‘Departing Seniors’ Review – Middling Teen Slasher Can’t Slay Its Own Shortcomings

In the canon of high school-set slashers, Departing Seniors is a moderate achiever — the middle of the pack. Jose Nateras’ screenplay massages LGBTQ+ themes into an adorable-awkward-angsty teen romance threatened by deadly obstacles (outside cruel bigotry). It’s refreshingly genuine in terms of treating queer relationships with normalcy, but schoolyard slasher tension dulls without sharp […]

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3 New Horror Movies Releasing This Week Including an Original Teen Slasher Film

The final week of January is also the first week of February, and it’s a slow week for the horror genre in terms of new releases. But that doesn’t mean we’re not getting new horror this week. Here’s all the new horror releasing January 29 – February 4, 2024! For daily reminders about new horror […]

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‘Departing Seniors’ Trailer – ‘The Dead Zone’ Meets ‘Scream’ in Upcoming Slasher Movie

Dark Sky Films has released the trailer for their brand new slasher movie Departing Seniors this morning, announcing that the film hits VOD and select theaters on February 2. Finals aren’t the only killer in Departing Seniors. Watch the trailer below. From director Clare Cooney, Departing Seniors is said to “put a fresh spin on […]

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‘Departing Seniors’ – High School-Set Horror Comedy Now Filming in Chicago

Ignacio Diaz-Silverio (“Primo”) has been set to lead the cast of a horror-comedy titled Departing Seniors, with Deadline reporting that production is now underway in Chicago. Yani Gellman (Pretty Little Liars), Lorena Diaz (Chicago Med), Ireon Roach (Candyman), and Cameron Scott Roberts (The Walking Dead) also star in the movie. From director Clare Cooney, “the film follows witty high school senior Javier […]

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