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The Flawed Allegory of Nope

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

Is watching Jordan Peele’s latest film nothing more than an exercise in decoding his message?

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Jordan Peele’s Nope Is Funny, Intelligent, and Horrifying

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel July 20, 2022July 25, 2022

It’s another equally thrilling and smart ride from the rising director, subtly tackling intersecting ideas about “seeing” and “being seen” along the way.

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Beware! Horror Film Master Dario Argento Is Coming to NYC

by Elizabeth Horkley June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Film at Lincoln Center’s series Beware of Dario Argento will be screening 20 of the Italian giallo master’s works with a chance to meet him in the flesh. 

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Mad God Is a Descent Into Hell, in the Best Way Possible

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel June 8, 2022June 8, 2022

Made over the course of 30 years by special effects legend Phil Tippett, this stop-motion animated epic is a feast of creatively horrifying imagery.

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All Men Are Evil, According to This Film

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

In yet another horror movie that’s actually about trauma, writer-director Alex Garland makes his points bluntly, having one actor play many facets of misogyny.

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Do You Dare Take the ‘World’s Fair Challenge’?

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel October 25, 2021October 25, 2021

Jane Schoenbrun talks to Hyperallergic about We’re All Going to the World’s Fair and making the internet cinematic.

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Good Madam Is a South African Horror Film Haunted by Whiteness

by Jourdain Searles October 12, 2021October 12, 2021

Jenna Cato Bass’s film is a reckoning both for her and all the clueless white children who never thought about the Black women who served them.

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Candyman Skewers the Art World’s Exploitation of Black Pain

by Kyle Turner August 25, 2021August 25, 2021

Writer/director Nia DaCosta and producer/co-writer Jordan Peele update the horror film franchise with a critical look at the commodification of Black trauma.

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In M. Night Shyamalan’s New Thriller, a Beach Rapidly Ages Anyone Who Visits

by Juan Barquin July 22, 2021July 22, 2021

Old literalizes the adage about how life passes you by in a flash, to horrifying effect.

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A ’70s PSA Depicts Life for the Elderly as a Funhouse Nightmare

by Anthony Hawley June 10, 2021June 10, 2021

The Lutheran Society had no idea what they were in for when they had zombie movie icon George Romero direct The Amusement Park, long lost but now restored.

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Deep in the Forest, Scientists Succumb to Religious Rapture

by Juan Barquin April 29, 2021April 29, 2021

The British horror film In the Earth bloodily observes how fervent belief makes fools of us all.

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How to Tell a Scary Story on TikTok

by Justine Smith April 1, 2021October 5, 2022

Live TikToks featuring séances, “hauntings,” and other spooky things are becoming incredibly popular.

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