The Dread Lurking In The Shadows Of ‘The Strangers’

As a couple is in the midst of being violently murdered, they ask the three masked strangers standing over them why they’re doing this. The answer? “Because you were home.” Bryan Bertino’s 2008 horror feature The Strangers is a tight, nihilistic film about how...

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The Wilderness of ‘Wendy’: A Conversation with Benh Zeitlin

Writer-director Benh Zeitlin has made quite the name for himself considering he’s only directed one film up until now. Most of that attention came in 2012 after the beauty of Beasts of the Southern Wild struck and all fell prey to its floating expression of magical...

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Berlinale 2020: French Documentary 'Little Girl' is Inspiringly Beautiful

This is one of the most beautiful documentaries I have ever seen. Without a doubt. I need to start with that statement. Everyone's personal definition of what is "beautiful" is different, but I think this is one time we can all agree that this film is objectively...

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The 50 Best Coming-of-Age Movies Ever

Growing up: we all do it. No two people have exactly the same coming-of-age story, yet more often than not, we’re drawn to many the same youth-centered stories on screen, deeming them classics and rewatching them again and again. Young people are rarely given...

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Noah Schnapp in Official Trailer for Young Aspiring Chef Drama 'Abe'

"You are mixing 'fusion' with 'confusion'." Blue Fox Entertainment has unveiled the trailer for a fun family film titled simply Abe, which originally premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year in the Sundance Kids section. Abe is a 12-year-old boy from...

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Official Trailer for Religious Miracle in Portugal True Story Film 'Fatima'

"What do you want from us?" Picturehouse has debuted an official US trailer for an indie drama based on a true story titled Fatima. A powerful and uplifting drama about the power of faith, Fatima tells the story of a 10-year-old shepherd and her two young cousins...

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‘The Carpenter’ Might Just Be the Most Bizarre Movie on Amazon Prime

Welcome to The Prime Sublime, a column dedicated to the underseen and underloved films buried beneath page after page of far more popular fare on Amazon’s Prime Video collection. We’re not just cherry-picking obscure titles, though, as these are movies that we...

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Watch: Stylish Vampire Short 'Suicide by Sunlight' from Nikyatu Jusu

"You don't have to be scared of mommy." In a near future New York City, Black Vampires walk amongst us. Suicide by Sunlight is an impressive short film made by up-and-coming filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu, and it originally premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival...

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‘The Clone Wars’ Explained: Sins Remembered in ‘A Distant Echo’

Clones are born to die. Bred in labs, from cells sold by the bounty hunter Jango Fett, clones wake up to a life of service. Here’s your armor. Here’s your blaster. Go get them droids, and we’ll sit back and watch from our throne rooms. In the previous six seasons...

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Watch ‘The Invisible Man,’ Then Watch These Movies

If you’ve never seen James Whale’s 1933 adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, that’s definitely a must-see before or after the new version (as I’d recommended at the start of the year). Other sequels and parodies are also worth watching to varied enjoyment...

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Review: 'The Invisible Man' is a Must-See Modern Psychological Thriller

Actor and screenwriter Leigh Whannell and director James Wan changed the horror landscape when their low-budget sleeper hit Saw became a cultural phenomenon in 2004. After the massive success of their feature debut, the Australian filmmaking duo continued to...

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Official Trailer for Covenant Horror 'The Dawn' Starring Devanny Pinn

"She only knows what the demon allows her to see!" Kaleidoscope Entertainment + Lionsgate have released an official trailer for an indie horror film titled The Dawn, which is headed straight-to-DVD this month for anyone who likes watching this kind of supernatural...

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Virginie Efira & Omar Sy in Festival Trailer for Anne Fontaine's 'Police'

"Why us? It's not our job." Studiocanal France has unveiled the first trailer for a new film titled Police, also going under the title Night Shift, the latest from French filmmaker Anne Fontaine (Coco Before Chanel, Gemma Bovery, The Innocents). This just premiered...

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