How Chito S. Rono’s ‘Feng Shui’ Is Diminished By Its Cultural Stereotypes
September 8th, 2020 • Kyle Tam
When I was still in middle school, my school had a tradition during the days…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Griffin Dunne’s ‘Practical Magic’ Is a Witchin’ Good Time
July 30th, 2020 • Matt Donato
Matt Donato is bewitched by Griffin Dunne’s ‘Practical Magic’ in this article request from Certified Forgotten’s Patreon.
Pre-Code Queerness in James Whale’s ‘The Old Dark House’
July 29th, 2020 • Sam Moore
Decades later, James Whale’s ‘The Old Dark House’ still offers a fascinating blend of queerness and camp in pre-code Hollywood horror.
‘The Hole in the Ground’ Finds the Irish Horror in A24
July 27th, 2020 • Matthew Monagle
Lee Cronin’s Irish folk horror movie ‘The Hole in the Ground’ charts a new course for genre thats deal with depictions of mental illness.