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    • Horror
      October 4, 2026

      Genre Switching: Four Directors Who Started in Comedy Before Switching to Horror

    • Black Comedy
      October 3, 2026

      Review: ‘Digger’ Makes a Glorious Mess Out of the End of the World

    • Movie Review
      October 3, 2026

      ‘The Boogeyman’ Review: Rob Savage takes Stephen King’s Short Story to the Big Screen

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      October 2, 2026

      Psychos, Aliens, Hitmen, and Half-Vampires — Fantastic Fest 2026, Part Two

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    ‘Silent Hill’ Descends Into Occultism But Holds Atmosphere and Tension Sacrosanct

    NYFF 2026 Capsules: ‘Nowhere to Lay My Eyes’ and ‘Everything Else is Noise’

    TIFF 2026: ‘Stuffed’ Embraces the Unexpected but its Ending May Prove Divisive

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    ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Takes a Little Too Much Creative License this Time Around

    By Mark ZiobroSeptember 24, 20260

    Over Ryan Murphy’s first two “Monster” installments, his MO focused on thematics. There were creative liberties in both “The Jeffery Dahmer Story”…

    Kathie Lee brings the Chattiness; Craig Ferguson brings the Charm in Hallmark-esque ‘Then Came You’

    By Vidal DcostaAugust 23, 20260

    Not to be confused with the 2018 rom-com by the same name that catered to a young adult demographic, “Then…

    Review: Even God isn’t Immune to Malfunctioning Judiciary in the Surrealism-Laced Satire ‘Karuppu’

    By Vidal DcostaAugust 22, 20260

    ‘I’ll Be There’ Review: The Coming-Of-Age Musical About Conquering One’s Demons is Enriched by its Personal Touches

    By Vidal DcostaAugust 19, 20260

    Review: ‘We Want the Virus’ Mixes Slapstick with Satire While Throwing a Necessary Gauntlet to Support Indie Film

    By Mark ZiobroAugust 13, 20260

    ‘Made in India: A Titan Story’ Celebrates Bright Minds Working Around the Clock to Make History

    By Vidal DcostaJuly 30, 20260

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    Psychos, Aliens, Hitmen, and Half-Vampires — Fantastic Fest 2026, Part Two

    By Nathan FlynnOctober 2, 20260

    By the time the second half of Fantastic Fest rolled around, I had already spent four days with zombies, giant…

    NYFF 2026 Capsules: ‘Nowhere to Lay My Eyes’ and ‘Everything Else is Noise’

    By Kevin ParksOctober 1, 20260

    TIFF 2026: ‘Stuffed’ Embraces the Unexpected but its Ending May Prove Divisive

    By Adam CourtliffOctober 1, 20260

    TIFF 2026: ‘The Debut,’ Jesse Eisenberg’s Latest, is a Real Awards Contender Across the Board

    By Adam CourtliffSeptember 30, 20260

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    Genre Switching: Four Directors Who Started in Comedy Before Switching to Horror

    By Montearo BrownOctober 4, 20260

    Life is funny, and who knows that better than these four directors who got their start in Hollywood making us all laugh before transitioning to tales of terror? From sketch…

    31 Films for 31 Days of October

    September 30, 2026

    Feature: 8 Evil Kids and Why We Can’t Keep them Out of our Nightmares

    September 25, 2026

    Defying Tropes: 10 Times Black Characters Beat the Odds and Survived a Horror Movie

    September 12, 2026

    ‘Skinamarink’ Perfecting the Art of Analog Horror

    September 5, 2026

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    Crime

    Fantastic Fest Review: ‘Primetime’—What Did You Come Here to See?

