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Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of April 2026
Bleecker Street Drops ‘Victorian Psycho’ Poster Ahead of Cannes Premiere; Maika Monroe Stars in Dark, Witty and Bloodthirsty Period Horror
Album Review: ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’ by Crocodylus: A Frenetic, Deftly Formulated Portrait of Modern Malaise
Sydney’s Crocodylus Talk Doubling Down on Garage-Punk Chaos with New Album ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’
‘Affection’ Trailer: Jessica Rothe Faces A Fractured Reality In Brainstorm Media’s Sci-Fi Thriller
- Movie/TV Reviews
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
‘She Dances’ Movie Review: A Humorous, Heartwrenching Journey Through Family Connection and Intergenerational Grief
‘Sheepdog’ Movie Review: A Stark and Compassionate Look at Life After Service and the Arduous Path To Post-Traumatic Growth
‘Mimics’ Movie Review: A Polished Ventriloquist Horror Rom-Com That Struggles to Find Its Voice
‘Diabolic’ Movie Review: A Promising Baptism That Never Fully Immerses… in Dread
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
Sydney’s Crocodylus Talk Doubling Down on Garage-Punk Chaos with New Album ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’
‘I Swear’ Interview: Robert Aramayo and Kirk Jones on the Life of John Davidson and Tourette’s Advocacy
The Architecture of Anxiety: Marcus Kliewer on ‘The Caretaker,’ Rules as Rituals, and Universal’s Sydney Sweeney-Led Adaptation
INTERVIEW: ‘Hokum’ Director Damian Mc Carthy On Reviving The Haunted Hotel Horror Subgenre
Don’t Adjust Your Signal: Ian Tuason Talks Broadcasting a Sinister Frequency of Grief and Faith in UNDERTONE
- Music Reviews
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of April 2026
Album Review: ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’ by Crocodylus: A Frenetic, Deftly Formulated Portrait of Modern Malaise
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of March 2026
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of February 2026
Album Review: ‘Social Disguises’ by The Enemy: Fuelled by Frustration, Fired Up by Experience
- Music Interviews
Sydney’s Crocodylus Talk Doubling Down on Garage-Punk Chaos with New Album ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’
Riding a Maximum High: Shed Seven celebrate 30 years with Triumphant ‘Shedcember X’ Winter Tour
Rick McMurray Talks The Transition from ASH to Solo Side Project BURNED AS WITCHES
Tom Clarke Talks Social Disguises: The Enemy’s Comeback Album Made on Their Own Terms
INTERVIEW: Composer Geoff Zanelli on Navigating Tonal Whiplash to Score ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
- Features
‘Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon’ Sequel Set As Scott Glosserman Confirms ‘Behind The Mask II’
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
‘Bloodsport’ Remake in the Works at A24 with Michaela Coel Writing and Directing
Revisiting Romero: Daniel Kraus on New Book Partially Devoured and the Enduring Terror of Night of the Living Dead
‘The Exorcist’: Sasha Calle Joins Mike Flanagan’s Reimagining of Cult Classic
- Books
The Architecture of Anxiety: Marcus Kliewer on ‘The Caretaker,’ Rules as Rituals, and Universal’s Sydney Sweeney-Led Adaptation
C.J. Dotson Talks New Horror Novel ‘These Familiar Walls,’ Childhood Fears, and Parenting Perils
‘Femme Feral’ Author Sam Beckbessinger Talks the Horror and Humor of Female Transformation
Philip Fracassi on Sarafina: A Grimmesque Civil War Tale of Desertion, Duty, And Devastating Dread
Luke Dumas on New Horror Novel ‘Nothing Tastes as Good’: Identity, Obsession & the Horror of Becoming “Perfect”
- Author Interviews
The Architecture of Anxiety: Marcus Kliewer on ‘The Caretaker,’ Rules as Rituals, and Universal’s Sydney Sweeney-Led Adaptation
C.J. Dotson Talks New Horror Novel ‘These Familiar Walls,’ Childhood Fears, and Parenting Perils
‘Femme Feral’ Author Sam Beckbessinger Talks the Horror and Humor of Female Transformation
Philip Fracassi on Sarafina: A Grimmesque Civil War Tale of Desertion, Duty, And Devastating Dread
Luke Dumas on New Horror Novel ‘Nothing Tastes as Good’: Identity, Obsession & the Horror of Becoming “Perfect”
- Book Reviews
‘The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre’ Book Review: A Retirement Home Slasher that Finds Life and Tenacity in the Shadow of Death
Chilling Reads Ahead: CinemaChords’ Top 10 Most Anticipated Horror Novels for July 2025
Chilling Reads Ahead: CinemaChords’ Top 10 Most Anticipated Horror Novels for 2025
“EVERYTHING THE DARKNESS EATS” Book Review: A Poignantly Provocative Supernatural Shocker
“SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX” Book Review: A refreshingly inventive twist on familiar thriller trappings
Cult Cinema
As we navigate an era of rapid technological advancement, with artificial intelligence becoming ever more sophisticated and prominent in our daily lives, it’s understandable...
