Before I Wake
Before I Wake (2016) was and still is a highly anticipated work by Mike Flanagan. The film promised to unite the genres of horror and timeless emotional storytelling intricately. The film had a rocky production history. Every time news of Flanagan working on a horror project came out, audiences had higher than average anticipation. First, […]
Lust Stories 2
How Lust Stories 2 Became a Topic of Controversy From June 29, 2023, when Lust Stories 2 was released on Netflix, there was a lot of anticipation for it before its release. Just like the first Lust Stories, the sequel was expected to push further the boundaries of the first story, as the audience wanted […]
The Old Guard
The Old Guard: Immortality, Betrayal, and the Stories Fans Refused to Let Go When The Old Guard dropped on Netflix in July 2020, it wasn’t just another comic book adaptation. Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and based on Greg Rucka’s graphic novel, the film fused blockbuster action with a surprisingly emotional heart. Within hours of its […]
Lamb
A Folklore Centered Around Quietness The marketing of Valdimar Jóhannsson’s movie Lamb, released in 2021, proved challenging as the audience did not know how to categorize a movie described as horror-drama with folkloric elements. Among the most jarring departure from genre expectations came from the fact that audiences were craving a film with the customary […]