Category: Film

[Fantasia 2020] Playing God & Warring Masculinities in LA DOSIS

On By C.H. NewellIn Carlos Portaluppi, Drama, Fantasia Festival 2020, Film, Ignacio Rogers, Martín Kraut, Thriller4 Comments

Two nurses, one old and one young, go head-to-head in a battle of flawed moralities.

[Fantasia 2020] American Southern Gothic Meets Filipino Ghosts in SANZARU

On By C.H. NewellIn Aina Dumlao, Fantasia Festival 2020, Film, Gothic Horror, Justin Arnold, Xia MagnusLeave a comment

American South meets East in this feature film debut from Xia Magnus

[Fantasia 2020] Michael Venus’s SLEEP: A Surreal Historical Reckoning

On By C.H. NewellIn Fantasia Festival 2020, Film, History, Horror, Michael Venus, Nazi Germany1 Comment

Michael Venus reckons with Germany's dark history and shows that the past is never so far behind us.

“Beware the beast”: Demonic Repression & Sex as Religion in CATACOMBS

On By C.H. NewellIn 1988, Film, Horror, Ian Abercrombie, Jeremy West, Laura Schaefer, Religion1 Comment

A demon, a woman, and a chocolate bar-eating monk walk into an abbey. Stop me if you've heard this one...

Bougie Morality & Dangerous Liminal Spaces in Dave Franco’s THE RENTAL

On By C.H. NewellIn Alison Brie, Dan Stevens, Dave Franco, Film, Horror, Jeremy Allen White, Sheila Vand, Thriller, Toby HussLeave a comment

Sometimes the Airbnb owner's a jerk, but it's the previous tenants who should really scare you.

From Patriarchy to Matriarchy: Purging the Toxic Male in MIDSOMMAR

On By C.H. NewellIn Ari Aster, Film, Florence Pugh, Folk Horror, Horror, Jack Reynor, Will Poulter4 Comments

Want to be rid of your toxic boyfriend? Take him to Hårga!

Grotesque Guilt & Spiritual Rebirth in THE DEEPER YOU DIG

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Drama, Film, Horror, John Adams, Mikhail Bakhtin, Surrealism, Toby Poser, Zelda Adams2 Comments

A family film-making team turns a familiar tale into a creepy, otherworldly, and intensely emotional journey.

“We’ve all got our car payments”: What We Lose for Money in DREAMLAND

On By C.H. NewellIn 2020, Bruce McDonald, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Juliette Lewis, Stephen McHattie, Tony BurgessLeave a comment

I saved the world today. Everybody's happy now.