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The audience meets Ozzie Gray at a turning point in her life, dealing with her past trauma through an upbringing with a grandmother, Dorothy Bell, who was violent towards her and scorned by the public for acts of arson that led to the death of others. However, Ozzie holds onto the fond memories of her
Anx and Cass are on opposite ends of the scale when it comes to personality. Anx is overly cautious while Cass grabs life by the balls and makes the most of every moment. After a night together, the two begin a slightly distant relationship, but when a bizarre pandemic breaks out that causes people to meld
Baby Assassins: Nice Days is a 2024 Japanese action buddy comedy film, written and directed by Yugo Sakamoto. The film is the third installment of the Baby Assassins series of films, also written and directed by Saksmoto. Whilst on vacation in Miyazaki, Japan, Chisato, and Mahiro’s downtime is interrupted when tasked with eliminating a target.
A prequel to the 1968 horror masterpiece, Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby, Natalie Erika James Apartment 7a takes place up just before Rosemary Woodhouse moves into the infamous Bramford. Apartment 7A instead follows Terry Gionoffrio (Julia Garner) an aspiring dancer/actor whose career takes a drastic turn when a nasty fall damages her ankle and turns her to persona
Ghost Killer is a 2024 Japanese action crime film written by Yugo Sakamoto and directed by Kensuke Sonomura. Sonomura is mostly known for his work as a stuntman, stunt coordinator, and stunt director in movies, TV series, and video games. This film is Sonomura’s third directorial work, having previously directed Hydra (2019) and Bad City
Every year horror fans are inundated with a slew of holiday-themed horror, with a select few becoming instant classics. Even at Fantastic Fest, where we caught There’s Something in The Barn, it was not the only holiday-themed horror film in the line-up (Check out our review of The Uncle). However, many of these films fall
Mushrooms, originally known as Grzyby, is a Polish 2023 mystery thriller, written and directed by Paweł Borowski. Beginning his directorial career with the short animated comedy Love Gamestation (2001), Paweł continued to write and direct the short film Kocham cie (2003), as well as the feature-length titles Zero (2009), and I Am Lying Now (2019).
Tammy lives a regular teenage life, with an overbearing bible-thumping mother-in-law who hates filth and a father who would do anything for her daughter, whether it be beheading a donkey that got an erection at her birthday party or having her walk over his face in stilettos. You know, standard family stuff. However, Tammy’s awakening
Door is a 1988 Japanese psychological horror thriller written and directed by Banmei Takahashi with additional writing from Ataru Oikawa. Beginning his career in Pinku Eiga in the 70s, Takahashi has worked with some of the greats in the genre, such as Mamoru Watanabe and Koji Wakamatsu to name a few. He is notable for
Visitors (Complete Edition) is a Japanese 2023 Splatter horror comedy, written and directed by Kenichi Ugana. Beginning his theatrical debut in 2016 with the “Gal film” Ganguro Gals Riot (2016), Kenichi went on to write and direct Good-Bye Silence (2018), Extraneous Matter Complete Edition (2021), and Rolling Marbles (2021). The film is a continuation of