Horror cinema is often at its best when it taps into primal emotions—fear, loss, love, guilt—and channels them through stories that are as unsettling as they are relatable. Anything for Jackson (2020), directed by Justin G. Dyck and written by Keith Cooper, is a film that does exactly this. It takes a premise that feels both familiar […]

War films often gravitate toward the grandiose—massive battles, iconic leaders, and sweeping historical arcs. But sometimes, the most powerful stories are those of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Anthropoid (2016), directed by Sean Ellis, is one such film: a tense, intimate, and ultimately heartbreaking dramatization of Operation Anthropoid, the real-life World War II mission to assassinate […]