Unfolding The Character-Driven Surrealism of Eric Valette’s ‘Maléfique’
August 26th, 2020 • Joe George
A haggard prisoner looks up from the journal he holds. His free hand plunges into…
Punishing the Male Gaze in John Carchietta’s ‘Teenage Cocktail’
August 24th, 2020 • BJ Colangelo
For as long as movies have existed, a vast majority have been dominated by the…
Episode 22: BJ Colangelo Stirs Up a ‘Teenage Cocktail’
August 19th, 2020 • Matthew Monagle
Here at Certified Forgotten, we’ve been known to cast a pretty wide net when it…
Uterus Horror: ‘Raw’ Is a Coming-of-Age Story With Bite
August 17th, 2020 • Molly Henery
This month, Uterus Horror is going international with 2017’s hit film Raw. Written and directed…
How National Trauma Shaped Alejandro Amenabar’s ‘Tesis’
August 12th, 2020 • Chad Collins
A young woman – battered, disorientated, and disconsolate – is tied to a chair, her…
Certified Forgotten’s ‘Deep Blue Sea 3’ Tweet-Along And Giveaway Details!
August 11th, 2020 • Matt Donato
When friend of the podcast, Bloody Disgusting’s Meagan Navarro, and I were DM’ing about our…
The Brutal History Behind Jennifer Kent’s ‘The Nightingale’
August 10th, 2020 • Sarah Durn
Jennifer Kent’s ‘The Nightingale’ builds on the brutal history of 19th-century convict colonies and the genocide of Aboriginal Tasmanians.
Episode 21: Joe Lipsett Names ‘The Nameless’
August 5th, 2020 • Matthew Monagle
It has been over ten years since Jaume Balagueró‘s Rec reinvigorated the found footage genre.…
Childhood Trauma in Bernard Rose’s ‘Paperhouse’
August 3rd, 2020 • Kim Morrison
In the world of horror films, children are often the characters who interact with monsters…
Certified SEO: How to Create Killer Content
August 2nd, 2020 • Matthew Monagle
Who are you writing for? For most writers, the answer is dictated by the type…