Peg Aloi
We are seeing some very fine horror these days. You can’t throw a (fire) stick without having it land in some rotting corpse, a spooky cave, or in a serial killer’s cup of coffee.
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In Fabric is a mesh of black comedy, horror, and art house psychedelia. I found it wildly original.
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Peter Keough has edited a useful, insightful, and delightful new collection of short essays that explore films that appeal to adults who seek childlike glee or awe at the movies.
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Though the story’s events are set in the present, the Gen X music feels right, coming as it does from an era when fear, decadence, and moral hypocrisy also dominated our culture.
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There are few films these days that feel like such a familiar and sorely-needed balm for stressful times.
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Marianne is one of the slickest horror series I’ve seen on Netflix.
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If Castle Rock is intended to be a commentary on Trump’s not-so-great America, well, what better genre than horror to spread the angst?
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Like Breaking Bad, El Camino subtly suggests that justice is a relative concept.
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This clever Japanese zombie film is a spirited attempt to blow up and reinvigorate the genre.
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Film Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2019
Our demanding critics choose the best (and the most disappointing) films of the year.
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