Back in May, Obsession, one of the highest-grossing films of 2026’s summer, released in theaters. It completely burst past expectations thanks to the artful directing and good use of its budget. If I could boast a little, I wasn’t that surprised, because I had been following the director, Curry Barker, for years on Instagram and YouTube with his comedic skits and
Read MoreIn a post-Widow’s Bay world, is there enough room for another small town, bay-based TV show like Netflix’s Below? The two shows are quite different in terms of their premise and, most importantly, in their quality. While there are snippets of genuine surprise, Below is not a Netflix series you have to run and see. [Warning: some spoilers for the series
Read MoreMike Flanagan gave a two-episode sneak peek at his new take on Stephen King’s Carrie, showcasing the first two episodes to Fantastic Fest audiences. All eight episodes of Carrie will premiere on Prime Video on October 7, 2026. This new vision is one of the first collaborations between Flanagan and Prime Video, and at first glance, it seems like a healthy start. Since
Read MoreBeware Boiúna might be a creature feature, but it is very much a slasher film. Like films such as Friday the 13th or goofy slashers like some of the Nightmare on Elm Street sequels, we know right away who will live or die the minute they start speaking. The difference is the person holding the knife is a snake, and her
Read MoreResident Evil does not follow the video game’s exact plot. This has been a frequent complaint online. While that’s true, none of Paul W. S. Anderson’s movies followed the exact plotline. For the most part, almost none of the movies follow the story, and the only one that came close flopped two years ago. So what is a filmmaker to do? Zach
Read MoreAt Fantastic Fest 2026, the amazing people at Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar have curated a lineup full of titles with great potential. We’re anticipating so many films that it was difficult to fit everything that deserves to be on my list. Last year at the film festival was incredible to experience with films like Bugonia, Primate, and so much more,
Read MoreFrench producer and director Louis Leterrier and screenwriter Matthew Robinson’s The Last House is flawed in its storytelling. The problems don’t just lie in setting a narrative in Seattle, Washington, but in believing that its populace feels alone. I remember visiting the area in late July and seeing how a beautiful community can coexist. That is, until the shooting in Seattle
Read MoreThe 2026 horror film Buddy acknowledges a point about Barney the Dinosaur that we’ve all been quietly thinking about for the past thirty years: The purple behemoth is a low-key narcissist. The film by Casper Kelly cleverly unwraps the pop culture craziness of the time period when every child became fixated on a character that ended on a song about “loving”
Read MoreColony sees the Train to Busan filmmaker Yeon Sang-Ho return to the zombie genre after the subpar follow-up Peninsula. With his new film, he pivots back to his familiar strengths, taking a group of survivors in a single-location setting and throwing as many flesh-eating zombies at them as humanly possible. But Colony adds new concepts to the zombie mayhem. Colony has
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