[FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW] ‘KRIYA’ ENTICES THE VIEWER TO ENTER A STRANGE AND FRIGHTENING WORLD
Kriya is a twisted genre-inflected tale that exposes debasement of women behind the sanctity of the Indian family and Hindu ritual traditions.
[FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL] ‘CLIMATE OF THE HUNTER’ USES VAMPIRES IN A UNIQUE AND INTRIGUING WAY
Climate of the Hunter starts as a simple story but becomes an intriguing puzzle for the viewer to solve.
[REVIEW] ‘THE BEACH HOUSE’ PUTS COMPLEX CHARACTERS TOGETHER IN A THOUGHT-PROVING THRILLER
In the midst of an extinction level event, The Beach House reminds us of how fragile human life really is.
[REVIEW] ‘RELIC’ TRAPS VIEWERS IN A DARK MAZE OF A FAMILY’S DEEPEST FEARS
Natalie Erica James’ first feature film is a slow-burn, emotional drama about the horrors of ageing parents and hidden family histories.
[ZINE] MONSTROUS FEMALE FEAR : THE POWER OF SADY BOYLE’S ‘DEAD BLONDES’ AND DAVID CRONENBERG’S ‘RABID’
While the roots of many of the fearful creatures Sady Doyle describes in her book are ancient, the stories of murder by exorcism, etc. are often very recent. It was with this last point in mind that I revisited one of my favorite films, David Cronenberg’s 1977 film Rabid.
[ZINE] DREAM HOME (2010): HOW TO MAKE A LADY MONSTER
Cheng Lai Sheung (played by Josie Ho) evolves from dutiful daughter to mass murderer in Ho-Cheung Pang’s film Dream Home (2010).
[EDITORIAL] TWIN TALES OF TAGALOG TERROR, 2020 EDITION
Attracted by the welcoming Filipino government, Americans made movies there that they couldn’t make at home. The archipelago became a fertile environment for filmmakers to to let their imaginations run wild!
[REVIEW] ‘BLOOD ON HER NAME’ IS AN INTENSE, RURAL-NOIR THRILLER WITH HITCHCOCKIAN OVERTONES
Blood on Her Name (2020) is an intense, rural-noir thriller with Hitchcockian overtones that takes the viewer on a voyage into the dark and turbulent lives of its characters.
[REVIEW] VINEGAR SYNDROME’S ‘BLOOD MANIA’ AND ‘POINT OF TERROR’ SET RIPS THE SCREAMS RIGHT OUT OF YOUR THROAT!
Blood Mania and Point of Terror, two nearly forgotten ghoulish tales of madness, mayhem, and murder, were rescued from obscurity by Vinegar Syndrome.
[REVIEW] ‘VOLITION’ ASKS HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO CHANGE THE FUTURE
The Smith Brothers first film Volition is a well-written, fast-paced story with great characters, plenty of action, and deep questions.