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Review

The Girl With The Needle review – politically pertinent Gothic horror story

by David Jenkins

Mag­nus von Horn brings sub­tle­ty and empa­thy to the ser­i­al killer genre in this extra­or­di­nary true-life yarn.

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4
In Retrospect
Long Read

Sick suburban solidarity in two unappreciated John Waters gems

by Juan Barquin

While con­sid­ered by many to be minor works, Ser­i­al Mom and A Dirty Shame rep­re­sent some of our con­tem­po­rary con­cerns and anx­i­eties while offer­ing a sur­pris­ing­ly whole­some view of queer community.
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Review

Longlegs review – a harrowing serial killer thriller

by Hannah Strong

A rook­ie FBI agent with psy­chic abil­i­ties hunts down a ruth­less ser­i­al killer in Osgood Perkins’ thor­ough­ly unnerv­ing, fan­tas­ti­cal­ly odd horror.

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4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

The Girl with the Needle – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Mag­nus Von Horn brings sub­tle­ty and empa­thy to the ser­i­al killer genre in this extra­or­di­nary true-life yarn.
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Festivals

Woman of the Hour – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

Anna Kendrick’s direc­to­r­i­al debut, about a abused upstart actress and a ser­i­al killer in her midst, says all the right things, but too loud and too often.
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Review

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

by David Jenkins

It’s an improve­ment on the exe­crable Crys­tal Skull, but James Mangold’s exhuma­tion of the Spiel­berg adven­ture ser­i­al is both tame and unnecessary.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
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Festivals

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – first-look review

by David Jenkins

It’s an improve­ment on the exe­crable Crys­tal Skull, but James Mangold’s exhuma­tion of the Spiel­berg adven­ture ser­i­al is both tame and unnecessary.
A man with a dark beard and curly hair gazes intently at the camera.
Not Movies

Why we love Netflix’s You, even though we all agree it’s terrible TV

by Susan Akyeampong

The high­ly addic­tive dra­ma about a hand­some ser­i­al killer has won legions of fans, but they’re not watch­ing for the plot.
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Review

The Black Phone

by Anton Bitel

Scott Der­rick­son returns to his hor­ror roots with this sto­ry of a pre-teen who faces off against a sin­is­ter ser­i­al killer, with help from his pre­vi­ous victims.

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In Retrospect
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Interviews

“No, not the dog!” – John McNaughton on Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

by Little White Lies

Three decades after it first shocked audi­ences, John McNaughton’s twist­ed thriller receives a 4K re-release cour­tesy of Arrow Films.