Some horror films grab you; Longlegs pulls you under. In director Osgood Perkins’ latest, it’s not the plot that haunts you—it’s the immersive world he’s built: a dark, hypnotic landscape that feels as though it might swallow you whole. The recent drop of the trailer for
I finally caught Maxxxine, the much-anticipated finale to Ty West’s “X trilogy,” and while it’s packed with gorgeous visuals and boasts a powerful lead performance, it’s ultimately underwhelming. The first two entries in West’s trilogy—X (2022), the gritty horror that introduced us to fierce final
I couldn’t resist the chance to see The Matrix (1999) on the big screen again when it returned to theaters recently for its 25th anniversary. Any cynicism I’d built up about the film simply faded away as I watched it unspool, reel by reel, in a dark theater
Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice (1988) was a perfect blend of absurdity, quirky charm, and darkly creative chaos, all anchored by Michael Keaton’s gonzo performance as the titular “bio-exorcist.” The film managed to be both comfortingly heartwarming and gleefully subversive. So naturally, when the sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, was announced more