Movie Reviews

Skip the usual Halloween watchlist. These five underrated horror films….from a 2015 slasher homage to a 1977 AI nightmare, are exactly what this spooky season needs.

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil is a freight-train horror comedy with a relatable protagonist, tight 95-minute runtime, and zero fat. Alain Loubeau says it's the best horror film of 2026…and it just may be.

Undertone made $22 million on a $500,000 budget. The sound design is genuinely impressive and the demon mythology is fascinating. But a slow burn only works if there's a great payoff at the end. Full spoiler review.

In 1984 a mutated janitor with a mop became the unlikely mascot of independent cinema. Forty years later Hollywood finally came calling. The full story of Troma, Toxie, and why it took an indie distributor to get the reboot into theaters.

Forty years ago on August 15, 1986, The Fly opened in theaters and traumatized a generation. One writer was ten years old in the audience that night. This is what he remembers.

Most horror sequels exist to extract money from audiences who liked the first one. These ones actually tried something. A guide to the rare horror sequel worth your time.

Five summer movies that slipped from memory, from Flight of the Navigator to Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven director's cut. A Forgotten Cinema deep dive.

Terrifier 3 grossed $90 million without an MPAA rating. Then came two federal lawsuits. The story of Art the Clown is simultaneously the ultimate indie horror success story and the ultimate cautionary tale.

Kjell Nilsson, the Swedish weightlifter who played Lord Humungus in Mad Max 2, has died at 76. Remembering the strange humanity of the wasteland's most reasonable villain.

From Field of Dreams to John Wick, a movie-loving dad's essential Father's Day watch list — with a few extra picks for good measure.

Spielberg returns to sci-fi with Disclosure Day — a film that asks all the right questions about alien disclosure and humanity's response, then refuses to answer a single one of them.

Beyond the classics, there's a whole world of underseen horror films worth your time. Here's a list of overlooked gems, forgotten favorites, and foreign originals that beat their remakes.

From Hitchcock to Craven, these are the directors who built modern horror. No rankings, no arguments. Just THE names every horror fan should know.

Together is the most original horror film of 2025. Dave Franco and Alison Brie deliver in a body horror film that's genuinely funny, genuinely disturbing, and genuinely unforgettable. No spoilers.

Michael Field, filmmaker and co-host of the Forgotten Cinema podcast, breaks down 5 incredible true crime movies you should already know, from Zodiac to Citizen X.

Filmmaker and Forgotten Cinema podcast co-creator breaks down his top six most memorable Stephen King adaptations, from Castle Rock to Needful Things.

Want to introduce your kids to the horror genre? Michael Field from the Forgotten Cinema podcast shares his top 10 gateway horror films for children.

Michael Field from the Forgotten Cinema podcast reviews the 2025 Anaconda reboot starring Jack Black and Paul Rudd, exploring its meta-storytelling, indie filmmaking themes, and surprising emotional heart.

Is success merit-based, or is it just geography? A deep dive into Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, exploring how architecture, smell, and the "illusion of control" define the tragedy of the Kim family. Parasite made history at the 92nd Academy Awards (2020) as the first non-English language film to win Best Picture.

Is 1408 just a ghost story, or a metaphor for grief? We revisit the John Cusack psychological thriller that explores what happens when a room wants to unmake its occupant. Featuring the Forgotten Cinema podcast.