If you’re someone who feels overwhelmed by all of the forced Christmas glee, this film might be your perfect pick-me-up. In “Rare Exports,” A young boy named Pietari living in a remote Finnish mountain village uncovers the truth about Santa Claus in a frightful, yet darkly humorous manner. Santa emerges as a malevolent and creepy [...]

In this film, director Philip Ridley explores the dark underbelly of London life through the eyes of a lonely young photographer, played by Jim Sturgess. Sturgess’s character seems to never have overcome the playground taunts of his childhood as a result of a birthmark covering half his face. Ridley, with visual flair, creates London streets [...]

There are very few things in this world that should come in sets of seven. To name the essentials: dwarves, deadly sins, and days of the week. The Saw series, with its seventh film, is trying to crash a party at which it is simply not welcome. These movies have more retcons and illogical flashbacks [...]

Hellraiser! Messiah of Evil! Carrie! So many spooky movies at Lincoln Center! If you want to celebrate Halloween in the city but don’t want to be dress up, the art houses are giving you plenty to work with. If you’re not into seeing Psycho at Film Forum, the Film Society of Lincoln Center is running [...]

I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks. Civilization has become so protective that we’re no longer able to get our goose bumps instinctively. The only way to remove the numbness and revive our moral equilibrium is to use artificial means to bring about the shock. The best way to achieve that, it seems [...]

From the looks of it, this horror film can’t quite figure out what it wants to be. At the outset, it appears to be a film about a sweet young girl committing incredibly violent acts. “Case 39″ doesn’t just stick to that plan for long, though. Eventually, it becomes more of a demonic possession film. [...]

“Cloverfield” director Matt Reeves hasn’t ruined the elegant Swedish vampire story by remaking it. If anything, he’s made some improvements, including the addition of a tense action-horror sequence in the middle of the film. (Variety) Remember the critically acclaimed Swedish vampire movie from 2008, “Let the Right One In.” The American remake comes out today, and is [...]

Now that the words “From the mind of M. Night Shyamalan” have become a viral punchline, audiences will set off in trepidation toward any movie that the filmmaker gets his hands on. In terms of “Devil,” Shyamalan is the producer and conceived the film’s story, so it’s only natural for audiences to anticipate yet another [...]