London Film Festival Review: Chain Reactions
A camera flashes to illuminate a skull dripping with putrid flesh. A young woman walks tentatively toward an unassuming but strangely malevolent house beneath a bright blue sky. A red wall adorned in…
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Parish Malfitano on Creating the Sensorially Invigorating Salt Along the Tongue
To call Parish Malfitano's sophomore feature, Salt Along the Tongue, a straight up horror film feels like a disservice to the experience of watching this magnificent melodrama-adjacent film. Yes,…
Spotlighting Brilliant Thrillers in 2024: JT Mollner's Strange Darling & Zoë Kravitz's Blink Twice
Two thrillers in 2024: One directed by JT Mollner (second feature), the other by Zoë Kravitz (directorial debut). One is a non-linear narrative twisting the crime thriller/slasher genre on its head wi…
Jason Yu's Sleep is a Haunting Descent into Darkness with the Fragile Threads of Love and Vulnerability
Our bedrooms are sanctuaries, intimate spaces we retreat to for solace and comfort, often shared only with those closest to us. Yet, these very places of refuge are also where we are most vulnerable,…
Apartment 7A: A Haunting Prequel That Reimagines Rosemary’s Baby Through a Modern Lens, Exploring the Complexities of Motherhood and Identity
The shadow of Roman Polanski’s 1968 classic Rosemary’s Baby continues to loom large over the horror genre, casting both reverence and scrutiny. This landmark film redefined domestic terror, sparking a…
Azrael: A Chilling Symphony of Silence and Survival Showcasing Samara Weaving’s Hauntingly Powerful Performance
If you’re a horror aficionado, Samara Weaving’s name likely rings a bell. Known for her standout roles in Ready or Not and Scream 6, she’s a genre favorite. In Azrael, Weaving takes a bold turn with a…
Blink Twice Blends a Decade’s Worth of Auteurist Horror/Thrillers Without Adding Any New Ingredients
Zoë Kravitz is the latest filmmaker to launch a career through the pipeline of B-flick-vehicled social commentary that’s defined genre cinema over the past ten years. Blink Twice has the patina of pre…
Speak No Evil is an Invitation Best Refused
There is a danger inherent in remaking any film. Comparisons to the original are destined to be considered especially if the movie is not an adaptation of a literary source. James Watkins under the Bl…
SUFF Interview: The Organist Filmmakers Andy Burkitt and Jack Braddy on Their Hilarious Cost of Organs Crisis Dark Comedy
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. The Organist screens at the Sydney Underground Film Festival…
Alien: Romulus is White-Knuckle Terror Burdened by Nostalgia
Written and directed by Fede Álvarez, Alien: Romulus stars Cailee Spaeny as Rain, an orphaned young woman trapped on a sunless mining colony planet run by the all-powerful Weyland-Yutani Corporation.…
In a Violent Nature Director Chris Nash on His Pure Slasher Horror Experience
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. In a Violent Nature is one of the most gruesome and gory horr…
In a Violent Nature is a Pure Slasher Death Trip
Chris Nash in an interview stated that In a Violent Nature should feel like an entry into a slasher cycle you haven’t seen the beginning of. The film requires an understanding of the genre and the con…