Michael Day’s Clawfoot is one f***ed-up flick. It maintains an ice-cold satirical tone while upping the ante on casual viciousness, morphing from a psychological cat-and-mouse game into a sadistic bloodbath. It draws a few controversial conclusions in its dissection of…
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For more proof that the great Texas indie tradition rides on, take a good squint at the stark black-and-white crime drama Blind Escape, written and directed by Chris Kinzie. The film follows Fred Herman (Evan Jackson Moore), a despondent laundry…
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The In Between sees director and journalist Robie Flores returning to her hometown of Eagle Pass, TX, on the border with Mexico. She comes back to revisit the town in the wake of the death of her younger brother, Marcelo,…
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Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Only Murders in the Building Season 4 Episode 5. Last week’s episode of Only Murders in the Building Season 4 left off on quite the cliffhanger, as the trio came face to…
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Long before he brought the world of The Walking Dead to screens, Frank Darabont was establishing himself as one of the best Stephen King adaptation directors, particularly with The Shawshank Redemption. The 1994 prison drama was Darabont's second adaptation of…
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NOW ON NETFLIX! Glenn Close is closer to finally getting that Oscar thanks to her stellar work in the stumbling exorcism picture The Deliverance, directed by Lee Daniels and written by David Coggeshall and Elijah Bynum. Based on a true…
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In 1968, Rosemary's Baby was released and became one of the most influential horror movies of all time. 56 years later, Apartment 7A tells the story of what happened just as Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes moved into New York's…
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It’s no surprise that baking competitions are a sweet spot for TV lovers. Combining creativity with skill, the blend of these delicious layers adds another level of excitement to the reality TV genre. Moreover, the drama of experimentation in competition…
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It feels providential that I discovered co-writer/director Alice Maio Mackay’s Satranic Panic while exploring stylish LGBTQ+ horror. Set in Australia and blending musical and road trip elements, the comedic horror outing follows the adventures of Aria (Cassie Hamilton) and Jay (Zarif)…
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Ty Roberts’ inspirational sports drama You Gotta Believe relies on age-old playbooks to a fault. It’s a true story and a surefire tear-jerker, but Lane Garrison’s screenplay is reductively hokey at the worst times. Fort Worth’s Westside All-Stars defied the…
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With a rare career exclusively full of hits, Quentin Tarantino is undeniably one of the most prolific filmmakers of all-time, and Pulp Fiction is not only an exemplary example of his unique style, but arguably still his best film. The…
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Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for From Season 3 Episode 1. The third season of MGM+'s sci-fi horror series From returns to entrap us in its creepy little town where Harold Perrineau's Sheriff Boyd continues to unravel the…
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