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Berlinale 2021: Giallo meets Jeffrey Epstein in “The Scary of Sixty-first”

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Dasha Nekrasova leaps out of the gate with an audacious, out-there horror debut as creepy as it is transgressive.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

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

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

Gena Radcliffe Posted on February 14, 2021February 13, 2021

“After Midnight,” or horror as couples therapy

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Shudder’s latest is at least as much a relationship drama as a monster movie, but somehow isn’t bad.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on February 10, 2021February 9, 2021

“Saint Maud” and the horror of utter devotion

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Rose Glass writes and directs an unforgettably creepy story about a troubled young nurse’s efforts to save her patient’s soul.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

“A Nightmare Wakes” does its subject no favors

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The Shudder original turns the creation of “Frankenstein” into bad psychodrama theater.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on February 6, 2021February 6, 2021

Sundance 2021: Don’t try to understand “The Blazing World”

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Carlson Young writes, directs and stars in a baffling horror-fantasy about a young woman who disappears into an elaborate alternate universe

Gena Radcliffe Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Censor” is a video nasty throwback suitable for all rages

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Prano Bailey-Bond makes her debut at Sundance with a chilling ode to the video nasty, featuring a killer turn from Niamh Algar.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Eight for Silver” lacks bark and bite

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Sean Ellis’ werewolf period piece is a humorless medley of conflicting approaches that somehow ends up dull.

Matt Cipolla Posted on January 31, 2021January 30, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Knocking” loses its footing

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Buoyed by an excellent lead performance, Frida Kempff’s psychological horror is harrowing, but ill-served by a weak ending.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on January 30, 2021January 30, 2021

Sundance 2021: “In the Earth” never fully blossoms

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Ben Wheatley’s pandemic-shot sci-fi effort is a derivative and predictable trip through the fog despite a few choice moments.

Matt Cipolla Posted on January 29, 2021February 3, 2021

“The Queen of Black Magic” casts a stylish spell

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Shudder’s remake of the 1981 cult horror focuses more on the titular queen’s victims, but is still a gory good time.

Marshall Estes Posted on January 26, 2021January 25, 2021

“Psycho Goreman” swings for the fences but misses

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The latest Shudder original is a clever homage to movies of the past, but quickly loses its focus.

Sean Price Posted on January 21, 2021January 19, 2021

“The Empty Man” is, in fact, hollow

The Empty Man
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David Prior’s overlong occult horror is stylish but suffers from sluggish pacing and a lackluster hero.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021

“Servant” spins its wheels in a messy season 2

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The M. Night Shyamalan executive produced series continues to serve up spooky atmosphere, but quickly loses its way.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

“Hunted” speaks out of both sides of its mouth

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Vincent Paronnaud’s over the top slasher film wants to say something about misogyny while treating its female lead as an object to be abused.

Michael Snydel Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” closes the book with an effective Part 4

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Netflix’s campy, grimy retelling of the teen witch tale reaches its end, dutifully sending off its characters before overstaying their welcome.

Marshall Estes Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020

“A Creepshow Holiday Special” is an unpleasant lump of coal

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Greg Nicotero writes & directs a disappointingly juvenile collection of horror cliches & well-tread jokes.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

Witches cast a boring spell in “The Pale Door”

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Aaron B. Koontz’s horror-western is a dusty, frightfully dull collection of cliches.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on December 15, 2020December 14, 2020

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