Resident Evil, the latest film from Zach Cregger, does something so few IP adaptations today shy away from. It wholeheartedly embraces its source material rather than feel embarrassed by its origins. Ignore all the “fans” of this legacy franchise claiming it’s inaccurate or disrespectful or whatever bad-faith hill they choose to stand atop while screaming […]
Blurring Cinematic Lines With TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA
How easily can we find ourselves transported from reality into fantasy? It’s this act of magic that Jane Schoenbrun explores in their latest film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. And this immaculately titled slasher wastes no time delving right into the potential escape the viewer of a film faces anytime we decide to […]
HOPE Feels Like Cinema At Its Most Exciting
The news of Na Hong-jin’s first film in 10 years was more than enough to give cinephiles a bit of hope to cling onto. How apt is it that the film is also titled Hope? Hong-jin’s latest once again finds the writer-director exploring profound ideas about humanity through a litany of methods, all of which […]
THE INVITE Finds Olivia Wilde Exploring Truth Through Pain
Despite the immediate negative reception of 2022’s Don’t Worry Darling, it felt like a foolish endeavor to write off Olivia Wilde as a filmmaker. Her brilliant directorial debut, Booksmart, is not the result of an actor-turned-director who got lucky. That film is both deeply thoughtful and emotionally resonant, in addition to being a prime example […]
EVIL DEAD BURN: A Mixed Bag of Brutality & Contrasting Elements
The Evil Dead franchise seems to constantly find itself in flux with each new release. This seems largely due to audience discourse, which, obviously, should almost exclusively be ignored… and yet, it seems forever inescapable. With Evil Dead Burn, the latest entry in this franchise, the question of what exactly defines an Evil Dead film […]
HOKUM Is A Terrifying & Exciting Horror Experience
Damian McCarthy’s Oddity released in 2024, and its immediate shock to the senses for horror fans was such a treat. The Irish horror film firmly committed to its own sensibilities and rhythms to treat its audiences to something truly chilling. The scares were effective and well-earned, opting to lean on invoking a sense of foreboding […]