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All the Horror You Need to Stream in January 2024

Welcome to Horrorscope , a monthly column keeping horror nerds and initiates up to date on all the horror content coming to and leaving your favorite...

05.01.2024 20

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All the Horror You Need to Stream in December 2023

Welcome to Horrorscope , a monthly column keeping horror nerds and initiates up to date on all the horror content coming to and leaving your favorite...

07.12.2023 3

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Todd Haynes’ ‘May December’ Twists the Knife to the Bone

There is a moment early in the set-dressing of May December when my jaw swung open like the doors of a well-loved saloon. On paper, it’s nothing...

07.12.2023 3

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All the Horror You Need to Stream in November 2023

Welcome to Horrorscope , a monthly column keeping horror nerds and initiates up to date on all the horror content coming to and leaving your favorite...

07.11.2023 3

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12 Movies to Watch if You Like ‘When Evil Lurks’

Welcome to Beat the Algorithm , a recurring column providing relevant and diverse streaming recommendations based on your favorite movies. This...

27.10.2023 2

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10 Best Brad Dourif Horror Performances (That Aren’t Chucky)

October is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “31 days of horror.” Don’t bother looking it up; it’s true. Most people take that to mean...

26.10.2023 3

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Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Monster’ Wields Compassion Like a Sword

As part of our coverage of the 42nd Vancouver International Film Festival, Meg Shields reviews Hirokazu Kore-eda’s tender domestic thriller,...

23.10.2023 2

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10 Truly Offal Horror Films About Organ Transplants

October is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “31 days of horror.” Don’t bother looking it up; it’s true. Most people take that to mean...

21.10.2023 5

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10 Erotic Horror Movies to Frazzle the Prudes

October is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “31 days of horror.” Don’t bother looking it up; it’s true. Most people take that to mean...

16.10.2023 2

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‘Zone of Interest’ is a Sickening Depiction of Monstrous Mundanity

As part of our coverage of the 42nd Vancouver International Film Festival, Meg Shields reviews Jonathan Glazer’s harrowing Holocaust film, ‘Zone...

13.10.2023 2

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‘The Royal Hotel’ Fails to Fulfill its Ozploitation Promise

As part of our coverage of the 42nd Vancouver International Film Festival, Meg Shields reviews Kitty Green’s follow-up to ‘The Assistant,’ the...

13.10.2023 1

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‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Meditates on Mankind’s Inevitable Demise

As part of our coverage of the 42nd Vancouver International Film Festival, Meg Shields reviews Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s eco drama ‘Evil Does Not...

12.10.2023 4

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10 Best Horror Films Directed by David Cronenberg

October is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “31 days of horror.” Don’t bother looking it up; it’s true. Most people take that to mean...

11.10.2023 3

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Murders in the Movie Morgue: Horror’s Top 10 Morgue Scenes

October is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “31 days of horror.” Don’t bother looking it up; it’s true. Most people take that to mean...

06.10.2023 3

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A Genre Buff’s Guide to the TIFF 2023 Midnight Madness Slate

As part of our coverage of the 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival, Meg Shields reviews the 2023 slate for TIFF’s Midnight Madness, the...

04.10.2023 2

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All the Horror You Need to Stream in October 2023

Welcome to Horrorscope , a monthly column keeping horror nerds and initiates up to date on all the horror content coming to and leaving your favorite...

02.10.2023 2

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10 Udo Kier Horror Movies For Absolute Freaks

October is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “31 days of horror.” Don’t bother looking it up; it’s true. Most people take that to mean...

01.10.2023 5

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Bertrand Bonello’s Sci-Fi Epic ‘The Beast’ Is the Stuff of Nightmares

As part of our coverage of the 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival, Meg Shields reviews the Bertrand Bonello’s era-spanning sci-fi...

30.09.2023 4

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Nic Cage Confronts His Own Memeification in ‘Dream Scenario’

As part of our coverage of the 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival, Meg Shields reviews ‘Dream Scenario,’ the Ari Aster-produced...

30.09.2023 4

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Alexander Payne is Back With Holiday Humbug ‘The Holdovers’

As part of our coverage of the 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival, Meg Shields reviews Alexander Payne’s touching period drama ‘The...

30.09.2023 5

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‘The Boy and the Heron’ is Hayao Miyazaki at his Dreamiest

As part of our coverage of the 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival, Meg Shields reviews the final film from Hayao Miyazaki, The Boy and...

16.09.2023 6

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‘Dicks: The Musical’ is Stupendously Silly Musical Shitposting

As part of our coverage of the 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival, Meg Shields reviews the crass, campy, and categorically cocky...

16.09.2023 6

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‘Fingernails’ Wastes Its All-Star Cast On A Faux-Clever Premise

As part of our coverage of the 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival, Meg Shields reviews the thoroughly aggravating “sci-fi” romance...

16.09.2023 5

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Taika Waititi’s ‘Next Goal Wins’ Deserves a Handful of Yellow Cards

As part of our coverage of the 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival, Meg Shields reviews Taika Waititi’s latest cinematic crime against...

15.09.2023 2

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Silent-Era Slapstick Revival ‘Hundreds of Beavers’ Is Dam Brilliant

As part of our coverage of the 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival, Meg Shields reviews the out-of-festival “Midnight Dankness”...

14.09.2023 2

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The Cinematic Origins of the “Bury Your Gays” Cliché

Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay that...

13.09.2023 2

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Anatomy of a Suspense Scene: Alfred Hitchcock’s 4-Part Formula

Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay about...

11.09.2023 2

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How A24 Revived Studio Loyalty

Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay that...

08.09.2023 2

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