Caitlin Kennedy

It's been 20 years since Moulin Rouge dazzled us for the first time. Here's a look back at the film's many influences, from Greek tragedies to Bollywood.

Netflix's new series Bridgerton, based on the romance novels by Julia Quinn, embraces the genre's sex-positivity and puts the focus on female pleasure.

Essay on gender and societal expectations of marriage, as explored in SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE

Disney's Haunted Mansion continues the trend of adapting the magic of nostalgic Disney rides, but how does it fair against 2003's film?

Industry insights on the role of benefits in recruiting top talent.

If 2020 was a horror, 2021 was the shitty sequel. For a second year, COVID-19 ravaged the globe taking us through an array of personal horrors – the haunted houses of quarantines, the survival horror of navigating pandemic public life, and variants

Essay on sexuality as a central theme of A24's THE GREEN KNIGHT

When we think about horror, it’s natural to focus completely on the monsters. Those creepily charismatic and horrifying icons of that which terrifies us the most.

In her WEBTOON phenomenon comic Lore Olympus, creator Rachel Smythe offers one of the most insightful meditations on abuse, trauma, and reclamation of personal power through her reimagining of one of history’s most famous abduction tales.

[Spoiler warning for those who haven’t seen Saint Maud.] In our current culture, the divine is held at a safe, unsullied distance from the physical.

What a year! Reflecting on 2020 through the lens of horror is easy because every day since March has been an exercise in absolute terror. Beyond the horror of our reality, 2020 has been a very strange year for the movies.

Essay on mental and physical wellness.

[This October is "Gialloween" on Daily Dead, as we celebrate the Halloween season by diving into the macabre mysteries, creepy kills, and eccentric characters found in some of our favorite giallo films!

I could never have expected how much I would adore Henry Cavill's take on the famous literary detective, Sherlock Holmes - a soft boi.

[Content Warning: This piece contains information and description of troubling current and historical events, reference to racism, and some upsetting language. This piece contains spoilers for ANTEBELLUM.]

Back in June, when Jaws celebrated its 45th anniversary, film lovers everywhere waxed poetic about the influence of this incredible film. It’s true that Jaws has loomed large in our culture and continues to cut a powerful figure in film history.

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Autumn de Wilde’s directorial debut and latest Jane Austen adaptation for the screen, Emma, understands and delivers on female desire!

Women have always been connected to horror films. The “Final Girl” is essential to the genre trope checklist. The roles of women are still very much the lifeblood of horror films, but the Final Girl is being redefined.

2015’s KRAMPUS, directed by Michael Dougherty (Trick r’ Treat) and starring Adam Scott, Toni Collette, Emjay Anthony, and David Koechner