The rise and fall of a serial killer in 90s and 00s San Bernardino County is recounted via a faux true-crime documentary in the scarily effective horror film Strange Harvest, from writer-director Stuart Ortiz.
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Red Sonja (2025)
Red Sonja, Marvel and Dynamite’s “She-Devil with a Sword” (along with iconic chainmail bikini and flaming red hair), played with a fiery charm by Miranda Lutz, returns to the screen in director M.J. Bassett’s engaging but limited Red Sonja.
Freakier Friday (2025)
Twenty-two years after they switched bodies for a day, mother and daughter Tess and Anna find themselves in a similar, but bigger, situation in the fluffy, fun legacy sequel Freakier Friday, directed by Nisha Ganatra.
War of the Worlds (2025)
War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells’ seminal Sci-Fi novel of an alien invasion, is updated in the groan-worthy awful screen life adaptation starring Ice Cube and directed by Rich Lee, now streaming on Amazon Prime.
FLUSH [Fantasia 2025]
A down-and-out man is stuck in a toilet at a nightclub in the French single-room thriller, Flush, directed by Gregory Morin and presented through the Fantasia International Film Festival.
The Undertone [Fantasia 2025]
A paranormal podcaster begins to notice strange occurrences around her house in the incredibly effective audio-based horror film The Undertone, written and directed by Ian Tuason, presented through the Fantasia International Film Festival.
Together [Fantasia 2025]
A couple moves out to the country and finds themselves growing closer… too close, literally, in Together, Michael Shanks’s melding of body-horror, relationship drama, with a dusting of folk horror. Together was presented as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival and is also in wide release.