“Rosemead” is based on “A dying mother’s plan: Buy a gun. Rent a hotel room. Kill her son,” an article…
Browsing: trauma
A father returns after a death in the family and behaves as if presence alone should count as reconciliation. That’s…
Hanging out on social media horror forums led to me “Martyrs,” the second film I’ve seen in the past year…
Horor studios often don’t know how to market their better films. Year after year, genuinely bold, and unnerving films slip…
A good-natured and strong-willed (yet poor) local barber named Maharaja (Vijay Sethupathi) enters a local police station with a seemingly…
Self-discovery rarely happens in grand, sweeping moments. More often, it sneaks up on you—in a stray comment, a familiar scent,…
Kelsey Taylor’s “To Kill A Wolf” reimagines the ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ in a way that feels both unsettling and…
*This interview has been edited for clarity. “You’re Not There,” an indie drama from Writer Justy Kosek and Director S.J.…
“Calf,” directed and written by Jamie O’Rourke, is a deeply tense and unnerving film. That it is slow to explain…
As a vibrant celebration of independent filmmaking in the Philippines, the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival showcases a diverse range…