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Movie Review: CHILDREN OF THE CORN (2023)

Becca Stalnaker

Stephen King‘s Children of the Corn novel spawned an entire franchise of horror films. The original movie premiered in 1984 and ...

Wolf Manor poster

Movie Review: WOLF MANOR

Becca Stalnaker

Standing approximately seven feet tall, covered in fur and sporting razor-sharp claws, a new werewolf has entered the ring. From ...

Enola Holmes runs away from the police while outside in Enola Holmes 2.

Movie Review: ENOLA HOLMES 2

Melody McCune

DISCLAIMER: This review of Enola Holmes 2 contains minimal spoilers.  If the past decade of TV and film has taught us anything, ...

Laura wears a checkered jacket while standing in an office and looking pensive in Matriarch.

Movie Review: MATRIARCH

Melody McCune

DISCLAIMER: There are mild spoilers for Hulu’s Matriarch.  It’s Spooky Season, and with it comes an onslaught of horror releases. Among ...

Laurie points a gun at the camera

Movie Review: HALLOWEEN ENDS

Becca Stalnaker

The long-awaited conclusion to one of horror’s longest-running franchises, Halloween Ends, just hit theaters and Peacock. Since learning the film’s title, ...

Edgar Allan Poe looks pensive while a woman stands behind him in Raven's Hollow.

Movie Review: RAVEN’S HOLLOW

Becca Stalnaker

The famous Gothic author Edgar Allan Poe has been the topic of many stories lately. A brand new movie, Raven’s ...

Sandra stands outside in a snowy landscape while wearing a brown puffy coat and a gray hat in God's Country.

Movie Review: GOD’S COUNTRY

Melody McCune

DISCLAIMER: Mild spoilers abound for Julian Higgins’ feature directorial debut, God’s Country. It’s officially awards season, and with it comes the ...

Dora wears a head wrap with protruding antlers while sitting before a judge with tears streaking her face in the horror-thriller film Fixation.

TIFF 2022 Review: FIXATION

Melody McCune

DISCLAIMER: Mild spoilers abound for Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s feature debut, Fixation.  We’ve reached the halfway point of this year’s Toronto ...

Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown in Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.

Movie Review: HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL.

Melody McCune

DISCLAIMER: Mild spoilers abound in this review for Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. You’ve undoubtedly seen them on TV ...

Daniel Zolghadri attempts to read a comic book in Funny Pages

Movie Review: FUNNY PAGES

Kimberly Pierce

We’ve already discussed A24 once during this summer movie season, thanks to the delightful Bodies Bodies Bodies. In the contemporary ...

Idris Elba looks through a telescope in Three Thousand Years of Longing

Movie Review: THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING

Kimberly Pierce

Certain movies are difficult to describe. Hollywood likes easily classifiable genre pictures they can drop into a box. However, certain ...

Idris Elba takes careful aim of a rifle in Beast.

Movie Review: BEAST

Kimberly Pierce

Animal horror is a rare breed of horror movie. Unlike many subgenres, these creature features are completely rooted in reality. ...

Rita holds a phone up to a mirror while sipping in champagne in Mack & Rita.

Movie Review: MACK & RITA

Kimberly Pierce

This review was originally published on 8/12/22.  Sometimes, a movie comes out of nowhere and surprises the heck out of ...

Amanda Stenberg and Maria Bakalova relax together in Bodies Bodies Bodies

Movie Review: BODIES BODIES BODIES

Kimberly Pierce

Slasher horror can feel a bit “a dime a dozen” anymore. The formula has been commonplace since the late 1970s, ...

Brad Pitt tries to avoid detection in Bullet Train.

Movie Review: BULLET TRAIN

Kimberly Pierce

Summer isn’t summer without a good old-fashioned popcorn movie. Thinking about it, this season has felt a bit lacking in ...