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‘The Vigil:’ a Hasidic horror movie

19 February, 2021 // Arts // 0 Comments
A beautifully reimagined take on a person’s internal demons personified, “The Vigil” (2019), directed by Keith Thomas, manages to be touching, engaging and scary despite its low budget and well-worn premise. A Hasidic community, often… Read More...
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‘Possessor’ is a horrific tale of technological intrusion

12 February, 2021 // Arts // 0 Comments
“Possessor” directed by Brandon Cronenberg is ostentatious, confusing and wholly unique in its artistic vision. This surrealist dramatic horror may be memorable and thought-provoking, but that does not excuse the vague, and at times boring,… Read More...
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‘Freaky’ is underwhelming but entertaining

4 December, 2020 // Arts // 0 Comments
I have seen very few movies in which I felt the writers truly captured the complexities of teen language and diction. “Freaky,” the newest teen horror released in theaters, truly felt like it was written… Read More...
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‘Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun’ serves as an absurdist escape for fans of sketch comedy

20 November, 2020 // Arts // 0 Comments
Over the past week, I have learned that Ed Helms’s real name is Egg Helms and that Jerry Seinfeld’s wifi name is, hilariously, “pretty fly for a wifi.” I learned these facts and much more… Read More...
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‘The Mortuary Collection’ is a hidden gem of horror

30 October, 2020 // Arts // 0 Comments
Anthology films are a massively important part of horror cinema, but the genre is often ignored or written off as a silly trend of the ’70s that went on too long. Much of this aversion… Read More...
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‘Haunted Mansion:’ a look back at a childhood horror

23 October, 2020 // Arts, Top News // 0 Comments
In my ongoing search for horror movies appropriate for every audience, I have been looking back at movies that scared me as a young child that I have continuously returned to as I have gotten… Read More...
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‘Scare Me’ is a self-indulgent love letter to horror

9 October, 2020 // Arts // 0 Comments
With a drought of theatrical releases this Halloween season, I’ve sought the products of various streaming services to fulfill my horror movie quota. On Oct. 1 the streaming service Shudder released Josh Ruben’s directorial debut… Read More...
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‘Trick ‘r Treat’ will get you in the mood for Halloween

2 October, 2020 // Arts // 0 Comments
With the spooky season upon us and Halloween fast approaching, the need for horror movie recommendations has skyrocketed. To fulfill my civic duty as a film critic, I thought now would be the best possible… Read More...
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“I’m Thinking of Ending Things:” A macabre breakup movie

18 September, 2020 // Arts // 0 Comments
Charlie Kaufman’s “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” odd, at times unbearably slow, pacing and hard-to-decipher surrealist atmosphere make it one of the most unsettling horror films of the last few years. Without the crutches of… Read More...
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