Cyclops (1987) Japan made a good number of direct-to-video horror shorts in the ’80s, and Cyclops is one of the better ones, even though the story is almost incomprehensible. Takamori (Kazuhiro Sano) is obsessed with birth defects, specifically “cyclopia,” where the two eyes fuse together in the womb […]
Director Damian Lahey’s contemplative film Simple Like Silver (2021) couldn’t come at a better time. At its core, it is about how people’s lives intersect, directly or indirectly. Even if someone never meets face-to-face, they are connected by universal truths and emotions like fear, sadness, hope, and exhilaration. […]
There’s something about the heat of summer that makes me want to watch something slow and surreal, like a series of mirages forming and transforming as I float in my summer heat bubble with a cold beverage. None of the films I’m thinking of are classic summertime fare, […]
August Underground (2001) is one of those films defined by word of mouth and rumors. When it came out, the internet wasn’t as all-encompassing as it is now; things were still spread manually, passed around in niche underground networks. The internet was still in its “wild west” phase, […]
Making something adorable terrifying generally has the potential to be either shocking or hilarious. Sometimes it’s intentionally hilarious, and sometimes it’s just funny in its failure to be shocking. And what is more synonymous with adorable than fuzzy bunnies? So, naturally, there are a whole raft of horror […]
“These creatures of the night range from flamboyantly diabolical to tragically misunderstood, so it’s no surprise that they have a particularly dedicated fandom within the queer community. And since it’s the first Saturday of Pride Month, I think we all deserve a little treat. So let’s break down […]
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