The Platform (2020)
“Hunger unleashes the madman in us.” More conceptually intriguing than it is satisfying by the nondescript end, The Platform nevertheless confronts its position on systemic injustice through sci-fi satire, pointing […]
Category Archives: Horror
Swallow (2020)
“I did something unexpected today.” The most fascinating film so far in 2020’s truncated schedule may very well be its most oblique. I’m talking about Swallow, a jagged little movie […]
The Hunt (2020)
“War is war.” Coined as controversial and delayed due to fears it might further divide an already separated country, The Hunt is the prime example of a terrible movie that […]
The Invisible Man (2020)
“He makes me feel like I’m the crazy one.” Famed novelist H.G. Wells’ 1897 classic piece of horror science fiction has once again been ushered into modernity, altering the dated […]
The Lodge (2020)
“We can’t stay where we are.” Profound grief and emotional dissonance highlight the internalized horrors of The Lodge, a film where the scares and the terrors are of their own macabre, […]
Underwater (2020)
“You lose your sense of time in the dark.” Practically lifeless, lit by the despair of isolating desolation, and set in the deepest trenches of Earth’s most terrifying and unexplored […]
Doctor Sleep (2019)
“They come back.” At its core, Doctor Sleep takes Stephen King’s novel (which I admittedly have not read) and flips the pages into a supernatural horror story built for the […]
Sweetheart (2019)
“I’ve never seen it during the day.” Conceptually speaking, Sweetheart is an intriguing and easy sell for curious audiences to buy into. The first predatory shot lifts the camera from underwater […]
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
“You mean well, but you’re kind of overbearing.” I remember enjoying 2009’s Zombieland because, during the utter deluge of zombie movies at the time, it was able to blend comedy and […]
Little Monsters (2019)
“It’s my job.” As a horror comedy, Little Monsters packs enough zombies and gut busting laughs to be lauded in both categories. What’s most impressive though is that the film […]
