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Movie Review: “THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER” leaves you frozen with fear
Today’s theatrical/VOD release of THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER has been a long time coming, as it debuted at the Toronto Film Festival under the title FEBRUARY nearly two years ago. As it turns out, its emergence fully rewards one’s patience—just as the movie itself does, with its deliberate, chilly buildup to a genuinely frightening final act.
Movie Review: The quiet but powerful fear of being “HERE ALONE”
The film makes a virtue out of focusing on the people trying to survive a viral apocalypse rather than on those who have been transformed by it.
Exclusive interview: Filmmaker Osgood Perkins on birthing “THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER”
The latest slow-burn horror sensation is writer/director Osgood Perkins’ THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER, which chilled audiences to the bone at multiple festivals last year under the title FEBRUARY. Currently a DirecTV exclusive, it hits theaters and VOD this Friday, March 31 from A24 and DirecTV, and Perkins delves into its meaning and menace in this exclusive chat.
Exclusive interview: Marta Mazurek on her amorous, murderous mermaid in “THE LURE”
Currently playing select theatrical dates around the country (it next opens in Los Angeles and Ithaca, NY on Friday), Agnieszka Smoczynska’s romantic musical/horror/fantasy THE LURE is unlike any mermaid movie ever made. The same goes for its two half-human sisters, Silver (Marta Mazurek) and Golden (Michalina Olszanska). Read on for an exclusive RUE MORGUE chat with Mazurek about her fish-tailed role.
JG Thirlwell’s IMPONDERABLE score is sublime and spooky
The music JG Thirlwell has composed for Tony Oursler’s multimedia installation IMPONDERABLE evokes something that is both elusive and occult.
Exclusive Interview: Writer/director Jordan Peele on the outsider horror of “GET OUT”
For most of the 2000s, Jordan Peele has been making us laugh as an actor, and now he’s about to make everyone scream as a filmmaker. GET OUT, his feature writing/directing debut, bids to be a major horror hit when it opens tomorrow night, and RUE MORGUE got some exclusive words from Peele about it.
Exclusive Interview: Director Agnieszka Smoczynska on the allure of “THE LURE”
Currently playing in New York City and heading to more cities in the coming weeks (see schedule below), THE LURE is one of the most unique and striking genre films of recent years, and an impressive debut for its director, Agnieszka Smoczynska. RUE MORGUE landed an exclusive interview with the Polish filmmaker about her colorful genre-blender.
Movie Review: “SADAKO VS. KAYAKO” has a familiar ring
It doesn’t offer much that’s fresh, and the promised battle royale between ghost girls is a letdown.
Exclusive clip: Mermaid murder in “THE LURE”
This little mermaid is no Disney character: She hungers for both love and human flesh in THE LURE, which begins its release this week. See an exclusive clip of her bloody activities below.
Sundance Movie Review: “78/52” cuts deep into the legend of “PSYCHO”
The pitch on the documentary 78/52 is that it’s an in-depth exploration of the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO, arguably the most famous onscreen murder in film history. Yet while the horrible fate of Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) is certainly dissected in depth, 78/52 (named for the number of camera setups and shots employed to depict the killing) uses it as a springboard to examine PSYCHO in toto as a groundbreaking shocker and a movie that continues to impress and inspire today.