The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
After several biopics that sensationalize the already sensational murders committed by Jeffrey Dahmer, My Friend Dahmer takes us back to the high school days, before any of that happened, to try to get a glimpse of who he used to be and what happened to turn him into who he became.
A door creaks, a shadow lurks in the dark, a scream is heard next door. All these circumstances sound familiar to you? Adam Rockoff examines all these scenarios in Going To Pieces. Kiran Aditham recommends you lock your doors and windows for this one…
Chuck Bantam takes a look at people who ask him why everyone else doesn’t like them, which, paradoxically, only makes him hate them more.
The first film based on Junji Ito’s manga, Tomie, makes its US Blu-ray debut from Arrow Video.
J-Horror Rising, a curated collection from the late ’90s and early 2000s, spotlights three lesser-known gems from the influential J-Horror movement. Phil Bailey reviews Carved: The Slit Mouthed Woman, St. John’s Wort, and Inugami.
Traveler (Wide Brim Music). Review by Randy Radic. Featured photo by @annaazarov.