This weekend sees the release of the Canadian horror film Undertone, written and directed by Ian Tuason in his directorial debut and released by A24. As an independent studio, A24 has released some of the best horror films in recent years, and it appears that Undertone follows suit, according to
2020 was a divisive time. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, right-wing conspiracies and talking points infiltrated even everyday life. Aster tackles that in the backdrop of a small New Mexican town—a town where those conspiracies can take root and choke out more rational thought. Between
Beau Is Afraid Review A24 presents Beau is Afraid written and directed by Ari Aster and starring Joaquin Phoenix. The film follows Beau (Phoenix), a mild-mannered anxious man who embarks on an Odyssey to return home for his mother’s funeral. What ensues is a series of harrowing events that
Sasaki and Peeps gives us plots galore being brewed up, as you might expect from Ep. 15 "Concealment and Infiltration" with that title. Complete with both the faking of a death and an undercover operation to investigate the death game faction. It's all great ingredients for some serious political
Sasaki and Peeps brings us one big magical SNAFU in Ep. 14 "Death Games and Demons", complete with a bloody fight and civilian deaths. As you might imagine, this is as huge a problem as the title suggests. And yet, it still falls short of a true action-packed episode due to the lack of action
Who could've guessed that a film about a stinky fisherwoman and a wicker husband would end up being one of the most romantic movies of the year? For all its vulgarity and absurdity, Wicker weaves a surprisingly sincere, shockingly sweet fable of against-all-odds love and a dismantling critique of