On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark honors fringe cinema in the streaming age with midnight movies from any moment in film history.
First, the Bait: a weird genre pick and why we’re exploring its specific niche right now. Then, the Bite: a spoiler-filled answer to the all-important question, “Is this old cult classic actually worth recommending?”
The Bait: Stars, Stripes, and… Shunting?
There’s a smorgasbord of Fourth of July thrillers and horror movies worth checking out in these Trying Times. Brian De Palma’s “Blow Out” gets a strong reaction from anyone living in fear of the alleged police state, and you can’t celebrate the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” without mentioning it as one of pop culture’s great indictments on local government.
Corruption is still the name of the game in this week’s After Dark — Brian Yuzna’s eye-bursting, jaw-dropping,...
First, the Bait: a weird genre pick and why we’re exploring its specific niche right now. Then, the Bite: a spoiler-filled answer to the all-important question, “Is this old cult classic actually worth recommending?”
The Bait: Stars, Stripes, and… Shunting?
There’s a smorgasbord of Fourth of July thrillers and horror movies worth checking out in these Trying Times. Brian De Palma’s “Blow Out” gets a strong reaction from anyone living in fear of the alleged police state, and you can’t celebrate the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” without mentioning it as one of pop culture’s great indictments on local government.
Corruption is still the name of the game in this week’s After Dark — Brian Yuzna’s eye-bursting, jaw-dropping,...
- 7/5/2025
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
'80s horror directors like Carpenter and Craven made iconic slasher films, leading to cult classics through creative innovativeness. Some underrated '80s horror films, like Society and Vamp, showcase imaginative storytelling and offbeat humor, pushing genre boundaries. Unique films like Christmas Evil and Tetsuo: The Iron Man stand out for their weirdness, creativity, and lasting impact on the horror genre.
The horror films most people are familiar with from the 1980s are well-worn, but some of the most underrated of the decade are the most bizarre. Directors like John Carpenter and Wes Craven popularized slasher franchises whose killers became brands unto themselves, made into toys, comic books, and t-shirt icons, from Chucky to Jason. This decades horror wasnt all formula, though, which is why so many '80s horror movies became cult classics.
Before CGI technology had begun taking hold of the industry, craftspeople who brought practical effects to...
The horror films most people are familiar with from the 1980s are well-worn, but some of the most underrated of the decade are the most bizarre. Directors like John Carpenter and Wes Craven popularized slasher franchises whose killers became brands unto themselves, made into toys, comic books, and t-shirt icons, from Chucky to Jason. This decades horror wasnt all formula, though, which is why so many '80s horror movies became cult classics.
Before CGI technology had begun taking hold of the industry, craftspeople who brought practical effects to...
- 8/17/2024
- by Payton McCarty-Simas
- ScreenRant
Stars: Billy Warlock, Devin DeVasquez, Evan Richards, Ben Meyerson, Charles Lucia, Concetta D’Agnese, Patrice Jennings, Heidi Kozak, Ben Slack, David Wiley, Tim Bartell, Brian Bremer, Maria Claire | Written by Rick Fry, Woody Keith | Directed by Brian Yuzna
If you are old enough to remember the good old days of renting out horror movies on videos you’ll remember the joy of watching the trailers for new releases, even if you’d seen them many times before. There was a lot of work put into them and they did their job well. One I always remember seeing and it left me wanting more was the trailer for Society, just a shame I never managed to get it. Now though, with Arrow Video’s Blu-ray release, I finally get to see the film in all its gory glory.
Bill Whitney (Warlock) “appears” to be your average teenager. Being part of a...
If you are old enough to remember the good old days of renting out horror movies on videos you’ll remember the joy of watching the trailers for new releases, even if you’d seen them many times before. There was a lot of work put into them and they did their job well. One I always remember seeing and it left me wanting more was the trailer for Society, just a shame I never managed to get it. Now though, with Arrow Video’s Blu-ray release, I finally get to see the film in all its gory glory.
Bill Whitney (Warlock) “appears” to be your average teenager. Being part of a...
- 6/10/2015
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Brian Yuzna's 1989 horror Society is out on Blu-ray from Arrow Films. Ryan takes a look back at a grotesque satire...
Bill Whitney’s just an ordinary American high school kid. Sure, he may live in a Beverly Hills mansion. He might drive a brand new Jeep to the beach. But deep down, he has the same hang-ups as most teenagers: he distrusts authority, resents his parents, and suspects that he might actually be adopted.
Gradually, however, we suspect that there might be something more to Billy’s paranoid fantasies than raging hormones - his parents really do seem to be up to something sinister - something to do with private parties, naked orgies, and shunting...
"We're just one big happy family... except for a little incest and psychosis"
Society stars Billy Warlock, a young actor fresh from TV shows like Days Of Our Lives. If this were a straight drama,...
Bill Whitney’s just an ordinary American high school kid. Sure, he may live in a Beverly Hills mansion. He might drive a brand new Jeep to the beach. But deep down, he has the same hang-ups as most teenagers: he distrusts authority, resents his parents, and suspects that he might actually be adopted.
Gradually, however, we suspect that there might be something more to Billy’s paranoid fantasies than raging hormones - his parents really do seem to be up to something sinister - something to do with private parties, naked orgies, and shunting...
"We're just one big happy family... except for a little incest and psychosis"
Society stars Billy Warlock, a young actor fresh from TV shows like Days Of Our Lives. If this were a straight drama,...
- 6/4/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
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