be remiss to pass up In Fabric.

RABID: A Remake With An Identity Of Its Own
RABID: A Remake With An Identity Of Its Own

The Soska Sisters film Rabid honors the basic premise of David Cronenberg’s original while meticulously crafting an identify of its own.

Beginner’s Guide: Stuart Gordon, Director
The Beginner’s Guide: Stuart Gordon, Director

With a multidimensional backcatalog, it’s difficult to pigeon-hole eccentric body horror director Stuart Gordon. We’ve given it our best shot

The Dark Pressure of Perfection in Black Swan
The Dark Pressure Of Perfection In BLACK SWAN

Black Swan analyzes the pressure of perfection that is forced upon women by society, highlighting its long-lasting detrimental effects.

Black Swan and Suspiria: Singing the Body Horror Electric
BLACK SWAN & SUSPIRIA: Singing The Body Horror Electric

Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan and Luca Guadagnino’s reimagining of Suspiria reinvigorate the very concept of body horror.

ATTACK OF THE ADULT BABIES: British horror/comedy is disgustingly good fun
ATTACK OF THE ADULT BABIES: Disgustingly Good Fun

Dominic Brunt’s horror comedy Attack of the Adult Babies is equally versed in British toilet humour and the classics of the horror genre.

RAW: Delicious To The Bone

In this in-depth analysis of Julia Ducournau’s Raw, Sophia touches on themes of sexuality, biblical references, and BDSM, among others.

THE VOID: Discovering A Chilling New World
THE VOID: Discovering A Chilling New World

The Void can’t make its ideas fully blossom. Regardless, it always feels good to see filmmakers succeed in creating the work they wanted.

KUSO: A Fetish For The Disgusting
KUSO: A Fetish For The Disgusting

Kuso, though visually interesting at times, is ultimately too disgusting to recommend, and seemingly has no purpose behind it.

Take Two: The Beautiful Nightmare That Is David Lynch's ERASERHEAD
Take Two: The Beautiful Nightmare That Is David Lynch’s ERASERHEAD

Our next installment of Take Two sees us examine David Lynch’s divisive debut feature about strange dreams and deformed children: Eraserhead.