I had the opportunity to see The Gates ahead of its March 13th release date with a mostly Black audience: It was a wild time! The only thing I knew about the film was Mason Gooding and his friends were in the wrong neighborhood. Seeing three Black men in enemy territory, meant the movie could
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Wake it up! Overlook Film Festival just released its first wave lineup and it’s as sick and twisted as we all hoped. This year’s festival takes place from April 9th-12th and tickets are selling fast. Check out the titles that have been released so far and start making a plan to get to this wicked
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I always knew film festivals seemed like something I would like to get involved with. I was a pretentious child who probably loved movies even more than I do now. So, I watched a lot of IFC and The Sundance Channel whenever we had premium cable as a kid. I watched indie movies that I
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In case you missed it, there have been a lot of new horror movies these first few weeks of 2026. With so many titles fighting for our attention, it’s easy for a few films to fly under our radar. This is why we caught up with filmmaker Daniel J. Phillips to talk about his new
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I was one of the people who fell head over heels for Heart Eyes last year. I’m a slasher girl, but it had been a hot minute since a new killer landed on the big screen that was cool enough for me to lean in. However, this was cool, funny, bloody, and just unique enough
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We prefer our horror on screen. That’s why we love film horror film festivals. We also know how hard it is to get movies produced for women and POC. Which is why we’re not mad that the Winter Film Festival is genre agnostic. The 14th Annual Winter Film Festival runs February from 18-22. Screenings will
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Scream VI is one of the best sequels in this beloved franchise. It’s dangerous the entire runtime in a way the series hasn’t truly been since Scream 2 (it also shares a few other parallels with that sequel). It also continues to build upon the foundation laid down by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson almost 30 years ago. However, it
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As you may have noticed, not all award situations are created equally. Which is why the UK & Ireland Horror Critics Group set out to change that with the Golden Claw Awards. In addition to celebrating often overlooked horror films, the group also recognizes POC, women, and other marginalized filmmakers that are usually shut out
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Night Patrol feels like someone took Colors (1988), Baller Blockin’ (2000), and 30 Days of Night (2007) and put them in a blender. The mix is unbalanced and chaotic, but entertaining nonetheless. Night Patrol reminds me of movies like Dead Heist (2007) and Bloodz vs. Wolvez (2006) in the best and worst ways. I love
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Every few months, a prompt along the lines of “what song instantly makes you time-travel,” or “name a song that came out when you were sixteen,” or “what song do you most associate with a specific event” goes around social media. We all can answer at least one of those. This exercise in nostalgia even
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