InThe Ugly MonsterbyAllison Wonchoba‘The Substance’ Might Be 2025’s Most Unforgettable Best Picture Nominee‘The Substance’ presents fading beauty in aging women as an identity crisis5d ago25d ago2
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InThe Ugly MonsterbyCian McGrath‘Nightbitch’ is a Compelling Look at the Pitfalls of MotherhoodIt’s just a shame that Marielle Heller’s film is bogged down by heavy-handedness and some lacklustre technical elementsFeb 199Feb 199
InThe Ugly MonsterbyHeather VeleyOreium: Trust Nobody, Not Even Yourself‘Oreium’ gives us just enough clues to work with while leaving out just enough information to create mysteryFeb 5Feb 5
InThe Ugly MonsterbyDaley W.The Dinosaurs and the Monster in ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’Seven dinosaurs and one monster — does the new movie revive an old idea?Feb 118Feb 118
InThe Ugly MonsterbyOscarCivil War, Interview with the Vampire, and The EconomistEntertainment. News. It’s all media.Jan 30Jan 30
InThe Ugly MonsterbyLady Horatia‘I Saw the TV Glow’ and Being Trans“There is still time” was written in chalk on the street. Is this true?Jan 275Jan 275
InThe Ugly MonsterbyLukeTrench Crusade, a Big Box of Mechanicum, and a Fantasy Ottoman EmpireFrom The Trenches: Hobby Blog #11Jan 24Jan 24
InThe Ugly MonsterbyOscarArtpunk Will Save Your Doomed SoulMörk Borg, HōL, and the savage subversion of tabletop roleplaying gamesJan 203Jan 203
InThe Ugly MonsterbyCian McGrath‘Nosferatu’ is Masterful in Technique, but Lacking in ToneRobert Eggers’ interpretation of the classic 1922 film is intriguing and pretty to behold, but lacks depth of characterisation or feelingJan 1911Jan 1911
InThe Ugly MonsterbyHeather VeleyI Finally Read ‘Wolverine: Weapon X’A gruesome, insightful origin storyJan 315Jan 315
InThe Ugly MonsterbyCian McGrath‘Y2K’ is Chock-Full of Light Comedy and Storytelling MisfiresFun cultural references can only go so far in Kyle Mooney’s tonally imbalanced and self-sabotaging feature debutJan 514Jan 514
InThe Ugly MonsterbyRJ DyerSilent Hill 2: Did James Really Do It?Silent Hill 2 is about accepting the past and moving onDec 23, 20241Dec 23, 20241
InThe Ugly MonsterbyHafsa Hashmey‘The Platform 2’: Food, Laws, and PrivilegeAn analysis of the Spanish dystopian filmDec 6, 20242Dec 6, 20242
InThe Ugly MonsterbyAsadullah Khan‘Alien: Romulus’ Reinjects Horror into the FranchiseBut lacklustre characters and overreliance on nostalgia render the experience a mixed bagNov 30, 202420Nov 30, 202420
InThe Ugly MonsterbySyed ZainA Nightmare on Elm Street at 40: A Reminder That We Aren’t Our AnxietiesForty years later, A Nightmare on Elm Street still implores us to confront the pain of forgotten nightmaresNov 25, 2024Nov 25, 2024
InCounter ArtsbyNick HartWhy Horror Films Are Better at Breaking The Gender Binary Than Other GenresBy being taken less seriously than other kinds of film, horror can act as a trojan horse for progressive ideas.Nov 21, 202419Nov 21, 202419
InThe Ugly MonsterbyDaley W.The Forgotten Women Who Invented the WerewolfThe legend of the werewolf has been shaped by women writers dating back to the 12th centuryNov 12, 202419Nov 12, 202419
InThe Ugly MonsterbyCian McGrath‘Lisa Frankenstein’ is a Bold, Quietly Subversive ComedyZelda Williams’ feature-length directorial debut is an impressive, if uneven, reimagining of a classic necromancy taleNov 10, 202418Nov 10, 202418
InThe Ugly MonsterbyHeather Veley‘Vampire Hunter D’ 1985 vs 2000Sink your teeth into this massive hitNov 9, 202428Nov 9, 202428
