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Birth/Rebirth Slices Into a Grisly Tale of Motherhood
Heartbreak and body horror intersect in Laura Moss’ Birth/Rebirth, a homage to Frankenstein and David Cronenberg’s visceral nightmares that also puts motherhood — in various senses of the word — under the microscope. It just premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and will stream on Shudder later this year.
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Nanny Weaves a Powerful Folk-Horror Tale
Senegalese immigrant Aisha (Us’ Anna Diop) arrives in New York City willing to work hard to achieve her dreams — chief among them making enough money to reunite with her beloved son, who she had to leave behind. But as we see in Nikyatu Jusu’s gorgeous yet chilling Nanny, unexpected malevolence awaits in both supernatural…
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Next Exit Embraces the Afterlife, But Still Wants to Negotiate
Darkly funny and deeply existential, Mali Elfman’s debut feature Next Exit confronts questions of life and death with a sci-fi practicality that allows the emotional, character-driven story to unfold.
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Weird Al’s ‘Scarif Beach Party’ Is the Star Wars Summer Bop You’ve Been Waiting For
We knew that “Weird Al” Yankovic wouldn’t just be appearing in the Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation special, but singing an entirely new song for it. And now that the special has arrived on Disney+ today, the full song has been released as well, and frankly? It rules.