horror
It’s not one of the horror greats that many people make it out to be, but Saw is crafty and ambitious enough to warrant a horror buff’s time.
Death Note has plenty of faults, but watched with the brain firmly in the “off” position, it becomes easy to enjoy – especially as it manages to feel more cartoonish than the anime it’s based on.
A Father’s Day is a short film told about an estranged pair of father-daughter zombies, and it is surprisingly effective.
In Suspiria, Argento’s use of space, lighting, vivid colors, grandiose set pieces, and Goblin’s score create a masterclass in suspense and subliminal terror.
In Megan Freels Johnston’s The Ice Cream Truck, sweet treats and sugary snacks are traded for bloodshed and suburban violence.
With effective sound design and plenty of earned scares, Annabelle: Creation is another successful entry in the continuing Conjuring saga.
Another entry in the continuing trend of independent horror, Cut Shoot Kill just manages to stand out amongst the masses.
The Void can’t make its ideas fully blossom. Regardless, it always feels good to see filmmakers succeed in creating the work they wanted.
Welcome to Take Two, the series that’s big enough to hold up its hands and…
The most absurd assumption about saying films “transcend genre” is that works of genre are somehow so trivial that they are apolitical.
Wish Upon takes a brilliantly fantastical concept and squanders its potential, relying on cliched characters and lifeless jump scares.
It Comes at Night advertises itself as horror, but is in actuality a more atmospheric, spine-tingling thriller; here’s why this was an issue.
Fire Walk With Me is a bolder, darker look at the Twin Peaks universe, but it is essential in understanding the show’s larger themes.
Sure, it’s a terrible film, yet Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 has elements to make it an entertaining cult classic in the making.
The Silent Hill movie was a fun movie with its own story, while still holding onto a level of faithfulness from the video games.