Author: Jamie Righetti
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A Conversation with the Women Behind ‘XX’
Three of the film’s directors talk about the future of women in horror and the genre’s importance. When news of a horror anthology directed by…
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Why Can’t We Accept Foreign Films on Their Own Terms?
A simple plea for less remakes and more appreciation for global cinema. Cinephiles everywhere were worked up into a tizzy this week as an unstoppable force…
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Review – Beware the Slenderman is a Lukewarm Look at a Chilling Crime
Beware the Slenderman is a Lukewarm Look at a Chilling Crime The HBO documentary fails to truly hit its mark despite its scary subject matter. On May…
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Horror’s Love Affair With Twist Endings
Why do we love being fooled so much? With M. Night Shyamalan’s latest venture, Split, hitting theaters this weekend, there’s one question that seems to be…
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Video Games Are Already Cinema
Maybe we should we skip film adaptations and just play video games instead. December came and went with the hotly anticipated Assassin’s Creed getting unenthusiastic reviews…
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‘Hidden Figures’ Shines a Long Overdue Spotlight
Three Black women changed American history but their story is just one of many waiting to be told.
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The Year in Keanu
Here’s what Our Patron Saint of Being Excellent had to offer this year and a look at what’s to come in 2017. It was an especially…
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Carrie Fisher’s Mental Health Advocacy is a Vital Part of Her Legacy
How the outspoken actress helped de-stigmatize mental illness through her own struggles. If this year could be summed up in a single song, perhaps it’s…
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe is a Holiday Treat for Horror Fans
2016 ends on a thrilling note with this supernatural and spooky offering from Andrè Øvredal.