    By Nathan FlynnSeptember 29, 20261

    Robert Pattinson playing Chris Hansen sounds like stunt casting until you actually see him do…

    Interview

    Interview: In Conversation with Writer/Director Isabel Lamers About her Female-Led and Powerful Short ‘Kaya’

    By Mark ZiobroSeptember 26, 20260

    Back in June during the 2026 Tribeca Festival, we had the chance to watch a…

    Drama

    ‘Training Day’ at 25: Authenticity, Direction, and Washington and Hawke Still Make this a Winner

    By Montearo BrownSeptember 25, 20260

    It’s been a quarter of a century, and there’s no better “worst first day on…

    Animation

    Review: ‘Forgotten Island’ Remembers What Growing Apart Costs

    By Paul Emmanuel EnicolaSeptember 21, 20261

    “Forgotten Island” sits somewhere between the rambunctious diasporic energy of “Joy Ride” and the quieter…

    Exclusive Interviews

    Interview: In Conversation with Writer/Director Isabel Lamers About her Female-Led and Powerful Short ‘Kaya’

    September 26, 2026

    Indie Interviews: In Conversation with Filmmaker Hamza Kaye On His Powerful Short, ‘Only Once’

    August 14, 2026

    Indie Interviews: In Conversation with Ari Groobman on His Short Horror Thriller, ‘Projection’

    July 12, 2026

    Interview: Carl Joseph Papa on 58th, Animation, and the Fight Against Forgetting

    June 25, 2026

    Indie Spotlight

    Moerlein Entertainment and Actor/Filmmaker Nick Mauldin Announce Pilot ‘High Functioning’ to Start Production this October

    By Mark ZiobroSeptember 20, 20260

    PRESS RELEASE—Drew Moerlein of Moerlein Entertainment (“V/H/S”) and Nick Mauldin (“You’re Not There”) are bringing a new half-hour dramedy pilot to life with “High Functioning.”…

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    TIFF 2026: ‘The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs’ Finds the Person Behind the Art

    By Paul Emmanuel EnicolaSeptember 13, 20262

    Maybe it has something to do with the long takes, or the stretches of silence that Èlia Gasull Balada and…

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    Locarno 2026: With ‘Bruton’, Theo Rossi Makes Messy Prison Hustle Worth the Time

    By Paul Emmanuel EnicolaSeptember 7, 20260

    “How you get sent up here is beside the point. It’s what it does to you and what you make…

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    Review: The Short ‘The Last Goodnight’ is a Beautiful Look at a Couple Staying in Love While Saying Goodbye

    By Mark ZiobroSeptember 6, 20260

    The somber “The Last Goodnight” shows the range of Writer/Director Rob Levinson’s storytelling. His last short I reviewed, “Ramirez,” centered on a…

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    Latest Posts

    Genre Switching: Four Directors Who Started in Comedy Before Switching to Horror

    By Montearo BrownOctober 4, 20260

    Review: ‘Digger’ Makes a Glorious Mess Out of the End of the World

    By Paul Emmanuel EnicolaOctober 3, 20260

    ‘The Boogeyman’ Review: Rob Savage takes Stephen King’s Short Story to the Big Screen

    By Matt DeCristoOctober 3, 20260

    Psychos, Aliens, Hitmen, and Half-Vampires — Fantastic Fest 2026, Part Two

    By Nathan FlynnOctober 2, 20260
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    An Unusual Ghost Story, ‘Phillauri’ is Bollywood’s Answer to ‘Corpse Bride’

    By Vidal DcostaSeptember 20, 20260

    I eagerly await the release of a Clean Slate Filmz production. Owned by actor Anushka…

    ‘The Great Grand Superhero’ is More Effective than ‘The Happening’ in Promoting Green Living

    By Vidal DcostaJune 23, 20260

    Review: Sarthak Dasgupta’s Long-lost ‘The Last Tenant’ — Starring Irrfan Khan — Now on YouTube

    By Vidal DcostaJune 3, 20260

    ‘Laal Kaptaan’ Review: This Cult Classic Chronicles an Ascetic’s Revenge in Colonial India

    By Vidal DcostaMay 31, 20260

    ‘Kartavya’ Review: A Grim Slow-burn that Depicts the Rapid Decline of Humanity

    By Vidal DcostaMay 24, 20260
    Spotlight on Classic Film

    ‘The Innocents’ Review: One of the First Haunted House Films of the Modern Horror Era

    ‘Gone With the Wind’ Review: Epic Film from the Golden Age of Hollywood

    ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ QCinema 2024 Review: A Thoughtful, If Rushed, Study of Revenge and Redemption

    ‘Thirteen Women’ Review: A Precursor of the Slasher Genre, with a Devilishly Divine Femme Fatale at its Helm

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