INSIDE: As If Motherhood Wasn’t Tough Enough

On 08/23/201705/27/2018 By C.H. NewellIn Alexandre Bustillo, Alysson Paradis, Film, Horror, Julien Maury, New French ExtremityLeave a comment

The trials and tribulations of motherhood, drenched in sheets of blood and gore. Plus, Béatrice Dalle: need I say more?

Top of the Lake – China Girl: Episode 4

On 07/28/201707/28/2017 By C.H. NewellIn BBC Two, Elisabeth Moss, Ewen Leslie, Jane Campion, Nicole Kidman, Season 2, Top of the LakeLeave a comment

Brett involves himself in the China girl's case. Meanwhile, Robin meets Puss, with disastrous results.

SHELLEY: What Would You Accept to Replace a Dead Child?

On 10/29/201612/13/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Ali Abbasi, Cosmina Stratan, Drama, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Film, HorrorLeave a comment

SHELLEY takes us past the threshold of ROSEMARY'S BABY, helping us discover what Satan's spawn might do in its infancy.

Female Psyche Under Patriarchal Pressure: UNDER THE SHADOW’s Haunting Allegory

On 10/09/201612/14/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Allegory, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi, Djinn, Film, Horror, Islamic Revolution, Narges Rashidi, Women's RightsLeave a comment

UNDER THE SHADOW serves as an allegory for the pressure of patriarchy after the Islamic Revolution.

ANTIBIRTH’s Body Horror Is Gross & Nothing More

On 09/07/201605/17/2017 By C.H. NewellIn 2016, Antibirth, Body Horror, Chloë Sevigny, Danny Perez, Film, Horror, Mark Webber, Natasha LyonneLeave a comment

One woman's rough night out becomes a somehow even worse nightmare than just an assault, when she discovers she's pregnant. With... something.