With the uncertainty of the world, it should be very easy to understand that strangers can be under stress that we can't comprehend. Moreso it is a period that should always be considered, where we need to treat others how we want to be treated lest we anger someone who is not as stable as [...]

Test Pattern is a heavy, riveting story that covers sexual assault and the horrible aftermath that follows. Racial prejudice, relationships, gender roles, victim-blaming, and the health care system all go under the microscope of Shatara Michelle Ford’s writing and directorial feature debut when a Black woman is sexually assaulted and her White boyfriend drives her [...]

If there is one thing the horror genre is known for when it isn't being campy or silly, is the seeming limitless cruelty that people can subject each other to. While it is easy to say that the kills in Friday the 13th are more digestible than Hostel these are still films about people's lives being snuffed [...]

Recently it seems that many people have been hitting a "wall" when it comes to the Covid-19 pandemic. Considering it has been a year one could assume that we would all be used to the way the world is right now but it seems that isn't so. Even people who respected the guidelines, worn their [...]

For the last few decades, before the world fell into a movie-like apocalypse, the film community had been crying over every remake or reboot Hollywood had to offer. Understandably, these reimaginings felt like cash grabs and people wondered if studios had any interest in new ideas. Considering Mark Twain claimed there was no such thing [...]

The survival film, where people are pitted against the forces of nature in an attempt to beat the odds and stay alive. With famous examples like Cast away and The Martian, there is an art and style that makes watching someone fight to survive and be victorious naturally compelling. There can also be something fascinating about a [...]

A fundamental part of mainstream movies is that there is an audience for any film that is made. Even films that are truly unpleasant experiences such a Cannibal Holocaust or The Entity have their audiences. Unless a film was made purposefully with the intention of having no audience, there is always be an audience, right? The Runners puts [...]