Film Review: Send Help

Film Review: Send Help
By

A hilariously gruesome gore-fest brought together with amazing leads and energetic direction makes Send Help the perfect film to fill this time of year. … read more

Moor is Less in Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights”

Moor is Less in Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights”
By

“Wuthering Heights” is such a sumptuous piece of cinematic craftsmanship and design but I can’t pretend that it’s not a thin, soulless and inane piece of fluff. … read more

Markiplier’s Iron Lung Proves to be a Once-in-a-Lifetime Hit for Independent Filmmaking

Markiplier’s Iron Lung Proves to be a Once-in-a-Lifetime Hit for...
By

When a famous YouTuber spearheads a Hollywood project, it tends to be a cash grab. It’s a statistic that makes an outlier like Iron Lung so much more unique. … read more

Lady: A Powerful Story of Survival and Hope

Lady: A Powerful Story of Survival and Hope
By

Lady’s efforts to keep her head down and go about her business are disrupted when old friend Pinky reappears and is now moving through the city as a sex worker. … read more

Rock Springs’ Horror Comes from its History

Rock Springs’ Horror Comes from its History
By

While the family attempts a fresh start in Rock Springs, they soon realize they’re not only being haunted by hungry ghosts but by the town’s horrifying past … read more

Film Review: Is This Thing On?

Film Review: Is This Thing On?
By

Is This Thing On? shows a comic drifting through the carefully managed calm of an amicable divorce while quietly avoiding the deeper emotional fallout. … read more

Top 11 Films of 2025

Top 11 Films of 2025
By

From the early standouts at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival to the last of the platformed Oscar-bait films, here are my picks for the top 11 films of 2025. … read more

SLUG Magazine Presents: 31 Days of Secondhand Givings

SLUG Magazine Presents: 31 Days of Secondhand Givings
By , , , , , , , , , ,

Gather around the radiant glow of the box set and don your gay apparel, you little freaks, for a festive installment of Secondhand Screenings!  … read more

Film Review: The Secret Agent

Film Review: The Secret Agent
By

The Secret Agent is a slow burn that requires a strong attention span. Its portrait of suppressed histories and state surveillance resonates with the present. … read more

Film Review: Ella McCay

Film Review: Ella McCay
By

Ella MacKay brings to mind a blind old incontinent sheepdog who is clinging to the last vestiges of life. There’s a feeling of love and fond memories of better days. … read more

Film Review: Fackham Hall

Film Review: Fackham Hall
By

Does Fackham Hall stoop to lowbrow, cheap humor? Of course it does. It also has some smart, well-constructed gags and hundreds of extremely silly ones. … read more

Film Review: Wake Up Dead Man

Film Review: Wake Up Dead Man
By

Wake Up Dead Man is a treatise on the judgmental, weaponized toxicity of modern Christianity vs. the actual doctrine of Christ. … read more