A young man meets a young woman who seems to be his dream come true. Her special kind of social media presence depends on food and she’s really fun about it, but there might be a catch.
Writer, director, festival director Shannon Thompson Interview [Women in Horror Month 2025]
Horror Creative Lydia Manson Interview [Women in Horror Month 2025]
Actor, filmmaker, and producer Athena Murzda Interview [Women in Horror Month 2025]
Freelance Film Critic Nadine Whitney Interview [Women in Horror Month 2025]
Candyman (2021) [Women in Horror Month 2025]
In the world of film, there’s one term that can always drudge up a hefty set of groans and sighs. Remake. And there’s no genre more commonly remade than horror. Which is why the apparent “remake” of Candyman from 2021 was met with both curiosity and caution.
Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video (1979)
Initially planned as a TV special to air when “Saturday Night Live” was on hiatus but rejected by NBC for being too risque and vulgar, “Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video” created a minor brouhaha in 1979 when it was theatrically released. Viewed today, however, there is absolutely nothing edgy or provocative to be found in Michael O’Donoghue’s spoof of the classic shockumentary “Mondo Cane.” In fact, the film is downright tame and dull by contemporary standards.
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