If you're a fan of the slasher movies of the 70s and 80s like Black Christmas and The Slumber Party Massacre, or their post-modern dark comedy incarnations like Scream, you'll likely appreciate the edgy, contemporary social media fueled spin that filmmaker John Berardo puts on the subgenre with his gripping and gruesome debut feature Initiation.... Continue Reading →
Patton Pending – Outfest 2019 Film Review: Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street ★★★★
I have a very rare and unusual relationship to A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. Long considered the gayest horror movie ever made, its homo panic subtext, which really just plays as text, feels unmistakable through a modern lens, but back then? It depends on who you ask. I should know. I was... Continue Reading →