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Short Film Review — "Synonymous With"
Oct 22

Oct 22 Short Film Review — "Synonymous With"

Brandon Stanwyck

Hilton constructs the film in a manner that highlights Germinario’s performance.

Film Review — "Ouija Japan"
Oct 11

Oct 11 Film Review — "Ouija Japan"

Brandon Stanwyck

The film suffers from having a passive leading performance.

Film Review — "The Old Ways"
Oct 6

Oct 6 Film Review — "The Old Ways"

Brandon Stanwyck

The spectacle is on point.

Film Review — "Apartment 413"
Sep 22

Sep 22 Film Review — "Apartment 413"

Brandon Stanwyck

Employs a dash of genre to physicalize the psychological.

Book Review — "Fit for Consumption" by Steve Berman
Sep 20

Sep 20 Book Review — "Fit for Consumption" by Steve Berman

Brandon Stanwyck

Weaving real-life subjects into his fiction and making them his own seems to be a talent of Berman’s.

Book Review — "Rescued by the Married Monster Hunters" by Ennis Rook Bashe
Sep 14

Sep 14 Book Review — "Rescued by the Married Monster Hunters" by Ennis Rook Bashe

Brandon Stanwyck

Bashe demonstrates a profound understanding of physical presence and the significance of bodies.

Film Review — "Death Drop Gorgeous"
Sep 10

Sep 10 Film Review — "Death Drop Gorgeous"

Brandon Stanwyck

Crude and grotesque… I was never not entertained.

Book Review — "When the Reckoning Comes" by LaTanya McQueen
Aug 27

Aug 27 Book Review — "When the Reckoning Comes" by LaTanya McQueen

Brandon Stanwyck

Just the right amount of haunting and unrelenting. 

Film Review — "Bloodthirsty"
Aug 18

Aug 18 Film Review — "Bloodthirsty"

Brandon Stanwyck

The only sure-fire way to defeat a predator is to basically turn into one.

Danse Macabre #2: Film Review — "The Creeping Unknown" (1955)
Aug 8

Aug 8 Danse Macabre #2: Film Review — "The Creeping Unknown" (1955)

Brandon Stanwyck

A bit ahead of the body horror curve.

Ranking — Every "Child's Play" Film Series Kill
Jul 30

Jul 30 Ranking — Every "Child's Play" Film Series Kill

Brandon Stanwyck

Using my own mental rubric, I weighed every victim’s death.

Film Review — "Messiah of Evil" (1973)
Jul 23

Jul 23 Film Review — "Messiah of Evil" (1973)

Brandon Stanwyck

What Carnival of Souls would have been under George Romero.

Danse Macabre #1: Film Review — "Burnt Offerings" (1976)
Jul 16

Jul 16 Danse Macabre #1: Film Review — "Burnt Offerings" (1976)

Brandon Stanwyck

The Allardyce estate is just hungry…

Film Review — "The City of the Dead" (1960)
Jul 9

Jul 9 Film Review — "The City of the Dead" (1960)

Brandon Stanwyck

When it comes to horror movies, 1960 was not fucking around. 

Film Review — "Slaxx"
Jul 2

Jul 2 Film Review — "Slaxx"

Brandon Stanwyck

Yes, the jeans kill people. But, like… not without reason.

Film Review — "The Superdeep"
Jun 25

Jun 25 Film Review — "The Superdeep"

Brandon Stanwyck

The Superdeep is about as muddy as it is hollow.

Film Review — "Violation"
Jun 18

Jun 18 Film Review — "Violation"

Brandon Stanwyck

Told unflinchingly through a female gaze.

Film Review — "Caveat"
Jun 11

Jun 11 Film Review — "Caveat"

Brandon Stanwyck

Damian Mc Carthy invested the coins from his piggy bank in all the right places…

Book Review — "Filthy Animals" by Brandon Taylor
Jun 10

Jun 10 Book Review — "Filthy Animals" by Brandon Taylor

Brandon Stanwyck

Brandon Taylor is truly one of our finest storytellers.

Film Review — "Come True"
Mar 12

Mar 12 Film Review — "Come True"

Brandon Stanwyck

The ending sours everything that led up to it.

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