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
Quick Links In Society, the Rich Really Are a Completely Different Species Bill Provides a Voice for the Audience in Society
Coralie Fargeat's The Substance is one of the most buzzed-about movies this year, in large part because of the career-best performance given by star Demi Moore and because of a body horror element that has had critics and audiences gasping long after they have left the theater. It received much-deserved praise, and it's the kind of admiration that could lead to awards season love for Moore and even some recognition for the film itself. However, for some films to run, others need to walk, and it's safe to say that 1992's body horror comedy, Society, did some of that walking, so The Substance could indeed run. Much like The Substance, it's more than its unsettling body horror sequences. Society is a commentary on the rich and the elite...
Coralie Fargeat's The Substance is one of the most buzzed-about movies this year, in large part because of the career-best performance given by star Demi Moore and because of a body horror element that has had critics and audiences gasping long after they have left the theater. It received much-deserved praise, and it's the kind of admiration that could lead to awards season love for Moore and even some recognition for the film itself. However, for some films to run, others need to walk, and it's safe to say that 1992's body horror comedy, Society, did some of that walking, so The Substance could indeed run. Much like The Substance, it's more than its unsettling body horror sequences. Society is a commentary on the rich and the elite...
- 9/22/2024
- by Gaius Bolling
- MovieWeb
Trunk is a Maverick film that will release on DVD this December 15. The film is described as "gritty looking...with a bit of tongue-in-cheek humor" (DeadHarvey). Trunk is made up of a small cast that includes Jennifer Day and David Blanchard only, but if you have a taste for suspense put this one in your Christmas stocking. All the details on this indie pic' can be found below.
A synopsis for Trunk here:
"Death. No one thinks about the way they are going to die until their death is upon them. For Megan that time is now! After being pushed into the trunk of a car by a psychotic serial killer Megan is forced to listen to him talk about all the ways he could dispose of her. Unwavered by the horrific stories of the deaths of his other victims Megan plays along with his sadistic game, but will her...
A synopsis for Trunk here:
"Death. No one thinks about the way they are going to die until their death is upon them. For Megan that time is now! After being pushed into the trunk of a car by a psychotic serial killer Megan is forced to listen to him talk about all the ways he could dispose of her. Unwavered by the horrific stories of the deaths of his other victims Megan plays along with his sadistic game, but will her...
- 12/15/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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