horror

Alien: Romulus: Not Quite Stellar
ALIEN: ROMULUS: Not Quite Stellar

Ever as before, once “Romulus” gets underway, they encounter Facehuggers, Xenomorphs, and their mission devolves into a fight for survival.

POPCORN FRIGHTS 2024: LIZZIE LAZARUS
POPCORN FRIGHTS 2024: LIZZIE LAZARUS

Writer-director Aviv Rubenstien’s new horror film, “Lizzie Lazarus,” premiered at the 10th annual Popcorn Frights Film Festival in 2024.

SHE CAME BACK: A Haunting Fusion of Drama and Suspense
SHE CAME BACK: A Haunting Fusion of Drama and Suspense

She Came Back is a well-crafted horror film that leverages powerhouse performances and exceptional storytelling to create a memorable experience.

TRAP: A Concert You'll Want To Bail
TRAP: A Concert You’ll Want To Bail

Trap is a movie seemingly gift-wrapped for greatness that eventually crumbles under its own logic.

A Quiet Place Day One — source: Paramount Pictures
A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE: Michael Sarnoski Efficiently Tears Apart NYC

Forty-five years after Alien, cat people finally have a new horror movie with Michael Sarnoski’s “A Quiet Place: Day One.”

LONGLEGS: A Cinematic Embodiment Of The Cruel And The Uncanny
LONGLEGS: A Cinematic Embodiment Of The Cruel And The Uncanny

Overall, Longlegs is well-directed, artistically apt, and really, really suspenseful.

5 Movies to Watch Before MaXXXine
5 Movies to Watch Before MaXXXine

Before getting to Ti West’s Maxxxine, here are five other films to check out!

Princeton’s in the Mix: Anything for the Kids
PRINCETON’S IN THE MIX: Anything for the Kids

Princeton’s in the Mix skewers a mother’s obsession with her son’s performance on the SATS, taking the potential consequences to an extreme.

ABIGAIL: How To Give Away The Ball With Your Marketing

Universal’s marketing kind of screwed the pooch with Abigail. I’m going to explore where specifically the advertising fumbled, and why.

Tribeca Film Festival 2024: BEACON

For the viewer who doesn’t mind overt imitation– Beacon, with its twists, turns, and choppy seas, may hold some interest.

Tribeca Film Festival 2024: THE DEVIL'S BATH
Tribeca Film Festival 2024: THE DEVIL’S BATH

Ultimately, though the package may feel familiar, The Devil’s Bath still has cogent ideas to share.

I SAW THE TV GLOW: We're All Going To The Pink Opaque
I SAW THE TV GLOW: We’re All Going To The Pink Opaque

With I Saw the TV Glow, Jane Schoenbrun stakes their claim as the preeminent chronicler of those specific horrors inherent in coming of age as a millennial.

NEW LIFE: That's Not Ebola, Raymond
NEW LIFE: That’s Not Ebola, Raymond

Even with as slow and frustrating as the first half of it was, New Life was still a fun watch.

Horrific Inquiry: TRAIN TO BUSAN
Horrific Inquiry: TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016)

There is a deep love that carries through the devastation, Train to Busan delivers what movies are all about.

HUMANE: Caitlin Joins The Cronenberg Family Business
HUMANE: Caitlin Joins The Cronenberg Family Business

A timely horror satire chock full of gore and guffaws, Humane entertains in spite of its flaws.