Category: Horror
-
The directors of Talk To Me (2023) avoid the sophomore slump by crafting a compelling narrative full of grieving children and a haunting Sally Hawkins. One of the best scenes in 2023’s breakout horror film Talk to Me was the “Le Monde” séance, where teenagers experimented with drugs while allowing spirits to possess them through…
-
This synth-heavy yet ultimately disappointing love letter to 1980s “sex = death” stories predicts the future of horror, but falls flat on its message. The camera spins around as a barely dressed girl wearing red high heels sprints out of her house. Despite her parents’ concern, she grabs her car keys and frantically drives out…
-
In Jordan Peele’s third feature film Nope, capitalism is the main antagonist. Although it is never explicitly stated as such, the apparent need to rely on exploiting people and animals to create a spectacle for profit causes the downfall of many characters. One prominent example of this in the film takes place during the main…
-
I was aware of Candyman’s racial impact before having seen the movie, although I hadn’t truly grasped it before last night’s screening. I was aware of the 2018 remake by Nia DaCosta that aimed to more fully tackle the racial elements of the 1982 film, but all I had heard was that it failed to…
BEYOND THE FRAME 