Nokturno, which translates to Night in English, is a 2024 folk horror film from the Philippines directed by Mikhail Red. The film masters the themes of myth and lore, grief, and even familial dysfunction. Its primary genre is folk horror, which inherently involves a supernatural thriller aspect, however it serves as a representation of psychological […]
Overview The Wasp is a clean-cut psychological thriller helmed by Guillem Morales that has been adapted from a stage play by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. The film debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2024 and was given a limited theatrical release in late August. The film features well-known actors Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer,
Overview The Cursed (also known as Eight for Silver, 2021/2023) is a Gothic horror film directed and co-written by Sean Ellis. It tells the story of supernatural dread and historical tragedy intertwined with a tale of vengeance. Set in rural France in the 19th century, the film features Boyd Holbrook as a disgraced English ex-soldier,
Overview In 2024, Prime Video released a Spanish-language psychological thriller titled El Diario, or The Diary. Emma Bertrán and Alba Gil served as dual directors, casting Irene Azuela as Olga, a divorced mother grappling with the emotional and financial burdens of raising her child Vera, aged five years, while still coping with the lingering trauma
Introduction Bougainvillea is a psychological thriller film in the Malayalam language which was released on October 2024. The film is directed by Amal Neerad and was co-written with Lajo Jose, and it is adapted from the book Ruthinte Lokam. The film features Jyothirmayi in a strong comeback role alongside Kunchacko Boban, Srinda, and Fahadh Faasil,
Overview and Context CTRL, a cyber-thriller set to release in 2024, is an Indian Hindi-language film directed by Vikramaditya Motwane. As a distinctive addition to Indian cinema, the film is “screenlife” which means that the entire narrative unfolds through a series of phone and computer screens, video calls, chats, and livestreams. This technique is not
Blink, a horror short film made in 2022, comes with an exhilarating punch in a 10-minute runtime. Blink serves as a proof that horror instills raw emotions when told in a restricted yet compact manner. A masterful performance by Sophie Thatcher portrays supernatural dread, claustrophobia, as well as psychological horror fixated on loss of agency
Time Cut, a teen sci-fi slasher film that Netflix released in October 2024, is produced and directed by Hannah MacPherson, who wrote it alongside Michael Kennedy. Featuring elements of time travel and classic slasher films, the movie aims to reinvent the horror subgenre. It drew a mixed to negative reception though, divided audiences arguing about
Overview & Background I Saw the TV Glow is Jane Schoenbruns feature-length directorial debut, arriving in 2024 after multiple festival previews, and is adapted from a story by poet-novelist Zachary Lazar. The film signals a midnight-movie vibe, marrying VHS grain, synth-heavy score, and coming-of-age beats with eruption moments of flesh-wrenching horror and dark existential fear.
Introduction & Series Context MaXXXine wraps up T. Wests horror trilogy begun with X (2022) and Pearl (2022). Viewed sequentially, the three pictures remix classic genre conventions while probing fame, repression, and artistic ambition. Where X evoked low-rent grindhouse and Pearl draped itself in Technicolor melodrama, MaXXXine plunges headlong into the neon swirl of 1980s
