The Boogeyman
By Ben Wasserman June 1, 2023
The latest Stephen King adaptation gets points for its looming sense of dread per scene.
The latest Stephen King adaptation gets points for its looming sense of dread per scene.
Ari Aster has come up with a fantastical, Freudian grab bag of guilt and resentment for his third film.
The film’s killer puppets committing absolute and brutal mayhem will tickle the heart of any fan of low-budget ’80s and early ’90s horror.
Director Michelle Garza Cervera deftly examines motherhood and identity while creating a solid horror flick that is grounded and punctuated with moments of hallucinatory terror.
The kind of playful film that pays direct homage to a certain type of cinema without revealing too much about its influences, though clearly inspired by What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
An elevated horror movie that’s also a burning romance, enhanced by the charisma and beauty of its stars.
A horror film that fully embraces its fairy-tale roots (stories of a boogeyman who devours children) and goes to some wild and grotesque extremes.
Candy-colored and stylized and often surreal as it is, the provocative Medusa contains a lot that feels very relevant right now.