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Nashville Film Festival 2026: Old Traditions and New Discoveries

It’s almost time for the Nashville Film Festival again. After so many years, this has become an annual tradition for me. When it rolls around, I know it’s time to start looking through the lineup and figuring out how many… 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

It Ends Will Test Horror Audiences

Growing up, I despised tests, which probably speaks more to the way I studied, than anything else. Standardized, multiple choice and essays… schoolwork always felt like a chore, and it took me about 16 years to finally perfect my approach…… Continue Reading →

August 28, 2026

The End of Oak Street Makes Dinosaur Movies Feel New Again

When I saw Jurassic Park in the theater, I had very little idea about what it was about. I only knew that Steven Spielberg had made a movie about dinosaurs, and that was more than enough to get me through… Continue Reading →

August 19, 2026

The X-Files has a Frankenstein Problem

For good or for bad, the Zack Snyder Effect is alive and well within Hollywood. While movie studios previously released director’s cuts long before 2021, the DCEU filmmaker reintroduced the public to the process by dropping a black-and-white version of… Continue Reading →

August 17, 2026

A Washed-Up Johnny Cage is the Hero I Didn’t Know I Needed

Leading up to Mortal Kombat (2021), I didn’t know what to expect in terms of yet another big-screen version of one of my favorite arcade games. Having carefully studied the previously released adaptations, I already knew what I DIDN’T like,… Continue Reading →

August 16, 2026

The 2026 #HauntLife Midyear Awards: The Good, the Bad and the Backrooms

Last year, I introduced the #HauntLife Midyear Movie Missteps Awards, a completely unnecessary ceremony honoring the movies that confused, disappointed or irritated me during the first half of 2025. It was both petty and therapeutic in a way. It was… Continue Reading →

August 9, 2026

Disclosure Day: Pulling the Spielberg Switcheroo

Growing up a Child of the ’80s, the mere mention of Steven Spielberg immediately meant two things to me: His successful creation of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial — it was everywhere in pop culture back then — and his collaboration with… Continue Reading →

July 15, 2026

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