Jackson Schreiber

Reviewing a film that sticks to the formula makes it difficult to scratch that itch for a fresh take or unique angle, and Lee Isaac Chung’s Twisters doesn’t subvert any expectations. The film has its anticipated flaws: clunky dialogue, an over-the-top story, and shallow characters. But where it also shines is in its heart and effort. This isn’t a lazy cash grab—it’s a film brimming with energy and thrills from start to finish, sporting a cast fully committed to their roles. Some viewers might ge...

Riding a textbook marketing campaign that garnered an immense amount of hype while retaining an air of mystery, Oz Perkins’ Longlegs hit theaters last week and delivered a totally gripping and demented experience. We don’t quite get The Silence of the Lambs or Se7en—two films it will, perhaps erroneously, be compared to—but it’s a great-looking, extremely disturbing entry into the “FBI agent hunts serial killer” space that will hold its own in what’s been an excellent era for horror films. This...

Phil Tippett’s Mad God is inspirational, certainly not due to its subject matter, but because of the context surrounding its creation. Tippett, a virtuoso of stop-motion animation and creature design, revisited designs built over three decades to make this uncompromising, macabre meditation. The project feels like an artifact unearthed from a time capsule, dusted off to unveil a wholly unique aesthetic altogether, one that invites us to appreciate the depraved and the bizarre.

If a film is ultimately defined by how it makes us feel, then the numb void left in the wake of a Hereditary viewing makes for quite the interesting evaluation. The product of a downright surgical effort to drain, depress, and disturb the audience rather than just simply bringing the scares, Ari Aster’s remarkable but heavy debut feature boasts an especially bleak atmosphere from start to finish. Completely shaken by the time the more traditional jump scares roll around, it’s tough to bear the w...