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Podcast: ‘Backrooms’ Gets Uncertified
Certified Forgotten hosts Matt Donato and Matthew Monagle sit down to discuss Kane Parsons's 'Backrooms,' his breakout debut horror feature.
In ‘Cam,’ Everyone’s a Copy and Nobody Cares
Christine Makepeace explains why Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei’s 'Cam' is a prescient warning against a digital dystopia.
‘Backrooms’ Review: An Empty Exercise in Liminal Storytelling
Kane Parsons may have hit it big with 'Backrooms,' but his debut feature is still an exercise in style without substance.
‘The Unknown’ Review: An Unnerving Body-Swap Slow Burn
With 'The Unknown,' 'Anatomy of a Fall' co-writer Arthur Harari directs a masterclass in unnerving tension.
‘Passenger’ Review: The Spirit of the ’90s Is Alive in Your Van
André Øvredal's 'Passenger' is a throwback to '90s horror that is always just clever enough to never overstay its welcome.
Podcast: ‘Obsession’ Gets Uncertified
In this episode of the Certified Forgotten podcast, Matt Donato and Matt Monagle fall in love with Curry Barker's 'Obsession.'
‘Killer Karaoke’ Seeks a Bloody Harmony Between the Goofy and the Sincere
In this edition of his Hopping Mad series, Rob Hunter sings his own love song to Siwakorn Charupongsa's 'Killer Karaoke.'
‘Obsession’ Review: Toxic Love Has Never Felt This Good
'Obsession' establishes Curry Barker as one of horror's rising stars - and, in a just world, would make Inde Navarrette a household name.
In ‘End of the Line,’ Faith is Anything But a Binary
Faith isn't everything in Maurice Devereaux's 'End of the Line,' which presents the rapture through a low-budget horror lens.
‘Bury Your Dead’ and Faith At The End of The World
Lívia Reim revisits Marco Dutra's 'Bury Your Dead' ('Enterre Seus Mortos'), a Brazilian feature about faith and the end of the world.
Podcast: Lee Cronin’s ‘The Mummy Gets Uncertified
In this episode of Certified Forgotten, Matt Donato and Matthew Monagle discuss Lee Cronin's 'The Mummy' and its 'Evil Dead' aspirations.
‘The Sacrament’ Is Tragedy Turned Found Footage
Christine Makepeace finds Ti West's 'The Sacrament' to be an uncomfortable marriage of fact and found footage fiction.
