Category Archives: Features

Originally published October 25, 2021 on Moviejawn There is an article from Rachel Eve Moulton entitled “On the Haunted Lives of Girls and Women Tale”. A friend sent this to me a while back and in the article, Moulton discusses how women are more suited to understand haunted house stories. In the article, she specificallyContinueContinue reading “Haunted Houses, Haunted Bodies”

Originally published October 1, 2021 at Moviejawn.com I am thrilled to be covering the Salem HorrorFest for Moviejawn this year. As a Massachusetts native who cannot get home for the Halloween season, this makes me feel very connected to the spooky Halloween spirit of a place that I love. If you have not heard ofContinueContinue reading “Salem HorrorFest 2021 Preview”

Originally published May 4, 2021 for Moviejawn.com On August 5th, 2018 I started hosting movie nights at a local dive bar in Philadelphia. I decided that I should kick things off with a summer slasher for my August debut. I picked a film I had only discovered in the last few years and watched aContinueContinue reading “THE BURNING at 40 remains an underrated slasher”

Originally published May 4, 2021 for Moviejawn.com have loved Star Wars as far back as I can remember. I particularly remember one birthday, early in the morning, my mom put on A New Hope (for probably the 100th time) and handed me a piece of birthday cake. I did not think life could get anyContinueContinue reading “Celebrating May the 4th with the women of the Star Wars’ animated series”

Originally published April 27, 2021 for Moviejawn.com CW: Rape, violence Abel Ferrara‘s masterpiece Ms. 45 turns 40 years old this week, and there is a reason this rape revenge piece as stood the test of time. Although this particular subgenre of exploitation can be difficult for some audiences to digest, Ferrara manages to craft aContinueContinue reading “MS. 45 at 40: Finding catharsis through revenge”

Originally published February 23, 2021 for Moviejawn.com One part of the Final Girls Berlin Film Festival that was available for international viewers were the five different shorts blocks. The blocks weere split into several categories three of which I took the opportunity to check out “Young Bloods”, “Cabin Fever”, and “An Eye for an Eye”.ContinueContinue reading “2021 Final Girls Berlin Film Festival: Shorts review”

Originally published February 18, 2021 for Moviejawn.com After almost a year of engaging with friends, family, and coworkers virtually I’m sure most people are feeling a decent amount of burnout. However engaging in events like The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival, is a great reminder of how connected we can be worldwide while we areContinueContinue reading “2021 Final Girls Berlin Film Festival Wrap Up”

Originally Published February 15, 2021 When one thinks of Hammer horror films, two faces usually spring to mind: Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. The two starred in many of the studio’s films, most notably their Dracula and Frankenstein features. However, Hammer has a whole plethora of horror films that do not feature the dynamic duo.ContinueContinue reading “COUNTESS DRACULA at 50: Balancing female characters, titillation, blood, and comedy”

Originally published December 29, 2020 at Cinema76.com Victoria Potenza 2020 was not what any of us expected, in many different areas. As a film fan who has not been able to go to the theaters since March 1, this was an especially odd experience. So many anticipated films either got pushed back indefinitely or gotContinueContinue reading “Tori’s Top 10 Films of 2020”

Originally published December 16, 2020 at Cinema76.com With so much wrong going on in the hellscape that is 2020 it is hard to wish for something so silly. But I really miss going to the movies. I miss my trailers and preview screenings, and the smell of buttered popcorn around me. But I still managedContinueContinue reading “16 of Tori’s Favorite Film Discoveries of 2020”