Does the Black Phone Suck or am I Depressed? The Final Girl October 20, 2022 Movies, Reviews Although The Black Phone has an R rating, there isn't any overt on-screen violence.
In Defense of Thirteen Reasons Why The Final Girl August 7, 2020 Shot for Shot 13 Reasons Why is based on a YA novel, but its genre is closer to rape-revenge horror with a dash of unrequited love.
Space Force: Be Best … In Space The Final Girl July 10, 2020 Reviews, TV Space Force gives us five hours of comedy, where we can fantasize about a life that doesn’t so closely resemble hell.
Duality of Man in Blood Rage The Final Girl January 27, 2020 The Final Girl Blood Rage captures the duality of the 1980s, splicing beautiful art with the grotesque murder of innocent people.
Venezuelan Horror Story: Calla (2019) The Final Girl September 20, 2019 Movies, Reviews At the center of the collection is Calla (2019), a wonderfully written and executed horror film named for Cala, a flower representing death in Venezuelan culture.
In the Dark Season One: F.T.P. The Final Girl July 25, 2019 All Binge... No Purge, Reviews, TV In the Dark has a racially diverse cast, successful LGBTQ+ representation, and authentic relationships.
An Ode to Lucifer The Final Girl June 18, 2019 Shot for Shot, TV While Lucifer is well-written, has a talented cast, and shows female and male nudity, it’s not a perfect show.
Women in Horror: Tales from the Crypt – Demon Knight The Final Girl February 26, 2019 Women in Horror Jeryline mourns briefly then moves on because she’s got a universe to save.
Pop: Crisis of Existence in the City of Angels The Final Girl January 4, 2019 Movies, Reviews Pop (2018), written and directed by J. Spencer, packs witty social commentary, grotesque special effects, and memorable scenes into a short 15-minute film.
Heartless: A Short Work of Brilliance The Final Girl August 27, 2018 Movies, Reviews In indie horror short film, Heartless, our dear killer knows the rules of getting away with murder, but will she?
Sex, Drugs, & Exploitation: The Theta Girl (2017) The Final Girl July 13, 2018 Movies, Reviews The Theta Girl subverts traditional horror tropes to deliver a genre-bending masterpiece that will be discussed for years to come.
Interview with Indie Horror Master, Chris Bickel The Final Girl July 13, 2018 Interviews Our rule was, we had to finish it, no matter what.
Women in Horror: The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) The Final Girl February 28, 2018 Women in Horror For Women in Horror Month, I couldn’t think of a greater example of a female-driven film than The Slumber Party Massacre, written by Rita Mae Brown and directed by Amy Holden Jones.
Women in Horror: Sydney’s Revenge in Scream The Final Girl February 20, 2018 Women in Horror So we already have a morality tale with Scream, and on top of that, we have hyper-aware teens who know they are in a horror movie.
Women in Horror: The Return of Julie James in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer The Final Girl February 15, 2018 Women in Horror From the very beginning of the film, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer does not disappoint.
Women in Horror: Scream Queen Revisited – Halloween: H20 The Final Girl February 6, 2018 Women in Horror Laurie’s role as Final Girl hellbent on survival conflicts with her mother role, who desperately wants her son to be a normal teenager.
Women in Horror: FEMINIST GUIDE TO SURVIVAL – I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER The Final Girl February 1, 2018 Women in Horror Even though I’m all grown up, I still write, “I KNOW” on my mom’s bathroom mirror when I visit. I probably always will.
Scream Queen Revisited: Halloween: H20 The Final Girl January 5, 2018 The Final Girl Halloween: H20 debuted on the silver screen in 1998, 20 years after the original Halloween (1978), with a very talented and very 90s cast.
Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day … The Final Girl October 31, 2017 The Final Girl Death Day is a brilliant slasher you’ll want to watch again and again.
The Return of Julie James: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer The Final Girl August 29, 2017 The Final Girl While I Still Know is a great 90’s slasher filled with suspense and gore, it’s missing that Kevin flare, that metahorror feel to it.