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July 9, 2022

Inside the weird, wild Gothic drama of V.C. Andrews movies

As Lifetime premieres a new addition to the Dollanganger Saga, we offer a crash course on what’s led us all to this. 
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October 16, 2020

Inside the blood-soaked Gothic romance of “Crimson Peak”

Guillermo del Toro's criminally overlooked ode to Daphne du Maurier turns five, and it's as potent as ever.
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September 16, 2020

“The Devil All The Time” finds faith in Southern gothic misery

Antonio Campos sprawling, period-crime drama boasts an impressive cast centered around an unflinching Tom Holland performance.
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August 25, 2020

“Stoker” brought Park Chan-wook to America for a Gothic exercise in style

The director's sole English-language film to date is a simmering, occasionally empty exercise in Hitchcockian style.
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September 16, 2022

X prequel Pearl is a candy-colored origin story soaked in Technicolor blood

Ti West and Mia Goth follow up their '70s porn slasher six months prior with a bloody, fascinating mashup of Psycho and The Wizard of Oz.
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January 31, 2023

Sundance 2023: Infinity Pool & Fair Play

Brandon Cronenberg & Chloe Domont direct stylish films about sex & violence among the bourgeoise wealthy.
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January 14, 2023

10 films we can’t wait to see at Sundance 2023

From anticipated followups by acclaimed filmmakers to exciting debuts by new voices, here's a shortlist of what to catch at this year's fest.
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March 20, 2022

X offers up retro slasher sleaze with a meta money shot

Ti West's deviously inventive porno-horror balances sick kills with an aching longing for the vagaries of youth.
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January 19, 2021

10 films we can’t wait to see at Sundance 2021

From harrowing docs about COVID to Nic Cage's latest dive into insanity, there's a lot to look forward to at this year's Sundance.
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February 25, 2020

Emma. Review: More Merry Than Wise

Autumn de Wilde's straightforward adaptation of Jane Austen's novel has its charming moments, but that doesn't make up for its missed opportunities.
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October 26, 2018

Suspiria (2018) Review: A Bone-Chilling Descent Into Existential Horror

Luca Guadagnino’s disturbing, cerebral remake of the Dario Argento giallo original is an ice-hot knife to the cerebellum, its scares shrouded in terrifying mystique. This..
Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special (HBO Max)H
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February 10, 2023

Harley Quinn gets to solidify its greatest strengths with A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special

A smorgasbord of Valentine’s Day shenanigans allows viewers to appreciate all the show's humor and heart.
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December 19, 2022

The 25 Best Films of 2022

From After Yang to Top Gun, we break down our favorite movies of the year.
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November 12, 2022

Mandrake offers up some moody but muddled folk horror

Lynne Davison directs a Shudder original that compensates with atmosphere what it lacks in plot coherence.
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August 25, 2021

Sci-fi noir Reminiscence is best left forgotten

Hugh Jackman chases down the ghost of Rebecca Ferguson through futuristic memory tech in Lisa Joy's ponderous, limp tech-noir pastiche.
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February 14, 2021

Exploring the ever-diminishing returns of the “Crow” franchise

While the first movie in the series was stylish & unexpectedly moving, it was tainted by cheap, empty sequels that forgot what made it special.
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March 17, 2020

“Little Fires Everywhere” Fails to Ignite

Hulu’s high brow suburban soap opera features compelling performances, but leaves the viewer cold.
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March 23, 2019

How Quirk Killed Tim Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”

Burton's dark, misguided adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's novel ages particularly poorly among the rest of his works.
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March 18, 2019

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late-Period Tim Burton

Tim Burton's recent films are dismissed as confused (dark) shadows of his career heights, but they contain brief glimmers of the filmmaker's return to form.
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September 6, 2018

Film Review: The Nun Is Campy Fun, But Relies on Some Bad Habits

Expanding the ever-widening Conjuring universe, this origin story/prequel of one of the universe’s spookiest threats is downright silly – which may not be the worst..