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Image is from the film 'Slaxx' (2020). A young woman wearing a fur coat and space buns is being strangled by a pair of jeans.

‘Slaxx’ (2020) – You Need to See This Movie About Killer Pants…

By: Jacinda Perez 14th Apr 2021

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What honestly makes this film whole is the writing, because it incorporates all the elements needed to tell a complete story.

An elderly couple (played by Shelia McCarthy and Julian Richings) hold each other in panic. They're standing in a dimly lit hallway. The woman has dishvelled white hair and the man has thin receeding hair. The man looks calmer than the woman, who is more alarmed by what she is looking at.

REVIEW: ‘Anything for Jackson’ (2020) is a Delightfully Twisted Horror With Real Charm

By: Kevin Woodley 20th Dec 2020

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Featuring a demonic contortionist that will make you scream, Dyck’s swerve into the horror genre is well worth an evening’s sacrifice.

Image from the film Spiral. A man looks through a door holding a camera.

REVIEW: ‘Spiral’ (2020) is an Enjoyable If Reductive Horror Film

By: wsahmad 23rd Sep 202022nd Sep 2020

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Spiral, the latest from director Kurtis David Harder and writers Colin Minihan and John Poliquin becomes one of the most unapologetically queer horror films in recent memory.

Image still from the horror film Host. On a Zoom call, four women look scared and in distress.

REVIEW: Zoom-based horror ‘Host’ (2020) is short, sharp and scary

By: Kevin Woodley 16th Aug 202013th Aug 2020

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A dark, devilish reminder of a terrible and very strange year.

Image still from the horror film Impetigore. Tara Basro staring at an ominous building within yellow mist.

REVIEW: Indonesian Horror ‘Impetigore’ (2020) is a Gruesome Walk in the Backwoods

By: Kevin Woodley 26th Jul 202025th Jul 2020

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Anwar’s film is a malevolent time in the backwoods that owes more to a sublime sense of place than cheap gore.

REVIEW: Shudder Original ‘The Beach House’ (2020) is Neither Scary nor Memorable

By: Kevin Woodley 6th Jul 202028th Jun 2020

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Although The Beach House has all the ingredients of a smart low-budget terror, it has none of the bite.

REVIEW: ‘Blood Quantum’ (2020) is a Fascinating Native Reinvention of the Age-Old Zombie Genre

By: Ariel Kling 23rd May 202021st May 2020

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Blood Quantum, due to its unique take on the zombie horror genre that has sent so many films of its kind into the backdrop for their sheer lack of new ideas.

An image from the horror film Z. A woman and son look at each other across the room, and in the middle is a monster painted on the wall.

REVIEW: ‘Z’ (2020) is an Imaginary Friend from Hell

By: Kevin Woodley 19th May 202017th May 2020

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Z is an entertaining, competently shot exploration of parental fears and the vivid imagination of children.