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    • Crime
      October 31, 2026

      ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Features Clever Writing and an Enjoyable John Turturro

    • B-Horror
      October 31, 2026

      ‘New Fears Eve’ is a B-Horror Slasher Fest that’s Fun Despite its Straight-to-Video Feel

    • Movie Review
      October 31, 2026

      ‘Carrie’ Review: Mike Flanagan Reboots Iconic Horror Character with New Amazon Series

    • Press Release
      October 30, 2026

      Press Release: Actress/Playwright Manjiri Pupala’s One-Woman Show, ‘Manjiri Matching Centre’

    Feature Article

    Feature: Every Ridley Scott Movie, Ranked from Worst to Best, Including ‘The Dog Stars’

    ‘I Saw What You Did’ Review: Television Thriller is Budget Friendly Option for Two Months of Terror

    ‘Unwelcome’ Fuses Home Invasion and Folk Horror, Resembling a Gorier ‘Spiderwick Chronicles’

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    ‘Carrie’ Review: Mike Flanagan Reboots Iconic Horror Character with New Amazon Series

    By Matt DeCristoOctober 31, 20260

    I didn’t intend to bookend Two Months of Terror with a pair of streaming series, but so it is. What…

    ‘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

    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

    Film Festivals

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    Film Festival

    NYFF 2026: ‘Rose’—If the Trousers Fit, Wear ‘Em

    By Kevin ParksOctober 16, 20260

    It would be difficult to typecast Sandra Hüller because she’s such a chameleonic and timeless talent. For “Anatomy of a…

    NYFF 2026: ‘Bucking Fastard’—Mara and Mara for the Twin

    By Kevin ParksOctober 11, 20260

    NYFF 2026: ‘Club Kid,’ Jordan Firstman’s Dad Jokes

    By Kevin ParksOctober 7, 20261

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

    By Nathan FlynnOctober 2, 20260

    Independent Film

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    ‘New Fears Eve’ is a B-Horror Slasher Fest that’s Fun Despite its Straight-to-Video Feel

    By Mark ZiobroOctober 31, 20260

    If horror comedies are your thing, Eric Huskisson and P.J. Stark’s “New Fears Eve” might be right up your alley. While the indie film has a straight-to-video feel about it (this might even be…

    The Short Film ‘Vital’ Interrogates Iran’s Legal Organ Trade but Lands on the Real Culprit—Poverty

    October 11, 2026

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

    September 20, 2026

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

    September 13, 2026

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

    September 7, 2026

    Feature Articles

    Feature Article

    Feature: Every Ridley Scott Movie, Ranked from Worst to Best, Including ‘The Dog Stars’

    By Nathan FlynnOctober 30, 20260

    There are filmmakers whose careers invite grand unified theories, where every movie feels like another…

    Interview

    Interview: Composer Devonté Hynes on Giving ‘The Invite’ a Fifth Voice

    By Paul Emmanuel EnicolaOctober 23, 20260

    Four people at the dinner table. Devonté Hynes brought a fifth. Olivia Wilde’s “The Invite”…

    Horror

    Feature: How ‘Halloween III’ Became an Every Year Must-watch for Spooky Season 

    By Mark ZiobroOctober 15, 20260

    Most of my life, until my 40s, I mostly walked by “Halloween III: Season of…

    Feature Article

    Ranking the ‘Resident Evil’ Movies Including Zach Cregger’s Latest

    By Nathan FlynnOctober 14, 20260

    I should probably get this out of the way first: I have never played a…

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    Feature: Every Ridley Scott Movie, Ranked from Worst to Best, Including ‘The Dog Stars’

    October 30, 2026

    Remembering B. P. Singh’s Legacy and His Shows that Chilled and Thrilled a Generation

    October 27, 2026

    Interview: Composer Devonté Hynes on Giving ‘The Invite’ a Fifth Voice

    October 23, 2026

    Feature: How ‘Halloween III’ Became an Every Year Must-watch for Spooky Season 

    October 15, 2026

    All Year Horror

    ‘New Fears Eve’ is a B-Horror Slasher Fest that’s Fun Despite its Straight-to-Video Feel

    By Mark ZiobroOctober 31, 20260

    If horror comedies are your thing, Eric Huskisson and P.J. Stark’s “New Fears Eve” might be right up your alley. While the indie film…

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    ‘Carrie’ Review: Mike Flanagan Reboots Iconic Horror Character with New Amazon Series

    By Matt DeCristoOctober 31, 20260

    I didn’t intend to bookend Two Months of Terror with a pair of streaming series, but so it is. What…

    Read More

    ‘Unwelcome’ Fuses Home Invasion and Folk Horror, Resembling a Gorier ‘Spiderwick Chronicles’

    By Vidal DcostaOctober 28, 20260

    [Note: This review touches on the film’s themes of child abuse, PTSD, graphic violence, and miscarriage that may be triggering…

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    After Krampus and a Witch, Adam Scott Takes on the Spawn of Satan, in ‘Little Evil’

    By Vidal DcostaOctober 28, 20260

    ‘Little Evil’ opens in medias res, on a stormy night, with its protagonist, Gary (Adam Scott), a newly wed realtor…

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    Latest Posts

    ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Features Clever Writing and an Enjoyable John Turturro

    By Adam CourtliffOctober 31, 20260

    ‘New Fears Eve’ is a B-Horror Slasher Fest that’s Fun Despite its Straight-to-Video Feel

    By Mark ZiobroOctober 31, 20260

    ‘Carrie’ Review: Mike Flanagan Reboots Iconic Horror Character with New Amazon Series

    By Matt DeCristoOctober 31, 20260

    Press Release: Actress/Playwright Manjiri Pupala’s One-Woman Show, ‘Manjiri Matching Centre’

    By Vidal DcostaOctober 30, 20260
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    Beyond the Archetype: a Look at the Characters Immortalized by the Late Nana Patekar

    By Vidal DcostaOctober 20, 20260

    A regular fixture and familiar face in cinema and stage, versatile actor Nana Patekar passed…

    An Unusual Ghost Story, ‘Phillauri’ is Bollywood’s Answer to ‘Corpse Bride’

    By Vidal DcostaSeptember 20, 20260

    ‘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
    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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