Movies

Sometimes when you’re ghosted, it’s better to just forget about it.

Presence is chilling if you can let yourself be immersed by the way it is presented.

The trailer looks to be A24 filmmaking at its very best: unique, cerebral and delightfully scary.

A new slasher with an old-school appeal!

Heart Eyes isn’t great, but it’s fun enough if you don’t expect too much.

Sumala is good fun for fans of furious anger and violence.

Movie Theater Massacre needs a lot more massacring.

Creep Box brings up fascinating questions about the nature of life and death, and when technology links the two.

Dark Match has too much going on in the plot, but the fighting is fun.

There are some definite highs and lows to be seen in The Night Time World.

The Devil and the Daylong Brothers is a captivating mixture of violence and music.

Smart, alluring, and tragic, Drained is excellent.

There aren’t as many zombies or “strains” as you might expect, but it’s a fun comedy regardless.

Blades in the Darkness is the best Albanian slasher movie you’re likely to see this year.

Though it’s not as disturbing as the premise suggests, Freelance is a smart and effective thriller.

Into the Deep takes on too much plot when it should have focused on the drama.

Grafted balances genre thrills with smart direction and an emotional undercurrent.

Watching Werewolf Game is less fun that playing the game yourself, but it’s still mildly interesting.