YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE: Violence and Reclaiming Narratives of Abuse

Lynne Ramsay's YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE is an auteur's vision of a revenge flick - a character study full of symbolism.

Multicultural Hope from the Gutters of America in LOWLIFE

LOWLIFE is a multicultural tale out of contemporary America, in all its ugly glory.

The Male Gaze & Violent Religion in REVENGE

Coralie Fargeat and Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz take on the male gave of rape-revenge, delivering both a bloody and searing piece of throwback cinema.

Cyclic Abuse and the Horror of Unattended Children in PLAYGROUND

Children from different socioeconomic backgrounds collide with unexpected, terrifying results.

BLOODLANDS: An Albanian Parable

BLOODLANDS tells the story of an Albanian family struggling in the Balkans, and how the perpetual cycle of blood feuds has lurched into the 21st century.

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK: Carpenter’s Hyperviolent Dystopian Prison State

John Carpenter's dystopian classic is a vision of a prison state where American democracy and institutions have failed; where violence and chaos reign!

Alienation, Exploitation, and Moral Predicaments in MY FRIEND DAHMER

MY FRIEND DAHMER is a poignant, unnerving, and even empathetic portrayal of Jeffrey Dahmer in the year or so leading up to his first murder.