Hulu’s Muddled Psychological Horror Is Only Occasionally Effective But Its Incessant Scratching Noises Really Got To Me

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Hulu’s Muddled Psychological Horror Is Only Occasionally Effective But Its Incessant Scratching Noises Really Got To Me

Searching WebMD is a beast for many people, and Control Freak knows this well. The Hulu original horror film chronicles the story of a motivational speaker, Val (Kelly Marie Tran), who, while preparing for an important upcoming tour, is plagued…

Mickey 17 Review: Darkly Comedic and Thought-Provoking

Bong Joon-ho, the visionary director behind Parasite and Snowpiercer, delivers another intelligent, genre-blending spectacle with Mickey 17, a darkly comedic science fiction film that explores identity, capitalism, and survival. Based on Edward Ashton’s novel Mickey 7, the film stars Robert…

The Wellbrexa Informant Steps Out of the Shadows

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Matlock Episode 15.There's a light at the end of Matty's (Kathy Bates) Wellbrexa investigation on Matlock, but there's still a lot of darkness to get through before she's truly on the other…

The Kids Are Not Alright In Alex Ullom’s Evocative Existential Horror Debut [SXSW]

AUSTIN – Four young friends on the cusp of the rest of their lives get stuck on an unending forest road that seemingly goes nowhere. They drive on and on, the dorky jokes they initially share together fading almost entirely…

I Was Bowled Over By Ray Nicholson’s First Lead Horror Role In This Samara Weaving Stalker Movie

Borderline already had me on its side from the beginning by copping the title of Madonna's early hit single to underscore everything that it does best as both a stalker thriller and a movie about obsession with pop music. But…

‘Severance’ Season 2 Episode 9 Recap: Devour Feculence

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Severance Season 2 Episode 9. It was all Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette) all the time in last week's episode of Severance. Her return to Salt's Neck revealed much about both Cobel's background…

A Risk-Taking Tarantino and Cronenberg-Influenced Adventure

With movie theaters and streaming platforms overflowing with sequels and remakes, new and fresh ideas are always welcome. The Devil and the Daylong Brothers is a daring project. Directed by Brandon McCormick, The Devil and the Daylong Brothers mixes action,…

A Villainous Misadventure with Heart

The latest animated feature from the SpongeBob SquarePants universe, Plankton: The Movie, takes center stage as the second in a series of character-focused spin-off films. Following in the footsteps of its predecessor, this animated musical comedy puts the series’ resident…

The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie ushers in a new era for the Looney Tunes franchise by going back to basics. Back in 1996, Looney Tunes moved on from doing feature-length compilation cartoons to making a…

Timely Documentary Explores The Emotional Toll Of Wrongful Detention [SXSW]

The first scene of Adam Ciralsky and Subrata De’s propulsive new documentary “Take No Prisoners” begins with a prisoner exchange. As the camera peers through a porthole window of a private jet, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs (SPERA) Roger…

Screenlife Movies Get Their Own Heist Film With This Fantastically Tense Thriller

Watching Ronan Corrigan’s LifeHack transported me back to South by Southwest 2015, where I saw the premiere of Leo Gabriadze’s Unfriended. I sat there enamored by what would become a landmark kickstart for the screenlife horror movement, hypnotized by its…

Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys Drive Away With This Nightmarish Parental Horror

Under the Shadow filmmaker Babak Anvari returns to South by Southwest this year with an atypical one-location thriller. Hallow Road is every parent's nightmare, but its approach is uncommon. Actors Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys generate tension through a telephone…

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