The Japanese horror/short “Monkey Drum†by Director Jeremy Lu, at only 16 minutes, is quite good. Lu’s press notes denote the…
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“Strung,” directed by Malcolm D. Lee (“Space Jam: A New Legacy,” “Night School”), is a 2026 mystery thriller that may…
Recently, I reviewed “Projection,†an eerie and effective short horror film from filmmaker Ari Groobman. Horror might be the wrong…
Written and directed by Ari Groobman, the short horror “Projection†offers food for thought. It’s billed as a horror film…
“Rosemead” is based on “A dying mother’s plan: Buy a gun. Rent a hotel room. Kill her son,” an article…
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,…