The “Banned” Film Coming Soon To a Theater Near You
Vera Drew’s The People’s Joker, one year later. by Lindsay Lee Wallace “The movie was never banned,” director, writer, editor, and actor Vera Drew explains patiently, emphatically, and for what seems like the hundredth time. “We were able to have our world
An AI Couldn’t Write This: A Late-Cyberpunk Manifesto
In 2016, the Dallas Police Department killed Micah Xavier Johnson using a bomb disposal robot and a block of C-4. He was the first—but almost certainly not the last—person to be killed by a police r
REVIEW: ‘The Beast’ Weds Arthouse Aesthetics to Epic Sci-fi Horror
Director Bertrand Bonello brings stylistic flare and formal experimentation to an ambitious, genre-defying melodrama by Josh Lewis Part of Blood Knife's TIFF 2023 coverage (Note: Spoilers in the last 2 paragraphs. You've been warned!) In a letter to fellow writer Morton
REVIEW: ‘When Evil Lurks’ Is A Gruesome Shot in the Arm for Possession Horror
Argentine filmmaker Demián Rugna's combines gruesome, Fulci-esque visuals and fine-tuned bleakness by Josh Lewis Part of Blood Knife's TIFF 2023 coverage (NOTE: Spoilers at the end. You've been warned!) The churches have long been dead and there’s a rotten infestation at
Santa Sangre: Finding Salvation in Sacrilege
The surreal horror masterpiece finds religious ecstasy in the profane by Cian Tsang When we first lay our eyes on Fenix (Axel Jodorowsky), he almost seems more bestial than human, as if he’s some organism that’s only just managed to drag himself
Improving Strategic Outcomes for the 14th Black Crusade with Applied Management Methodologies
In the grim darkness of the far future, there exists only synergy by Consultor Primis Kurtorian Schillerius4th Conclave, Applied Meta-Efficiency Departmentum Proper organizational dynamics remain a challenge well into the 40th Millennium. Despite significant advances in a wide variety of technological
Company Men
The working stiffs and horrible bosses of Glen Cook’s Black Company saga by Sean T. Collins I worked for a wizard once. Alright, technically I worked for Wizard once: Wizard magazine, the old combination price guide, Entertainment Weekly, and FHM for fans of
Review: “Bad Things” Queers the Classics With Claustrophobic Gay Horror
Stewart Thorndike’s sophomore feature draws on horror classics for a slow-burn queer thriller by Jayne O'Dwyer “Where are all the female Travis Bickles and Jack Torrances?” asked writer-director Stewart Thorndike when her sophomore feature was acquired by Shudder this past spring. It’s
Barbie’s Capitalist Critique Will Make BlackRock Millions
Dress up. Have fun. But let's be realistic about what the film actually represents. by Lindsay Lee Wallace The hype for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is truly heartening. It’s been years (read: at least a couple
The Great Salesman of Science
Oppenheimer is an intense, angry film that flies in the face of its director's apolitical reputation by Erin M. Brady SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America are currently on strike at time of publication. Blood Knife unequivocally supports the striking