High On Films
Coming-of-age dramas are so well-trod narrative terrain there’s barely any room in new offerings for surprising and thrilling audiences. We…
Taiwanese filmmaker Kevin Ko’s latest slow-burn horror film Incantation has touted itself as the “scariest Taiwanese film ever made.” Inspired by…
Science fiction dramas are tricky. How does one render general, wider anxieties about the crumbling state of the world in…
In recent years, “Only Murders in the Building” led to a resurgence of juicy murder mystery thrillers. Many shows began…
The father-son duo of Rob Lowe and John Owen Lowe are back with season 2 of their eccentric comedy “Unstable.”…
Jason Satterland’s The Abandon (2024) is a sci-fi thriller that boasts potential but ultimately falters due to its claustrophobic single-location…
“Borderless Fog” (Original Title: Kabut Berduri, 2024) is a politically charged mystery thriller streaming on Netflix. This Indonesian film revolves…
Patrick Flaherty’s Impulse is a high-octane thrill ride centered on the enigmatic Sofia and her shadowy counterpart, Theda. A twist…
In an era where every once-maligned, auteur-driven project from the 2000s is being reassessed as an underrated gem by the…