Peg Aloi
An enchanted forest, a stolen child, and a battle for survival: Travis Knight’s “Wildwood” is as emotionally rich as it is visually dazzling.
A selkie romance, a dubious life coach, and three couples in crisis: love takes some strange turns at this year’s Woodstock Film Festival.
From haunted islands to Gilead and outer space, four series keep the scary season alive.
Mike Flanagan’s ambitious update of Stephen King’s classic pairs a superb cast with social media cruelty and an expanding supernatural world that sometimes overwhelms the story.
David Kittredge’s lively, illuminating documentary revisits John Boorman’s troubled 1977 “Exorcist II: The Heretic”—a studio-era fiasco whose ambition, artistry, and afterlife now demand a second look.
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return to the Owens family in a handsome, fan-friendly follow-up whose appealing cast and witchy atmosphere cannot overcome a disjointed, derivative script.
This lush, beautifully acted adaptation follows a young woman’s struggle to pursue astronomy—and defy the sexist conventions of Edwardian England.
Director Jane Schoenbrun’s seductive, funny, and unsettling meditation on horror, desire, and cinema turns summer-camp carnage into a tale of identity, intimacy, and renewal.
Eli Roth’s brightly packaged slasher has an intriguing premise, sweet candy-colored visuals, and impressive effects, but its lazy derivations, forced humor, and AI-generated cartoons leave a sour aftertaste.
Handsome yet not easily typecast, Sam Neill built a quietly remarkable career playing heroes, villains, lovers, weirdos, and everything in between.
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