Box Office
▶ Listen to this article (≈ 3 minutes) Rick Gomez‘s feature directorial debut, She Dances, is an uplifting, albeit poignant exploration of family, grief,...
Movie Reviews
Sheepdog is a stark and compassionate character study about grief and duty, anchored by measured performances that keep its emotional stakes immediate and grounded.
MUSIC
We’ve reached the last Friday of the month, which can only mean one thing: Another edition of Noteworthy Nods – our monthly roundup of...
Interviews
Since forming in 2015, Crocodylus have evolved from Sydney garage-punk regulars into a surgically tight quintet with a consistent trajectory. Built on the longstanding...
Box Office
If You See Something is a fascinating, powerful, and poignant exploration of identity, belonging, and the moral complexities of immigration – navigating the fraught...
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The lonely, the abandoned, and the beautifully grotesque — Shelley’s immortal fable finds a worthy kindred spirit in del Toro’s most melancholic film yet....
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A decade after carving out his voice as one of YouTube’s most respected film commentators, Chris Stuckmann steps behind the camera for his feature...
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More than four decades since audiences were first dropped into the luminous world of Tron, and 15 years after Tron: Legacy tried to modernise...
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The Smashing Machine pulls back the curtain on a world sculpted by muscle and relentless will, exposing a far more vulnerable and achingly human...
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From its very first heartbeat — a naked young couple sprinting through the woods only to be riddled with arrows in a scene that...
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Horror’s full of old houses and loyal dogs, but it’s not often you get both in the same breath — and rarer still that...
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There’s a long tradition of British crime films wrapping up violence in bespoke tailoring and razor-edged repartee. All the Devils Are Here, directed by...
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Have you ever wanted to know more about a surprisingly tasty range of vegetarian foods from the 90s? Or what a “veggie nugget slide”...
Cinema
Colin Minihan‘s Coyotes isn’t interested in realism — and it makes that very clear from the start. Instead, it embraces the outlandish with relish,...
Cinema
Opening with a shocker that channels Wes Craven’s Scream at its sharpest, Brandon Christensen’s (The Puppetman, Superhost) Night of the Reaper wastes no time...
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It’s unsettling just how fascinating a sense of unease can be when that unease feels so uncomfortably familiar and timely. That’s exactly the feeling...
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With Karmadonna, screenwriter Aleksandar Radivojević (who co-wrote A Serbian Film) steps into the director’s chair for the first time, and the result is as...
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Religious horror casts a long shadow. From The Exorcist to Carrie to The Omen, its greatest works loom large, impossible not to echo. Paolo...
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Ari Aster’s Eddington is a neo-western satire that lands squarely in the strange liminal space between Woody Allen’s neurotic, character-driven comedy pieces and Quentin...
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Zach Cregger‘s Weapons opens on a chilling premise: all but one child from a single class vanish mysteriously at exactly 2:17 a.m., leaving a...
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After a 14-year hiatus, Final Destination: Bloodlines breathes thrilling new life into the long-running franchise, delivering what is by far its most fun, self-aware,...