Frailty
The charismatic actor Bill Paxton made his feature directorial debut with 2001’s Frailty, an unsettling, twisty thriller with noir underpinnings. Set in Texas, the film opens on an appropriately dark and stormy night, as Matthew McConaughey’s Fenton Meiks enters FBI offices ready to make a confession.
Starry Eyes
Co-directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer on a crowdfunded budget, Starry Eyes is a nasty piece of independent filmmaking and a prime example of the body horror genre.
Oddity
In spite of its title, Irish director Damian McCarthy’s latest film Oddity is more familiar than strange—a classic whodunit couched in a haunted-house story with a touch of Gothic—steeped in generic conventions that are tailor-made to scare.
Out of Darkness
Clocking in at a swift 87 minutes, Andrew Cumming’s feature debut is a slick, beautiful genre piece best suited for the big screen.
The Strangler
When Paul Vecchiali passed away early this year at the age of 92, he left behind a prolific legacy of films.
When Evil Lurks
The title of Demián Rugna’s new horror opus is something of a misnomer: moving at a swift pace over the course of 99 minutes, When Evil Lurks lurches right into motion rather than lurks.
Thirst
Of all the myriad films titled Thirst, Rod Hardy’s 1979 feature stands out as a multi-genre wonder, a horror/sci-fi hybrid with a dash of action and the fluidity of a soap opera.
The Five Devils
A witchy tale of time travel, young love and sporty women, Léa Mysius’s sophomore feature is an entrancing puzzle film anchored by compelling performances.
Huesera: The Bone Woman
Often considered a sacred rite of passage, pregnancy is an aspirational, much-coveted physical state for women the world over. For many, it’s the most significant time of their life…
The Sensory World of Peter Strickland
The director’s latest film, Flux Gourmet, further amplifies his wonderfully obsessive attention to the aural experience.