Talk to Me
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Things have been very bad for much of the world for a very long time, and they won’t improve any time soon. I don’t mean to start things off on a bummer note, but to point out that from such dire circumstances comes one benefit: the horror movie renaissance that started in the late 2010s only seems to be getting better. Just this year we’ve gotten the low-fi nightmares Skinamarink and The Outwaters, horror comedy with M3GAN and Cocaine Bear, another mostly solid entry in the Scream franchise, too many indie horror films to list here (Bad Girl Boogey and Brooklyn 45 are but a couple), and the roaring return of the Evil Dead series. Even if there weren’t another release for the rest of the year, it’d still be a great year for horror. Continue Reading →
Millie Lies Low
One bad decision leads to another in this well-acted and sharply filmed comedy.
(This review is part of our coverage of the 2022 South by Southwest Festival)
Everything appears to be good to go for Millie (Ana Scotney), the eponymous lead of Millie Lies Low. As the film opens, she's situated in her seat on an airplane, set to take her to a life-changing internship in New York City. But it quickly becomes apparent that something is very wrong: Millie’s breathing grows frantic, her eyes widen, her pores feel on fire. Soon enough, her tranquility has been replaced by screaming demands that she needs to get off this plane immediately. Continue Reading →