“Midsommar,” Ari Aster’s Latest Horror Triumph, Will Stay in Your Head For Days
JULY 15, 2019 Have you ever seen a horror movie that’s entirely shot in bright daylight? Neither had I until I saw Ari Aster’s latest horror offering, “Midsommar.” But…
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“Us,” Jordan Peele’s Follow-Up to “Get Out,” Is Funny, Scary and Deeply Disturbing
MARCH 25, 2019 If you were unsettled by writer/director Jordan Peele’s first film “Get Out,” then your nerves may really be rattled by his sophomore effort, “Us.” Whereas “Get…
“Hereditary,” the Scariest Movie of the Year By Far, Is Propelled by an Oscar-Worthy Performance by Toni Collette
JUNE 21, 2018 “Hereditary” is not only scary, but it’s really scary, though not in the way that you may think. This is not a film that is full…
Less Is More, and in the Case of John Krasinski’s Brilliant “A Quiet Place,” It’s Much More
APRIL 17, 2018 “A Quiet Place” scared the bejesus out of me. I’m usually not a sucker for movies that go “Boo!” and expect me to be scared, but…
After a Sluggish Start, “It” Stops Clowning Around and Brings the Scares
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 “It” is a phenomenon, at least at the box office. The horror film, based on the first half of Stephen King’s novel, smashed all box-office records…
“Get Out” — Can You Picture “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” As a Horror Movie?
MARCH 15, 2017 Over the past few months, several of the most acclaimed films out there have centered on race and the African-American experience in the United States. In…
In Questioning Whether God Is Even Listening To Us, “The Witch” Will Really Creep You Out
FEBRUARY 20, 2016 It seems that every year or so, there comes along one horror film that transcends the genre, trading not in explicit gore, but in humanity’s most…
