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“Us” mixes a government conspiracy, well-balanced blood and gore, impressive acting and nuanced characters to create a strong commentary on cultural, societal and racial tension in the United States like xenophobia.

Review: Horror movie ‘Us’ reflects cultural tension

By Jake Leary April 1, 2019

“Us” is at once familiar and foreign — it’s a traditional slasher turned and twisted into something radical and bizarre.   The film follows the Wilson family on their annual summer vacation:...

The Prodigy is full of predictable twists and turns and brings nothing new to the horror genre. However, the camera work and lighting make up for these pitfalls.

Review: “The Prodigy” is nothing special

By Selin Tuter February 11, 2019

What happens when a cold-blooded serial killer reincarnates into a newborn baby’s body? It becomes a huge mess. Though the events in “The Prodigy” are messy and gory, the storyline is even more...

Kingdom puts a new spin on the zombie apocalypse genre, with a setting in ancient Korea. The show also uses vivid symbolism to show separations between social class.

Review: “Kingdom” shows the horror of zombies and social class

By James Baratta February 4, 2019

Netflix original series “Kingdom” takes zombie-horror to a whole new level. A pandemic looms over a version of feudal Korea, ruled by the totalitarian Haewon Cho Clan and its mysteriously distant...

Deja View: Suspiria

‘Deja View’: ‘Suspiria’

November 13, 2018

Video: Audio: This week on “Deja View,” host Jake Leary sits down with Life & Culture Editor Kara Bowen to talk about “Suspiria” 2018 and why neither of them will think of dance...

Mike Skvarla, a producer for Ithaca Fantastik horror film festival, poses with a poster in the lobby of Cinemapolis.

Ithaca Fantastik film festival celebrates horror genre

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer October 30, 2018
Previous years have featured films with more classic horror themes, complete with blood, guts and gore. But, at this year’s festival, the program deviates from its typical grisly lineup.
Mask-wearing, knife-wielding villain Michael Myers returns in the newest addition to the Halloween franchise.

Review: ‘Halloween’ franchise is better off dead

By Jake Leary, Staff Writer October 29, 2018
One frightful night was enough; like its ghoulish mascot, the “Halloween” franchise should have been killed long ago.
Horror director Eli Roth tries his blood-soaked hand at childrens cinema with the magical The House With a Clock in its Walls.

Review: Magic-filled children’s horror lacks charm

By Jake Leary, Staff Writer October 1, 2018
It’s a film that’s full of wonderful, creepy ideas that are either left half-explored or take ridiculous turns in the third act.
Assassination Nation takes the violent doomsday premise of The Purge and sets it in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts.

Review: ‘Assassination Nation’ is a hopeless dystopia

By Jake Leary, Staff Writer September 25, 2018
It’s an unpleasant movie that successfully tells the story Levinson set out to make, but that narrative is too grotesque and cruel to enjoy.
Deadpool 2, Hereditary, Sorry to Bother You and Solo: A Star Wars Story are some of the most significant movies released in 2018. Either culturally or artistically, these four films are represent a diverse range of ideas and tones.

Reviews from the summer season

By Antonio Ferme, Arleigh Rodgers, and Jake Leary August 30, 2018
Ithacan writers review a selection of summer's biggest blockbusters and most complicated arthouse films.
Aaron Smith (Aaron Moorhead) and Justin Smith (Justin Benson) escape from a cult when they were young. Years later they receive a mysterious video tape that draws them back to Camp Arcadia, where the cult is located.

Review: Visceral and creepy cult thriller is visually vivid

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer April 30, 2018
Fear permeates every scene. The audience members, mirroring the characters, sit uncomfortably in their dread.
Blumhouses Truth or Dare takes the classic game of truth or dare and adds a horror twist. A group of college students take a spring break vacation to Mexico and start a game of truth or dare with supernatural and deadly consequences.

Review: Blumhouse’s ‘Truth or Dare’ squanders its scares

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer April 26, 2018
However unfortunate it is that this film isn’t original or riveting, it does receive one accolade: the ability to make the audience laugh.
Known for his role as Jim in the workplace comedy The Office, John Krasinski wrote, directed and starred in the horror film A Quiet Place.

Review: Slow-paced panic permeates “A Quiet Place”

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer April 10, 2018
It’s encouraging to see a horror film both so visceral and so unequivocally frightening.
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