Critic’s Corner
Today marks the last Monday, here is a curated list of recommended films that this critic didn’t talk about or didn’t have the chance to lay out.
Dead Mail - Premiere at the ninth annual Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, filmmaking duo Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy lure audiences in for an hour of suspense about when a blood-stained note arrives at a county post office, leading a seasoned mailroom clerk and his coworkers to experience a treacherous path to discover its sources.
House of Ashes - Also a Brooklyn Horror debut, director Izzy Lee brings up a relevant topic on women’s reproductive autonomy, allowing us to think for 96 minutes. What if a woman’s choice of reproductive independence was stripped away from her? What if a woman was treated and labeled as a criminal?
Bone Lake - Brooklyn Horror Film Fest debut, director Mercedes Bryce Morgan provides a sizzling, lustful, suspenseful thriller that touches upon current themes in today’s couples.
The Last Sacrifice - This critic doesn’t watch many documentaries, director Rupert Russell’s part film history and part true crime documentary premiere at ninth year Brooklyn Horror, the film dive into the 1945 killing of Charles Walton—that soon inspired THE WICKER MAN and the introduction of the folk horror genre.
Heretic - Psychological suspense is not like of any A24 film, but religion, belief, and faith are a running theme throughout the film between two young female missionaries whose theology is tested.
Lastly, New Year’s disaster comedy, Y2K: