
Terrifier 3 (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - October 10th, 2024 - Movie ReviewsTerrifier 3 is more of an audaciously repugnant test of endurance than it is anything else even moderately substantive. Interested parties already know who they are.
Terrifier 3 is more of an audaciously repugnant test of endurance than it is anything else even moderately substantive. Interested parties already know who they are.

A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) (4K Ultra HD) (Steelbook)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - October 8th, 2024 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and DVDA Quiet Place: Part One isn’t only a fantastic prequel, it’s just plain great all on its own outside of the two wonderful A Quiet Place films that preceded it.
A Quiet Place: Part One isn’t only a fantastic prequel, it’s just plain great all on its own outside of the two wonderful A Quiet Place films that preceded it.

Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - October 4th, 2024 - Movie ReviewsI still don’t think Joker: Folie à Deux works. But because of its ambition, and in large part because it gave me something I felt was worth the time and effort to think about after I left the theater, I’m willing to give Phillips and his creative team props for shaking things up.
I still don’t think Joker: Folie à Deux works. But because of its ambition, and in large part because it gave me something I felt was worth the time and effort to think about after I left the theater, I’m willing to give Phillips and his creative team props for shaking things up.

V/H/S/Beyond (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - October 4th, 2024 - Movie ReviewsThe V/H/S series happily shows no sign of slowing down, and V/H/S/Beyond is as thrilling an entry as any that has come before it.
The V/H/S series happily shows no sign of slowing down, and V/H/S/Beyond is as thrilling an entry as any that has come before it.

Hold Your Breath (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - October 2nd, 2024 - Movie ReviewsDirectors Karrie Crouse and William Joines have constructed a bleakly sparse Western where true horror is found in the emptiness of living one’s day-to-day life on the isolated extremes.
Directors Karrie Crouse and William Joines have constructed a bleakly sparse Western where true horror is found in the emptiness of living one’s day-to-day life on the isolated extremes.

Amber Alert (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - September 27th, 2024 - Movie ReviewsAmber Alert may run out of gas before the finish line, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still worth climbing into the passenger seat and going along for the ride.
Amber Alert may run out of gas before the finish line, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still worth climbing into the passenger seat and going along for the ride.

Azrael (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - September 27th, 2024 - Movie ReviewsThe filmmakers give birth to a new nightmare, one overflowing in possibilities and, it should be noted, several purposefully unanswered questions. Azrael is a blood-soaked blast.
The filmmakers give birth to a new nightmare, one overflowing in possibilities and, it should be noted, several purposefully unanswered questions. Azrael is a blood-soaked blast.

“Sweetheart Deal” – Interview with Elisa Levine
by Sara Michelle Fetters - September 27th, 2024 - Features Film Festivals Interviews“There’s something magical about watching [Sweetheart Deal] in a theater, surrounded by people who are fully engaged with the story — it’s a communal experience that amplifies the emotional impact of the film in a way that’s hard to replicate elsewhere.”
– Director Elisa Levine
“There’s something magical about watching [Sweetheart Deal] in a theater, surrounded by people who are fully engaged with the story — it’s a communal experience that amplifies the emotional impact of the film in a way that’s hard to replicate elsewhere.”
– Director Elisa Levine

Unforgettables: Cinematic Milestones #32 – Johnny Guitar (1954)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - September 25th, 2024 - FeaturesNicolas Ray’s queer-coded 1954 revisionist Western Johnny Guitar remains gloriously — and subversively — ahead of its time
Nicolas Ray’s queer-coded 1954 revisionist Western Johnny Guitar remains gloriously — and subversively — ahead of its time