Ayoade hasn't directed a feature since 2013. We look back on his two nuanced character studies that are deeply in conversation together.
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The October Horror Archive
Find every October Horror story from the first three years of Split Tooth's annual series dedicated to the best in horror films.
Full StoryEmbrace the Inherent Anomaly: ‘No Sudden Move’ (2021)
Steven Soderbergh's neo-noir crime saga creates a shape-shifting world through its off-kilter, deliberately imperfect visual style.
Full Story9, 10, Freddy’s Born Again: Wes Craven’s ‘New Nightmare’ (1994)
Craven's return to the Elm Street franchise resurrects Freddy Krueger and follows the evolution of evil and horror .
Full Story“DEAD MEN TALK”: The Cinesthesia 2021 Halloween Special
Cinesthesia creeps back onto the airwaves for the 2021 Halloween special. Trick or treat, you absolute brick outhouses!
Full StoryViolent Reading: John Carpenter’s ‘In the Mouth of Madness’ (1994)
Carpenter convincingly presents the experience of reading on film as the inverse of Misery, in which an author swallows his audience
Full StorySplit Picks: George A. Romero’s ‘Season of the Witch’ Vs. ‘Martin’
Split Picks concludes its series on the American horror greats with two early films by George A. Romero — 'Season of the Witch' and 'Martin.'
Full Story‘Sledgehammer’ (1983): Watch the Pot — How It Boils!
The early shot-on-video horror classic creates a sense of insular terror with its unconventional, sludgy style.
Full StoryGuillermo del Toro’s ‘Cronos’ (1993): Eternal Moments
Del Toro's early horror film recontextualizes vampire mythology for a richly textured exploration of time and temporality.
Full Story‘Unfriended: Dark Web,’ COVID-19, and the Thrill of the Small Screen
Easily the best “screenlife” film, 'Dark Web' is an an epochal horror film and convincing argument watching movies on the computer.
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