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MOVIE REVIEW – Damian McCarthy’s HOKUM (2026) is a meditation on loss in the trappings of a haunted house horror.
Atmospheric and tragic, McCarthy’s follow-up to Oddity set in a quirky Irish inn channels vibes from The Shining in a story about the demons that haunt a prolific writer far from home. HOKUM (2026) ★★★ & 1/2 ★ OF ★★★★★ stars I wasn’t sure what to expect from HOKUM, the followup to Oddity from writer/director…
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MOVIE REVIEW – THE BRIDE! (2026) waves a punk rock flag in a story about one woman’s agency and finding your voice
Director Maggie Gyllenhaal presents a parable about how women can be treated as commodities without a voice in their lives wrapped in the story of Frankenstein’s monster. THE BRIDE! (2026) ★★★★ OF ★★★★★ stars It’s very rare when a modern take on a classic horror story really feels like it’s adding something to the source…
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MOVIE REVIEW – GRIZZLY NIGHT (2026) – More subdued true-crime reenactment than survival thriller
Director Burke Doeren makes a dramatization of a tragic 1967 national park incident as a wilderness horror film, but the result feels more like a subdued true-crime reenactment than the survival thriller it promises. Grizzly Night (2026) ★★½ OF ★★★★★ The film’s opening sequence is easily its most engaging scene. There’s a sense of unease,…
