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Young Filmmakers Break into the Industry Via Little Hollywood, Tennessee

The nearly 2,000-mile distance between Los Angeles, California, and The Volunteer State shouldn’t deny the dreams of statewide teenagers hoping to enter the film industry, alone. And in Little Hollywood, Tennessee, a small group of soon-to-be filmmakers begin their journey,… Continue Reading →

Sparks Celebrates the Cinema Through Time Travel

Nothing grabs your attention like a young lady walking home after fighting with her mother and discovering a random cigarette vending machine in the middle of the road, which happens to disperse a Godard book (along with packs of cigs)…. Continue Reading →

September 22, 2026

The Floaters Puts Heart Before Humor

Summer camp has always seemed like one of those uniquely American experiences. Coming-of-age movies taught me that every camp had an intense rivalry with another camp or an annual competition that somehow determined everyone’s fate. There was also at least… Continue Reading →

July 9, 2026

Exit 8 Makes You Question Everything You See

My first trip to IKEA felt like stepping into a maze designed by someone with some serious anti-social issues. I figured I’d be in and out in no time. I had a plan. I knew exactly what I needed, and… Continue Reading →

July 8, 2026

The Dead Place Comes Alive When David Howard Thornton Arrives

I was never one of the popular kids in high school. I wasn’t necessarily bullied, either. I just ran with a group that most people would have described as socially awkward. We were the band kids, the gamers, the movie… Continue Reading →

June 1, 2026

Pizza Movie: All Crust, No Pepperoni

I have always believed there are two types of high-school experiences. There are the ones you see in movies, where everyone is always cool, effortlessly social and somehow always at the right party. And then there are the rest of… Continue Reading →

April 6, 2026

The Haunted Forest Gets Lost in Its Own Woods

Back in the mid-2010s, when I worked at Monster Mountain Haunted Attraction, I had what I still think is a genuinely solid horror-movie idea. Picture an outdoor haunted house tucked deep into the woods, fog machines humming, actors screaming on… Continue Reading →

February 10, 2026

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is a Waking Nightmare

Ever had a dream that is just completely crazy, yet vivid as a memory? Everything feels normal while it’s happening and only reveals its full insanity the second you wake up. In my dream (and I remember it so well),… Continue Reading →

February 10, 2026

Finn Wolfhard Had One Hell of a Summer

Stranger Things has been a pop-culture phenomenon for nine years, even though the show only filmed five seasons. I was late catching that runaway train of ’80s references because I haven’t been a regular Netflix subscriber until recently, but I… Continue Reading →

January 17, 2026

Afraid? is a Slasher That’s Lost in the Woods

I have always believed the purest horror is the kind that strands you in the woods with bad choices, worse friends and a killer who solves problems like a MacBook powered by evil. For me, Friday the 13th is the… Continue Reading →

December 12, 2025

Geek Culture, Zombies... and Other Monsters

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