EJ Moreno on the Academy Award nominations… The 2026 Oscars will be remembered as the night horror stopped asking for respect and started receiving it. For decades, horror fans have watched the Oscars with a familiar mix of hope and resignation. Every so often, the Academy would toss the genre a bone: a technical nomination […]
The 2025 Flickering Myth Horror Awards
EJ Moreno and Flickering Myth honor the year in horror… Welcome to the third Flickering Myth Horror Awards, the place to spotlight the best in our beloved spooky genre. From fan-favorite horror outings to prestige heavyweights, this year saw horror go more mainstream than ever, while still keeping its indie roots. With another solid year, […]
Movie Review – Rebuilding (2025)
Rebuilding, 2025. Written and Directed by Max Walker-Silverman. Starring Josh O’Connor, Lily LaTorre, Meghann Fahy, Kali Reis, Amy Madigan, Jefferson Mays, Nancy Morlan, Sam Engbring, Binky Griptite, Eli Malouff, Zeilyanna Martinez, and Jules Reid. SYNOPSIS: After wildfires take his ranch, a cowboy named Dusty winds up in a FEMA camp, finding community with others who […]
Bleeker Street shares trailer for Rebuilding starring Josh O’Connor
Ahead of its release this November, Bleecker Street has shared a poster and trailer for the upcoming drama Rebuilding. Written and directed by Max Walker-Silverman, the film follows Dusty (Josh O’Connor), a divorced cowboy who winds up in a FEMA camp after his ranch is destroyed by a wildfire, as tries to overcome the obstacles […]
Movie Review – Weapons (2025)
Weapons. 2025. Written and Directed by Zach Cregger. Starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Benedict Wong, Toby Huss, Austin Abrams, June Diane Raphael, Amy Madigan, Cary Christopher, Clayton Farris, Whitmer Thomas, Callie Schuttera, Luke Speakman, Melissa Ponzio, Sarah Kopkin, and Sergio Duque. SYNOPSIS: When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish […]
Zach Cregger’s Weapons delivers chilling trailer
Are any of us ready for the new horror maestro Zach Cregger has cooked up for us? Following his 2022 film Barbarian, the filmmaker is back with what looks to be another terrifying adventure into his twisted mind. Weapons is set for release this upcoming summer, and that gives us just enough time to brace […]
First teaser trailer for Barbarian director Zach Cregger’s new film Weapons
Warner Bros. has shared a first teaser trailer for Weapons, the upcoming horror from writer-director Zach Cregger (Barbarian) which sees a group of children from the same school mysteriously disappear at the same time. The cast of Weapons includes Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan. Watch […]
Shout! Factory brings Streets of Fire to 4K Ultra HD
Shout! Factory has announced that writer-director Walter Hill’s cult 1984 neo-noir rock musical Streets of Fire is set for 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition release this March; check out the cover artwork and details below… Amid a brooding rock & roll landscape, the Bombers motorcycle gang, led by the vicious Raven Shaddock (Willem Dafoe, John […]
Blu-ray Review – Uncle Buck (1989)
Uncle Buck, 1989. Directed by John Hughes. Starring John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Jean Louisa Kelly, Amy Madigan, Laurie Metcalf, and Gaby Hoffman. SYNOPSIS: John Candy goes round to Macaulay Culkin’s house and mayhem ensues. There’s something to be said for John Hughes movies from the 1980s, especially if you were of an age to see […]
Video Review – Antlers is too messy and too problematic to work
EJ Moreno with a review of the new horror film Antlers… Antlers is a long-delayed horror film by producer Guillermo del Toro and director Scott Cooper. While critic EJ Moreno feels the creature design and horror scenes were effective, the overly-serious tone and dated horror tropes weigh it down. Can the powers of good acting […]
