Australian-Macedonian writer/director Goran Stolevski weaves a complex emotional tapestry of humanity in his period folk tale that wields horror as a vehicle. You Won’t Be Alone reframes life and its stages through the lens of a witch, creating a sensory experience that’s artful, languid meditation with a helping of blood and entrails. In an isolated Macedonian mountain village in […]
Day: January 22, 2022
[Sundance Review] High Concept Sci-fi ‘Dual’ Ponders Existence with Infectious Pitch-Black Humor
Riley Stearns’ follow-up to pitch-black comedy The Art of Self Defense once again puts his knack for off-kilter humor on display. Only this time, the writer/director applies it to a high-concept sci-fi story that uses an end-of-life decision as the starting point. Dual uses deadpan delivery and oddball performances to capture the strangeness of life, especially when faced with […]
[Sundance Review] ‘Master’ Casts a Bewitching Occult Tale of Academia and Social Critique
The prestigious halls of the New England set Ancaster College harbors a curse. Upper-level students scare first-year students with stories of a witch once hung there whose ghost returns every year to claim a victim on the anniversary of her death. Writer/Director Mariama Diallo uses that curse to connect the past to the present, blending a variety […]
[Review] ‘Watcher’ Is an Atmospheric and Stylish Paranoid Thriller Starring Maika Monroe
Director Chloe Okuno (“SLUT”, V/H/S/94’s “Storm Drain”) channels the likes of Roman Polanski and Alfred Hitchcock for her throwback style feature debut. Watcher preys on the paranoid vulnerability of an isolated woman struggling to adapt to a new country, creating a stylish and atmospheric thriller centered around voyeuristic paranoia and claustrophobia. American Julia (Maika Monroe) uproots her life to accompany […]
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‘Speak No Evil’ Is a Grueling Trip to Satirical Pessimism [Sundance Review]
Christian Tafdrup’s bleak Speak No Evil will undoubtedly draw some comparisons to nihilistic horror satires like Michael Haneke’s Funny Games. Both seek to make the viewer deeply uncomfortable while sending a caustic message. But while the latter chastised its audience for their consumption of violence, the former struggles with its polite society messaging. It results in a grueling […]