Tag: jessicarothe
Toronto 2026 Review: RIVER, Survival Slasher Has an Experimental Streak
What is in the water in 2026 for the slasher horror subgenre? Between Avalon Fast flirting and subverting expectations in Camp, and Jane Schoenbrun's deep dive into eros and thanatos (and the pleasure principle) in Teenage Sex and Death at...
SXSW 2026 Review: IMPOSTERS, A Missing Baby Brings Out A Powerful Performance From Jessica Rothe
What a year it has been for first time feature filmmakers at SXSW. Back in 2019, Caleb J. Phillips took home the Midnight Shorts Jury Award for his horror film “Other Side of the Box”, he returns to the fest...
BOY KILLS WORLD Red Band Trailer
Boy Kills World looks like it is going to hit that weak spot that I have for outrageous and ultra violent action cinema. It might be dumb as dirt but I'll let that slide if it gives me over the...
BOY KILLS WORLD Official Trailer: Bill Skarsgård Stars in Over-The-Top Action Flick
A dystopian fever dream action film that follows Boy, a deaf mute with a vibrant imagination. When his family is murdered, he is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.
Review: HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U Cheerfully Subverts Mainstream Expectations
Jessica Rothe returns, as director Christopher Landon masterminds a sequel filled with clever riffs on familiar themes.
