Matt Donato

The glory of comic books as a medium is the vast array of genres any franchise can explore. Marvel Zombies exists, so why are modern spandex-and-cape flicks so entrenched in their formulas? It's a burning question I've had for a while, and James Watkins' Clayface finally offers a counterpoint. All it took was the right […]

I don't often accept a junket interview without seeing the movie first, but every rule has an exception. In this case, I was allowed to see the first 30 minutes of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil before sitting down with both the filmmaker and lead actor, Austin Abrams. So far, a lot has been said about Cregger's approach […]

As a joke, moviegoers (and probably archeologists) have argued, “There’s no such thing as a bad dinosaur movie because … dinosaurs.” But, hilariously, The End of Oak Street proves that statement isn’t wholly invalid.  David Robert Mitchell channels the narrative anarchy of 80s and 90s blockbusters that are, in choice phrasing, drunk on dumb bitch […]

With Evil Dead Burn hitting theaters around the country this evening, horror fans are able to experience for themselves what our own Matt Donato called a "Mean Slice of Deadite Devastation," further saying that "for the extremists out there, and the…

With Evil Dead Burn hitting theaters around the country this evening, horror fans are able to experience for themselves what our own Matt Donato called a "Mean Slice of Deadite Devastation," further saying that "for the extremists out there, and the…

With Evil Dead Burn hitting theaters around the country this evening, horror fans are able to experience for themselves what our own Matt Donato called a "Mean Slice of Deadite Devastation," further saying that "for the extremists out there, and the gorehound Evil Dead faithful who hunger for a super bad time? Evil Dead Burn is guaranteed to make you […]

Filmmaking, by nature, is driven by creators seeking inspiration from prior works. You wouldn’t have Kill Bill without Lady Snowblood, but Lady Snowblood

The audacity of Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, a filmmaking couple on the rise, is not to be underestimated. Their devastating debut, Violation, is a tough act to follow in terms of swinging for the fences. But Sims-Fewer and Mancinelli are up to the challenge with their science-freaky psychological thriller, Honey Bunch. It's a peculiar […]

In 2004, two Aussie filmmakers not only took Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival by storm, but the horror industry at large. That year, James Wan and

In Antoine Fuqua's documentary "Troublemaker," the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela is chronicled as a rallying cry for our time.

"Give Me the Ball!," a new documentary film, chronicles the life and career of sports and feminism legend Billie Jean King, in her own words.

A new Blu-ray release of 'Black Christmas' in 4K proves that it still provides the perfect slasher template.

Dennis Donnelly's The Toolbox Murders (1978) feels like it wants to be Los Angeles' The Town That Dreaded Sundown. The film shares traits with slashers of

It’s astounding to think about how Zach Cregger went from funnyman to magma-hot horror filmmaker, but here we are. His second film, Weapons, is only days from release. There’s not much to be said about what to expect, because like Barbarian, Weapons is a twisted tale of intertwining stories that ends with a bang. What is that bang, and […]

Over the weekend, I flew roughly 5,500 miles roundtrip to get a new tattoo. A cross-country journey that started in Los Angeles and granted me 20-ish hours in New York City. That sounds looney tunes, right? In most contexts, I'd agree with you—but this was a landmark weekend. On Friday the 13th of June, 2025, […]

Man Finds Tape is a faux-documentary horror show like many others…at first. A man finds a tape (duh) and begins chronicling his investigation into strange happenings, ultimately descending into supernatural madness—but familiarity is short-lived. Writers and directors Paul Gandersman and Peter S. Hall have concocted an Eldritchian ode to The X-Files or Supernatural episodes with […]

The Until Dawn movie might be an alright horror flick, but it fails to adapt what makes the game so memorable.

With the upcoming animated anthology movie Predator: Killer of Killers, Dan Trachtenberg imagines how Yautja warriors would fare against earthly rivals

Do you enjoy your date night movies with a side of thrills and drenched in fun-loving ambitions? That's Christopher Landon's romantic thriller Drop, about a dangerously awry first meetup. Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar star in the impromptu assassination plot over dinner, which feels 90s coded in its entertaining abandon. Writers Jillian Jacobs and Chris […]

Amalia Ulman's comedy Magic Farm stars Chloe Sevigny and Alex Wolff and aims to take exploitative news outlets to task.