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TIFF 2024 Midnight Madness – First Looks at All the Hot Genre Films Including Coralie Fargeat’s ‘The Substance’

July 25, 2024 Meagan Navarro Coralie Fargeat, Dead Mail, ick, It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This, Joseph Kahn, Movies, The Shadow Strays, The Substance, TIFF, TIFF 2024, Timo Tjahjanto

The Toronto International Film Festival announced today the TIFF 2024 selections for the highly regarded Midnight Madness program, which will open with the North American Premiere of Coralie Fargeat’s anticipated horror thriller The Substance, starring Demi Moore. From the press release: “One of the most beloved programmes of the Festival, this year’s Midnight Madness highlights the […]

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‘Riddle of Fire’ TIFF Review – A Throwback to Children’s Quest Narratives

September 17, 2023 Joe Lipsett Andrea Browne, Charles Halford, Charlie Stover, Lio Tipton, Lorelei Mote, Movies, Phoebe Ferro, Rachel Browne, Reviews, Skyler Peters, TIFF, tiff23, Weston Razooli

There’s nothing quite like a throwback film – whether it’s driven by nostalgia or executed as a creative exercise, it’s fun to see how creatives handle the material. Weston Razooli’s Riddle of Fire has all of the hallmarks of a classic ’80s children adventure film, mixed with the quaintness of a British fairytale. This is […]

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‘Sleep’ TIFF Review – Sleepwalking Turns Horrifying for New Parents

September 16, 2023 Joe Lipsett Jason Yu, Jung Yu-Mi, Korean Horror, Lee Sun-kyun, Movies, Reviews, TIFF, tiff23

The premise of writer/director Jason Yu’s feature debut Sleep is great. Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi) and Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun) are expecting parents living in an apartment with paper thin walls and contending with a lot of stress. Their downstairs neighbour complains about the barking of their dog Pepper, Soo-jin is still working in an office despite […]

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‘Dream Scenario’ TIFF Review – Nightmare Comedy Transforms Nicolas Cage Into Dream Boogeyman for Cancel Culture Commentary

September 15, 2023 Meagan Navarro A24, Dream Scenario, Movies, Nicolas Cage, Reviews, TIFF, TIFF 2023

An entire horror franchise is dedicated to Freddy Krueger, a boogeyman who corners his prey in their own dreams to seek revenge against their parents for his murder. A24’s Dream Scenario, written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself), uses that familiar concept to spin a nightmare comedy that examines cancel culture in the modern world. Instead […]

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‘Working Class Goes to Hell’ TIFF Review – A Class Critique Without Bite

September 15, 2023 Joe Lipsett Mladen Djordjevic, Movies, Reviews, TIFF, tiff23

There’s an air of sad desperation that hangs over Working Class Goes to Hell. Things have been rough in this unnamed Serbian town since a fire at the May Day Factory killed nine people. And while the town’s wealthy elite, including a shady bar owner, organized crime boss Snowman, and even the corrupt mayor are […]

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‘When Evil Lurks’ TIFF Review – ‘Terrified’ Director Demián Rugna Doles Out Violent Possession Shocker

September 14, 2023 Meagan Navarro Demian Rugna, Movies, Reviews, Shudder, TIFF, TIFF 23, When Evil Lurks

Writer/Director Demián Rugna broke onto the horror scene with 2017’s aptly titled Terrified (Aterrados), a paranormal tour de force of shocking imagery and genuine scares. Rugna continues that streak with his latest, When Evil Looks, including the central theme of infectious evil. This time, however, the Argentinian filmmaker shifts gears to take on possession horror unafraid to spill buckets of […]

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‘Aggro Dr1ft’ TIFF Review – A Dazzling Visual Experiment With a Shallow Plot

September 14, 2023 Joe Lipsett harmony korine, Jordi Molla, Movies, Reviews, TIFF, tiff23, Travis Scott

Harmony Korine has always been a provocateur, so it’s hardly surprising that his latest film, Aggro Dr1ft, is unconventional. The 80-minute feature is filmed entirely in infrared thermal imaging, which means the production is wall-to-wall vibrant reds, yellows, blues, and neon greens. It’s a dazzling visual spectacle that radically alters the affect of the performances […]

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‘NAGA’ TIFF Review – A Tense Thriller With a Terrifying Creature Feature Set Piece

September 13, 2023 Joe Lipsett Adwa Bader, Meshal Aljaser, Movies, NAGA, Netflix, Reviews, TIFF, TIFF 23, tiff23

