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Painted with satire, VFW goes back to a cultural moment, digging up the Vietnam return sub-genre and placing it in a wildly fun modern setting.

Slow British Folk Horror A Shudder original that uneasily flirts between depressing period drama and British folk horror, director William McGregor’s Gwen is a bleak tale that will test …

In the Heart of Texas The sun barely shines in Galveston. It’s as physically dark as it is metaphorically. An aging mob hitman, a teenage hooker, and a three …

You Came and You Gave MTV debuted in 1981. Mandy takes place in 1983. By Mandy’s account then, it was two years until a 24/7 cycle of Black Sabbath …

British Medical Drama Set In India An underfunded hospital in rural India provides the setting for this moving British import. The Good Karma Hospital: Series 2 is a heart-felt …

A Necessary Sequel That Finishes Off the First Every October around the country, dozens of haunted house attractions temporarily pop up to frighten customers with a variety of scary …

Van Damme reboots the Kickboxer franchise with fantastic results One of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s most memorable roles early in his career was his starring turn in the original Kickboxer …

Both pieces struggle for relevance and narrative cohesion.

Blood is dour and uncomfortable, where it should be to trail off into near madness.

Stranded becomes infected with a splatter bug, punishing with gore over scares.

Fire and loud noises distract from languishing narratives.