Welcome back to Shadyside—where the blood never dries and the drama never ends. Fear Street: Prom Queen, the latest installment in the R.L. Stine-inspired series, hits Netflix on May 23, delivering a retro-styled slasher that plays like Carrie meets I Know What You Did Last Summer with a synth-drenched, neon glow-up. Directed by Matt Palmer and co-written with Donald McLeary, Prom Queen dives into the cutthroat world of high school royalty in 1988.
Read MoreA Murder in Oakland: Beauty Is Deadly (2025)
Marcus D. Spencer wears many hats in A Murder in Oakland: Beauty Is Deadly—actor, director, co-writer, and executive producer. While his ambition is evident throughout the film, the final product is a mixed bag: engaging in concept, but uneven in execution. The story picks up with the reopening of a cold case that once rocked Oakland—a young model named Mercedes was murdered, and new evidence brings detectives Williams and Adams together to revisit the unsolved crime.
Read MoreL'Histoire Des Larmes De La Princesse (2016)
Kristyan Mann’s L’Histoire Des Larmes De La Princesse is a beguiling and imaginative ten-minute short that taps directly into the fantastical tradition of silent-era fairy tales. Released in 2016 and shot in black-and-white, the film feels like it could’ve been pulled from the dusty archives of early European cinema, yet it maintains a sharp sense of authorship and modern vision beneath its vintage surface. Written, directed, produced, and edited by Mann himself, this short is a true passion project and an impressive showcase of how much emotion, story, and style can be packed into a brief runtime when a filmmaker understands the language of silent storytelling.
Read MoreBig Mouth: Season 8 (2025)
With its eighth and final season, Big Mouth brings a close to one of television’s most unapologetically outrageous and emotionally earnest animated series. Known for turning puberty into a grotesquely hilarious fever dream, the show doubles down on its signature blend of hormonal chaos, absurdist humor, and surprisingly tender moments. Unfortunately, in its swan song, the balance feels more off than on.
Read MoreLottie (2025)
There are performances that portray adolescence, and then there are performances that embody it—raw, volatile, and terrifyingly real. Megan Osyen’s turn in Lottie is the latter: an unflinching, aching portrayal of a teenage girl teetering on the edge of reality. Under the delicate yet daring direction of Bella Rieth, Osyen delivers a performance so immersive it doesn’t feel like acting—it feels like confession.
Read MoreFriendship (2024)
Andrew DeYoung’s Friendship, opening in theaters this Friday, May 16th via A24, is a riotous plunge into the deep end of suburban male loneliness, toxic admiration, and the desperate yearning for connection. Led by a career-best performance from Tim Robinson, this film is part cringe comedy, part psychological unraveling, and entirely unforgettable. Robinson plays Craig Waterman, a painfully awkward suburban dad whose life is quietly imploding.
Read MoreRosario (2025)
Felipe Vargas makes an assured and stylish directorial debut with Rosario, a moody, atmospheric horror film that fuses supernatural terror with a sharp exploration of generational trauma and cultural identity. It’s a claustrophobic, unnerving experience that balances the grotesque with the emotional—and while it might not quite live up to the “scariest movie ever” hype it’s getting on TikTok, it still delivers plenty of chills, thrills, and vivid visual storytelling. The plot centers on Rosario Fuentes, a high-powered Wall Street stockbroker who returns to her late grandmother’s apartment during a snowstorm.
Read MoreClown in a Cornfield (2025)
Eli Craig’s Clown in a Cornfield is the kind of horror movie that knows exactly what it is—and executes with the confidence of a masked killer in broad daylight. Adapted from Adam Cesare’s novel by Craig and Carter Blanchard, the film is a back-to-basics slasher that manages to feel both comfortingly familiar and surprisingly fresh. Set in the economically shattered town of Kettle Springs, the story follows Quinn and her father as they attempt to rebuild their lives following a tragic past.
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