Writer/director Meshal Aljaser’s NAGA opens with a moment of shocking violence: in 1970, a man with a gun moves through the halls of a hospital, searching for his pregnant wife. When he finds her, he murders her and the male doctor, incensed that his baby boy wasn’t delivered by a female doctor as he prescribed. […]

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‘Hell of a Summer’ TIFF Review – Finn Wolfhard & Billy Bryk Give Voice to Youth in Slasher Riff

September 11, 2023 Meagan Navarro Finn Wolfhard, Hell of a Summer, Movies, Reviews, TIFF, TIFF 23

Slasher riffs and parodies date back nearly as long as slashers themselves, dissecting the enduring tropes and familiar formulas. In Hell of a Summer, first-time directors/writers Finn Wolfhard (“Stranger Things”) and Billy Bryk (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) frame their slasher riff as a buddy comedy from the perspective of teens, aimed solely at teens. The directors’ acting backgrounds translate to an ensemble […]

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‘Boy Kills World’ TIFF Review – Manic, Gory Actioner Plays Like a Video Game

September 10, 2023 Meagan Navarro Bill Skarsgard, Boy Kills World, Reviews, Sam Raimi, TIFF, TIFF 23

Vengeance and action go hand in hand, with revenge frequently serving as the central motivator for a single action hero to punch and slice their way through hordes of enemies. Such is the case with Boy Kills World, the feature debut from director Moritz Mohr. While its revenge plot may not offer any genuine narrative surprises, the […]

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‘Woman of the Hour’ TIFF Review – Anna Kendrick’s Unsettling Serial Killer Thriller

September 9, 2023 Meagan Navarro Anna Kendrick, Reviews, TIFF, TIFF 23, Woman of the Hour

Anna Kendrick takes aim at the true crime serial killer story in her feature directorial debut, Woman of the Hour. A charming, kitschy ’70s set exploration of gender dynamics quickly gives way to an unnerving, suspenseful stranger-than-fiction tale of serial killer and rapist Rodney Alcala and his bizarre appearance as a bachelor on “The Dating Game.” Kendrick’s […]

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‘Boy Kills World’ – Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Images Tease Intense Action Ahead of TIFF Premiere

September 8, 2023 Meagan Navarro Bill Skarsgard, Boy Kills World, Exclusives, Movies, TIFF, TIFF 2023

The Sam Raimi-produced dystopian action thriller Boy Kills World is set to unleash pure mayhem at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, September 9. Bloody Disgusting has been provided exclusive behind-the-scenes images that tease the adrenaline-fueled mayhem ahead of its world premiere. Boy Kills World stars Bill Skarsgård in the title role, the deaf and mute Boy, who embarks on […]

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TIFF’s Midnight Madness – First Looks at All the Hot Genre Films Including Sam Raimi’s ‘Boy Kills World’!

August 3, 2023 Brad Miska Boy Kills World, Indie, Midnight Madness, Midnight Madness 23, Movies, TIFF, TIFF 23

The Toronto International Film Festival announced today the 2023 selections for the highly regarded Midnight Madness program. The infamous Midnight Madness lineup features 10 titles, 7 of which are World Premieres, and highlight the weird and the wicked of film. “Sides will be split — both figuratively and literally (on screen) — as Midnight Madness returns […]

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‘Project Wolf Hunting’ – Ultra Violent Action Slasher Is Coming to SCREAMBOX in 2023!

November 28, 2022 Brad Miska Bloody Disgusting, featured, Midnight Madness, Movies, Project Wolf Hunting, Screambox, TIFF, topnews

We’ve got some huge, huge, huge news for gorehounds! Get your SCREAMBOX subscription locked in for the next year because we just picked up streaming rights to Well Go USA’s festival smash hit Project Wolf Hunting, which is straight-up one of the goriest and most violent action slashers I’ve ever seen! The film is explosively […]

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“1899” Review – Netflix Series Offers Mystery Aboard a Ghost Ship

November 16, 2022 Joe Lipsett 1899, Andreas Pietschmann, Baran Bo Odar, Emily Beechum, Isabella Wei, Jantje Friese, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Maciej Musial, Mathilde Ollivier, Miguel Bernardeau, Reviews, TIFF, TIFF 2022, TV, Yann Gael

Hailing from Dark creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar, 1899 is a suitably creepy and mysterious period thriller about a missing (possibly haunted) ship. The eight-episode Netflix series is a combination of the first season of The Terror and Ghost Ship with a splash of Downton Abbey. The series opens with a nightmare as Maura Franklin (Emily […]

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