'Together' & other horrors

Michael Shanks' rom-hor-com is a grotesque actualization of two halves becoming one. Plus, this week's horror recommendations.

Aug 10 • 

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'The Ugly Stepsister' & other horrors

Emilie Blichfeldt’s debut feature is a sardonic reminder that pretty hurts...a lot. Plus, this week's horror recommendations.

Aug 3 • 

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July 2025

'Pikunikku' & other horrors

Shunji Iwai's beguiling coming-of-age tragedy floats existential and eschatological fears. Plus, this week's horror recommendations.

Jul 29 • 

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Beware of 'Dangerous Animals'

Sean Byrne's shark thriller is mostly chum, truth be told. Jai Courtney's performance, however, gives it a distinct flavor of mind-numbing, maniacal…

Jul 25 • 

Armando Dela Cruz

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'M3GAN 2.0' & other horrors

The internet's gnarliest killer android-doll short-circuits in more ways than one. Plus, this week's horror recommendation.

Jul 20 • 

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May 2025

Death's backlog is 'Bloodlines' long

Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky’s new ‘Final Destination’ film stokes the fire of an otherwise dimming franchise.

May 24 • 

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April 2025

'Sinners' shows big fangtasia

Ryan Coogler's singular take on the vampire fantasia melds together discordant elements into sinful but fascinating harmonies.

Apr 20 • 

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January 2025

'Rinne' & other horrors

Starting the year with a J-horror hidden gem — Takashi Shimizu's 'Rinne' is a chiller grappling with the gruesome cycle of violence, a morbid headspace…

Jan 1 • 

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December 2024

Like Luigi, 'Dexter' has pretty privilege

Looksmaxxing killers were always a thing since Miami's *finest* blood spatter expert Dexter Morgan first rolled out the clear plastic. Now he's back in…

Dec 22, 2024 • 

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March 2024

'Immaculate' & other horrors

Sydney Sweeney gets fully in the habit of making horror with ‘Immaculate,’ an austere thriller about the horrors of bodily autonomies. Plus, this week’s…

Mar 31, 2024 • 

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'Stopmotion' & other horrors

Nightmares bleed into creative work in Robert Morgan's fascinating if narratively flat horror. Plus, this week's horror recommendations.

Mar 26, 2024 • 

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'Frogman' & other horrors

Anthony Cousins' found-footage film about an amphibian cryptid doesn't seem like it buys into its own ridiculousness. Plus, this week's horror…

Mar 17, 2024 • 

Armando Dela Cruz

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