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Exit 8 is a 2025 Japanese psychological horror film written and directed by Genki Kawamura, with additional writing from Kentaro Hirase. The film is based on the video game of the same name, created by Kotake Create. Genki is known as a producer for such titles as the live-action adaptations Parasyte: Part 1 (2014) and
I was initially taken aback by the title of this film—I assumed that Lee Cronin was some prolific filmmaker that I had yet to familiarize myself with, but a quick Google search revealed that he’s a relatively new arrival to the mainstream. He stepped into the spotlight fairly recently by directing Evil Dead Rise back
Splatter: Naked Blood is a 1996 extreme splatter horror film written by Taketoshi Watari and directed by Hisayasu Satô. Watari is known as a screenwriter and actor who worked closely with the director, collaborating on numerous titles in both roles. Satô is notable as a boundary-pushing director, known for films such as Lolita Vibrator Torture
The Ugly is a 1997 New Zealand psychological horror thriller film written and directed by Scott Reynolds. Cutting his teeth with the short films The M1nute (1992) and A Game with No Rules (1994), Reynolds would go on to make The Ugly his first feature-length title. He would later write and direct Heaven (1998) and
The Benefactress: An Exposure of Cinematic Freedom is a 2025 experimental/extreme horror film written and directed by London-based Italian filmmaker Guerrilla Metropolitana. Known for writing, directing, and starring in his work, Guerrilla is known for the short films Bits (2021), My Special Superhero – a visual subtext of madness and rejection (2021), The Baron and
Alan at Night marks the debut feature film from Jesse Swenson, a pseudo-documentary about two aspiring prank YouTubers, Jay (Joseph Basquill) and Camillo (Jorge Felipe Guevara). The movie centers around a life change, where Jay finds himself needing a new roommate after his friend loses his job and has to move out. Putting out a
Fifteen years after leaving Corsica, Marie and Daniel return to visit their elderly grandfather. Looking to capture their reunion, they pick up the family camcorder, but what they uncover is far from what they expected. Heritage marks the feature film debut of director B.A. Croce, and it is billed as Corsica’s first found footage film.
Stop right here! Before you dive into this review and find out how phenomenal Frogman Returns is, it is essential that you watch Frogman (2023) first, which is easy to find on streaming services. This is essential, as the film heavily builds on the lore of the first while taking a slight deviation into even
Part 3 – Divine Vengeance In part 1 and part 2, by examining grindhouse classics Last House on the Left (1972), Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973), and I Spit on Your Grave (1978), we traced the mortal evolution of the victim in the rape-revenge genre from a mere plot device for male heroism to a
When About a Place in the Kinki Region (2025) was first announced, I wasn’t able to discern that it was directed by Koji Shiraishi—the announcement came in the form of two poster reveals on my feed, with the description in all Japanese—but when I looked at the poster with the female character’s face on it,