Essays & Editorals

They’ll tell you, with confidence, that horror isn’t political. They’ll say it was you watch a chainsaw-wielding maniac with a mask of someone else’s flesh chase a half naked women through the backyard of an economic collapse and tell you there’s no politics that lie within that.

“What dost thou want?” The illusion of choice. “Wouldst thou like the taste of butter, a pretty dress? Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?”Temptation to a better, more independent life. “Dost thou see a book before thee? Remove thy shift. I will guide thy hand.” And then we have submission before forbidden knowledge. How does Robert Eggers have such deep insight into the oppression and sacrifices of women, and how loudly does he have to continue to scream before others

The Blood of America “There are legends of people... born with the gift of making music so true, it can pierce the veil between life and...

I Saw the TV Glow Director: Jane Schoenburn Written by: Jane Schoenburn Cast: Justice Smith, Jack Haven, Ian Foreman I Saw The TV Glow:...

Deep Dive Review: The Cabin In The Woods (2011) Director: Drew Goddard Writers: Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard Cast: Kristen Connolly: Dana,...

Based on fan polls, vibes, and pure dark-hearted instinct, here are the Top 10 Meta & Satirical Horror Movies — followed by some bonus deep cuts for the horror heads who love it weird.

In Star Wars, the speeches, the monologues, the epic quotes, and the one-liners that hit hard. They aren’t filler. They reveal character. They show us who these people are, what they believe in, and what they’re willing to fight for. They carry prophecy, politics, and pain. They offer guidance, conviction… and hope.

The Phantom Menace is the perfect title for a movie with no rhyme or reason in the conceptual world of Star Wars. It’s deliberately ambiguous, the representation of a film that could have layers if it were written with the intent of actually adding to the universe. Instead, it screams of a vanity project, a fantastical reach into Star Wars that implicates at something looming: Sidious is hiding, the Sith are hinted at, Anakin is introduced, but there is no meaning in this fil

Across the first three episodes, the newest MCU series, Ironheart, positions itself as not just another origin story but as a reclamation...

We are halfway through 2025, and it's been an interesting year for horror. From haunting reboots to bold originals, here's our picks for the top five horror films released so far:

People have crafted countless versions of extraterrestrials in novelizations, film and television for well over a 100 years. They have ranged from being sleek and silver (The Day The Earth Stood Still), slimy and insectoid (Alien), beings that project light (Close Encounters of the Third Kind), merciless and cold (The Thing) and more.