Addicted to Love has to be one of the weirdest mainstream releases of the late 90s. In essence, it’s a response to the upswell of surveillance experiences, and the rise of [...]

Beau is Afraid may well turn out to be Ari Aster’s magnum opus, even though it represents somewhat of a sharp turn away from the horror of Hereditary and Midsommer. In [...]

To date, the Insidious franchise has been largely composed of prequels to the original film, all of which serve to establish paranormal investigator Elise Rainier, played by [...]

Catherine Hardwicke is one of the few directors working in Hollywood who is committed to women’s cinema as a distinct mode and experience. Her latest film, Mafia Mamma, is [...]

Kate & Leopold belongs to a unique class of American films and television series that were produced before September 11, but released after it. By pre-empting the needs [...]

Boston Strangler is Matt Ruskin’s dramatisation of the most notorious serial killer to ever strike in the Bay State capital. In the early 1960s, thirteen women were [...]

Orphan: First Kill is the prequel to 2009’s Orphan and like the original it’s an instant camp classic. Once again, the main character is Leena, a 31-year old woman with [...]

Like Old, Knock at the Cabin marks the start of what may come to be seen as M. Night Shyamalan’s late period. Both films move away from the twists that have become [...]

The third release in the Insidious franchise is more modest, but also more consistent, than the second, largely because it understands that Elise Rainier, the paranormal [...]

Sharper may be the most quintessential original film to come out on Apple TV+ to date. Directed by Benjamin Caron, it’s a contemporary spin on The Grifters, and revolves [...]