Edition 17 — Week of September 5, 2026
Zombie problem in Kentucky. How's Tennessee?
— Stephen Holden, The New York Times
Two employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a toxic gas from a misplaced top-secret U.S. Army shipment, causing the dead to rise from a nearby cemetery with an insatiable hunger for human brains.
The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.
1989
1959
Matthew Macar deserves a mention, too, for his stunning cinematography. This film might not always be easy to follow, but it is always beautiful to watch.
— Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting
In a dystopian 1970s America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.
They are difficult to move, but once their intense inertia is in motion, they are unbelievably powerful.
— Lucas Trevor, Washington Post
A prime minister reassures the public during an emergency broadcast: “We don’t expect it to come on land. We believe it would be crushed to death under its own weight.
— Tara Brady, Irish Times
When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.
Four men...outlaws thrown together by fate...share a fantastic adventure and risk the only thing they have left to lose.
2021
1992
As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill.
Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.
1992
The Earth moved, we didn't!
The irony is that LaBute (revising a screenplay by Laura Jones) has added syrup to the romances and drained out the danger.
— Charlotte O'Sullivan, Sight & Sound
Suffocated by its fussy script and uptight characters, this musty adaptation is all the more annoying since it's been packaged and sold back to us by Hollywood.
— Jamie Russell, BBC.com
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
1992
Scholar, convict, leader, disciple, hipster, father, hustler, minister, black man, every man.
"We want to disconnect from the loop, to escape, to find freedom, the sky, and natural light. But we are somehow drawn deeper into a labyrinth of fragmented memories."
"Second go just locked in how brilliant this is. Funny, angry, nuanced all at the same time."
"annoying bitches of the world unite"
"marvelous exploration of grief. Romvari’s camera plays as memory, dancing around a subject so close, yet completely impenetrable"
"But unfortunately, even wearing my most generous critical goggles, I cannot resuscitate the reputation of this film. It is as bad as people feared, or maybe, hoped it would be."
"Pop-quiz!"
"What a beautiful film, I feel so lucky to have seen it this way, and to hear Todd Haynes talk about it in person."