Vanessa Maki serves up some bubblegum horror for your watch list… When some people think about horror, they aren’t always thinking about colorful atmospheres or daylight terrors. Their minds are likely going to darker aesthetics, gothic/southern gothic architecture, and terror occurring during the late night hours. Despite all of that, horror can also feature bright […]
Made for Cinemas: Can Sinners Save the Big Screen Experience?
Original films have been met with apathy lately, but can Sinners help turn that tide and save the big screen experience? Without sounding like a broken record, it’s pretty clear that the studios greenlighting the majority of Hollywood’s tentpole pictures steer hugely in favour of recognisable IPs. Whether it’s sequels, remakes, reboots, biopics, or adaptations […]
10 Great Recent Horror Movies You Need To See
Here are ten recent scarers you need to see… If mainstream cinema and blockbuster spectaculars have had a largely tough time finding traction with audiences in the past five years, horror films have had the exact opposite. The past decade has seen a healthy rise in inventive and boundary-pushing horror movies, with the past five […]
How Indie Horror Went Mainstream in 2024
EJ Moreno looks at the rise of independent horror movies in 2024… What a knockout year for horror overall. While the point of this piece is to spotlight what a fantastic ride it’s been in the independent horror space, we’ve seen major studios drop surprising bangers like The First Omen and Smile 2. But we […]
The 2024 Flickering Myth Horror Awards
EJ Moreno and Flickering Myth honor the year in horror… Welcome to the second 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’s landscape looks much different than the previous years. It’s great to see the genre thrive like this. […]
Are the Oscars Daring Enough to Nominate Demi Moore for The Substance?
It’s the talk of cinephile circles and Demi Moore gives a career-best performance. But is The Substance too icky for the Oscars? At its best, cinema will sneak up on you and deliver something no one could have expected. A dazzling kaleidoscopic rollercoaster body horror starring Demi Moore? No one would have predicted a project […]
16th Dorian Film Awards Nominations: Genre films The Substance and I Saw the TV Glow dominate
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, consisting of over 500 entertainment critics, journalists and media icons, today announced the group’s democratically chosen nominees for its 16th Dorian Film Awards. The Dorians go to both mainstream and LGBTQ-themed content, celebrating what the group calls “the expert Q+ eye on entertainment.” Leading with an impressive nine […]
100 Years of Horror: Unmissable Movies from 1924 to 2024
We’re diving back through a hundred years of horror and picking one unmissable film every ten years from 1924 to 2024… The history of cinema, from silent pictures to a stellar selection of horror films this year alone, shows that the horror genre has plenty to offer discerning viewers. If you want to add some gems […]
Movie Review – The Substance (2024)
The Substance, 2024. Written and Directed by Coralie Fargeat. Starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Gore Abrams, Hugo Diego Garcia, Olivier Raynal, Tiffany Hofstetter, Tom Morton, Jiselle Burkhalter, Axel Baille, Oscar Lesage, Matthew Géczy, Philip Schurer, Daniel Knight, Namory Bakayoko, and Bill Bentley. SYNOPSIS: A fading celebrity decides to use a black-market drug, a […]
Ten Great Comeback Performances
A career slump is often impossible to escape from but sometimes, just sometimes, a performer gets a shot and delivers a comeback performance that puts them back in the spotlight… Hollywood is a fickle place. One minute you can be hot and the next not. Whether it’s a run-of-flops or the wrong kind of infamy, […]
