Hope: South Korean Monster Movie Features Looney Tunes Energy
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekHope, Na Hong-jin, Ko Bum-seaok, Hoyeon, TIFF '26, Midnight Madness, Thriller, Monster movies, Sci fi, Horror, South Korean
The End of Oak Street: It’s Not the Dinosaurs That Will Surprise You
ReviewJim SlotekThe End of Oak Street, David Robert Mitchell, Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Christian Convery, Maisy Stella, Horror, Comedy, Thriller, 1980s, Suspence
The Voices of Our Mother: Sheila McCarthy Possesses the Screen in Unprepossessing Demonic Fable
ReviewJim SlotekThe Voices of Our Mother, Mark O’Brien, Horror, Canadian, Dysfunctional families, Sheila McCarthy, Shawn Doyle, Alex Ozerov-Meyer, Carolina Bartczak, Georgina Reilly
Evil Dead Burn: Evil’s Easy, Family’s Hard
Camp: When Girl Power Gets Scary
ReviewJim SlotekCamp, Girl Horror, Avalon Fast, Canadian, Horror, Zola Grimmer, Alice Wordsworth, Cherry Moore, Lea Rose Sebastianis, Ella Reece, Austyn Van de Kamp, Sophie Bawks-Smith, Aidan Laudersmith, Izza Jarvis
Leviticus: & The Evils of Eating Shellfish and Wearing Mixed Fabrics
Affection: Feelings, Nothing More Than Feelings
ReviewJim SlotekAffection, Horror, Body horror, Psychological drama, Thriller, Drama, B.T. Meza, Jessica Rothe, Joseph Cross, Julianna Layne
The Last Anniversary: A Demon-possessed, Apocalyptic Big Chill on a Budget
ReviewJim SlotekCanadian films, Horror, Apocalypse films, The Last Anniversary, Young adult reunion themes, Jesse McQueen, Kenneth Northfield, Jenna Vittoria, Directed by Brett and Jason Butler, Demonic ghosts, Revenge
Exit 8: Your Transit Woes Have Nothing on This Bedevilled Commuter
By Chris Knight
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The Canadian Film Fest at 20: Organ Transplants, Bearded Women, and One Trauma After Another!
ReviewJim SlotekCanadian Film Festival, Canadian movies, Plan C, It Comes in Waves, Mihhea, James, Nesting, #Vanlife, Hangashore, What Comes Next, Best Boy, Lucid, A Breed Apart, Akashi, Ballistic, A Farewell to Youth, Los Ríos, The Bearded Girl, Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Horror
Undertone: Placing Sound over Matter
ReviewJim SlotekUndertone, Horror, Prestige horror, Canadian film, Ian Tuason, Nina Kiri, Michèle Duquet, Adam DiMarco, Ryan Turner, Keana Lyn Bastidas, Jeff Yung
The Bride!: Here She Comes, Like It or Not (I Do)
ReviewJim SlotekThe Bride!, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Peter Sarsgaard, Penélope Cruz, Horror, Musical, Remake, Reimagining
Primate: Evolution Takes a Step Back. Violence Leaps Ahead
We Bury the Dead: A More Thoughtful Zombie Film
Original-Cin Q&A: Daisy Ridley’s Reflections on Zombies in We Bury the Dead
Your Host: Wheel of Misfortune and No Whammies!
The Toxic Avenger: Your Next Toxic Relationship is Here
ReviewJim SlotekThe Toxic Avenger, Remake, Horror, Macon Blair, Jacob Tremblay, Elijah Wood, Kevin Bacon, Peter Dinklage, Troma Entertainment, Gory
Weapons: Don’t Be Scared. It Isn’t That Kind of Horror Movie
ReviewJim SlotekWeapons, Horror, Zach Cregger, Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Amy Madigan, Cary Christopher, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong
Together: Spouses Have to Stick Together in This Ace Body-Horror
By Chris Knight
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Push: Comes to Shove, Then Takes a Long Pregnant Pause
ReviewJim SlotekPush, David Charbonier, Justin Douglas Powell, Raul Castillo, Alicia Sanz, Thriller, Horror, Haunted houses, Haunted Mansion, Shudder, Streaming
