August 28, 2023 at 10:00 am
The art of sex and sleaze: or, what ‘The Idol’ got wrong
In one of the early interviews with Lily Rose Depp, of The Idol, she says that at the beginning it seems that her character Jocelyn is ...
August 8, 2023 at 9:00 am
Yellowjackets: In Defense of the Cannibal
*Spoilers below*
The most romantic, tragic, and bone-chilling moment in Showtime’s Yellowjackets, occurs in the second ...
March 2, 2022 at 9:00 am
Euphoria season 2 backtracks on a beautiful message — and that’s a shame
A year ago, around the time of Zendaya‘s Emmy win, I wrote an article largely praising the (even at the time) controversial HBO ...
January 20, 2022 at 9:00 am
Boy Harsher’s ‘The Runner’ doesn’t answer your questions and it doesn’t need to
The majority of reviews out now for noise band Boy Harsher‘s horror short The Runner question whether the 40 minute film could ...
December 17, 2021 at 10:00 am
Premiere: Dropper “Memoirs of Working in a Bowling Alley”
Photo by Cirsty Burton
I am a huge proponent for the therapeutic benefits of using a creative outlet to deal with past trauma and my ...
November 16, 2021 at 10:30 am
Premiere: Boy Deluxe’s ‘Risen’ is a must listen
Photo by V Robitaille
I am such a sucker for dark music, especially when its in the synth pop universe. Boy Deluxe‘s new EP ...
November 2, 2021 at 9:00 am
Horror villain of the week: Dr. Hannibal Lecter
This past month I have explored our love affair with horror movie villains ranging from ancient vampires, to ghostly urban legends, to ...
November 1, 2021 at 9:00 am
Final Girl of the week: Clarice Starling
A lot of my Final Girls the past few weeks have been defined by their roles as narrative foil to the villains who they defeat. I ...
October 29, 2021 at 9:00 am
Final Girl of the Week: Brigitte Fitzgerald
There aren’t enough female werewolves. This is a disappointment because the werewolf myth works so perfectly as a female coming ...
October 25, 2021 at 9:00 am
Horror villain of the week: Carrie White
To make Carrie White this week’s horror villain was a difficult decision because truthfully she is not really a villain. ...
October 21, 2021 at 9:00 am
Final Girl of the week: Brianna Cartwright
Content warning: police violence
I should preface this article by mentioning that Helen Lyle, of the original Candyman, was a ...
October 18, 2021 at 9:00 am
Horror villain of the week: Candyman
We had an urban legend in our town when I was a kid. I don’t know where or how it got started but that’s often the case ...