Hirotaka Adachi digs in the J-horror claws with the help of modern folklore's terrifying power
[Fantasia Festival 2019] STARE Terrifies via Horror in Postmodern Folklore
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[Fantasia Festival 2019] Discovering Life Beyond Death in ODE TO NOTHING
Dwein Baltazar tells a tale of life, of death, and how the two become terribly tangled when we're unable to deal with the latter.
[The Twisted Parallels of Cinema] Edition #19
Stop motion. Costume designer Eiko Ishioka. Shirley Jackson and Mario Bava. Claire Denis, Luca Guadagnino, and Francesca Woodman. Dig in!
[Fantasia Festival 2019] “No girl is exempt”: Biblical and Societal Misogyny in DARLIN’
Pollyanna McIntosh tears into the misogyny and sexism of the Roman Catholic Church, as well as society in general.
[Fantasia Festival 2019] Women and Nature Disrespected in JADE’S ASYLUM
One woman's struggle becomes the struggle of Mother Nature
[The Twisted Parallels of Cinema] Edition #18
Enter this chamber of horrors. You'll find many things here— terrifying things. Or, y'know, whatever, man.
“Children are like glass”: The Terrorism of Heart and Home in OF FATHERS AND SONS
Talal Derki's intense documentary dives deep into the dark heart of terrorism to explore how radical belief swallows entire bloodlines whole.
