Neo-noir crime thriller Archives

Heat of Madness Is More Walking Than Madness

Olivier Picard as Scola, his face bloodied, wearing a black jacket and white shirt in the psychological horror film Heat of Madness (2026).

I’ve never been particularly good at getting my daily steps in. Every fitness app I’ve ever used seems convinced that walking 10,000 steps a day is the secret to a healthier, happier life. Meanwhile, I’m over here trying to figure… Continue Reading →

Undertone Creepifies Nursery Rhymes into a Supernatural Horror Story

If you were intrigued by the mind trip of random doors leading to a liminal space, along with your subconscious in Backrooms, you might be inclined to tune in to Undertone, another entry of A24 Films that equally demands your attention…. Continue Reading →

September 15, 2026

Ice Cream Man Serves Up Gore but Leaves Little Flavor

I am a sucker for a good cult classic. Movies like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Re-Animator and Sleepaway Camp helped shape not only my taste in film but also the kinds of movies I would seek out for the rest… Continue Reading →

August 6, 2026

Vampires of the Velvet Lounge Brings a Beautiful Bloodbath

History books are generally written by the victors of war, so why should the stories of true-life legends be any different? Throughout the years, Hungarian noblewoman Elizabeth Bathory was known to be beautiful, smart and wealthy, but after her husband’s… Continue Reading →

March 20, 2026

One Battle After Another Made Me Question Myself

I’m starting to wonder if my movie tastes have quietly drifted out of sync with the critical consensus. Not in a “everyone else is wrong” way, but in that slow realization that the movies hitting me hardest are often the… Continue Reading →

December 30, 2025

Die My Love Deeply Commits to Complicated Characters

Can a house drive you crazy? I’ve seen plenty of horror movies in my time where that might seem to be the case, but usually there’s extenuating circumstances that usually feed into someone’s crisis, without it being a surface-level scenario…. Continue Reading →

November 30, 2025

Traumas Spill Over the Borderline

As the saying goes, love is blind… but so is madness?!?

November 25, 2025

Decibel Cranks the Fear of AI Up to 11

I’ve been watching this wave of fear around AI with more curiosity than alarm. To me, it’s a tool, not a demon waiting to strike at the world. But there’s this growing mindset, especially in creative communities, of “AI =… Continue Reading →

November 5, 2025

Dreading The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Has it really been 15 years since Ramona Flowers allowed Scott Pilgrim to fight her seven evil ex-boyfriends in exchange for her affection? It’s been even shorter since the same actress, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, was locked in a dingy basement… Continue Reading →

October 22, 2025

The Thursday Murder Club Serves up Warm Nostalgia of Mysteries Past

Growing up, I didn’t just stumble into murder mysteries — I was practically raised on them. My mom always had the TV tuned to Murder, She Wrote, Matlock or Jake and the Fatman (a title that confused me for years as… Continue Reading →

September 15, 2025

Geek Culture, Zombies... and Other Monsters

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