Overlong and exploitative, The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It is a non-essential addition to the Conjuring Universe. The series started out great back in 2013 with the relatively unassuming original. The Conjuring was something of a surprise. It was that rarest of horror films—immensely commercially popular but also …
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Fantastic Fest Film Reviews: ‘Last Night in Soho’ with Thomasin McKenzie and Diana Rigg; ‘Freaks Out’ Will Shake You
"Last Night in Soho" and "Freaks Out" were two of the most intense films at this year's Fantastic Fest.
Read More »Fantastic Fest Exclusive Interview: Filmmaker Charlotte Colbert, Stars Alice Krige and Malcolm McDowell Talk About ‘She Will’
Nature, dreams and witches save a life in 'She Will.'
Read More »Fantastic Fest Exclusive Interview: Gigi Guerrero on the Horror of ‘Bingo Hell’
'Bingo Hell' borders on being a new sub-genre in the horror field because of its story about older people and gentrification.
Read More »Film Review: The Slow-Burn Creepiness of ‘The Nest’
James Suttles' film is a fun, slow-burning thriller that mixes several genres to good effect.
Read More »Film Review: The Claustrophobic ‘Rock, Paper and Scissors’
Sibling rivalry devolves into something far more sinister in this tense thriller from Argentina.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Shapeless’
Two key reasons to see 'Shapeless': Kelly Murtagh's subtle, nuanced portrayal and Samantha Aldana's stylized rendering of addiction's impact.
Read More »Movie Review: Netflix’s ‘Army of the Dead’ – Super Zombies Run Amok
Writer and director Zach Synder's 'Army of the Dead' seems like a cross between 'Escape from New York' and 'The Walking Dead.'
Read More »Midnighters, 2021 SXSW, ‘Broadcast Signal Intrusion’ & ‘The Feast’
The Feast, dramatic, paranormal and horrific in its own right, compels until the end. Though its genre differs from Broadcast Signal Intrusion, both films find appropriate synchronicity in SXSW's Midnighters category.
Read More »Film Review: ‘Sleepless Beauty’
Well made and intriguing, this film misses the mark by two percent but signals better work to come from the filmmakers.
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