IFC Midnight Archives - The Playlist

‘Hatching’ Trailer: Maternal Instinct Goes Grotesque In New Finnish Horror Film At Sundance

January 11, 2022 9:44 pm

As horror fans already know, body horror is a niche yet versatile sub-genre, with David Cronenberg as its patron saint. Still, there's plenty of room for things other than the new flesh, like 2007's "Teeth," l...

‘See For Me’ Trailer: A Young Blind Woman Is Forced To Contend With Violent Baddies In This Home Invasion Thriller

Charles Barfield

December 2, 2021 11:54 am

News, Trailers

Home invasion stories are a mainstay in the thriller genre. Being hunted in your own house while you’re alone is the stuff of nightmares and is a primal fear for many people. There’s a reason why home invasion...

‘We Need To Do Something’ Horror Flick Lacks Substance [Review]

Brian Farvour

September 3, 2021 4:02 pm

News, Reviews

There’s an undeniable air of unease wafting about the somewhat claustrophobic bathroom where “We Need to Do Something” largely occurs. From the opening aerial shots of the small town setting soundtracked by an...

‘Come True’ Trailer: IFC Midnight Sci-Fi Sleep Paralysis Thriller Opens March 12

Edward Davis

February 17, 2021 2:36 pm

News, Trailers

Sometimes you just want to get away from things, and REM sleep-- rapid eye movement sleep-- can be a nice escape and rest. That's the premise of "Come True," a new IFC Midnight horror film about sleep paralysi...

‘The Wretched’: The Pierce Brothers Deliver A Horror Film Filled With Scares & Substance [Review]

Asher Luberto

May 1, 2020 1:47 pm

News, Reviews

A girl tip-toes into a basement. Hesitantly, the camera creeps past withering flowers on the window sill and dolls scattered on the dank, unlit floor. Something's making noises in the world's largest furnace r...

‘Knives And Skin’: Jennifer Reeder’s Experimental Feminist Film Puts The “Fun” In Funereal [Review]

Lena Wilson

December 6, 2019 3:22 pm

Reviews

“Stupid slut. I hate you!” a jock yells, leaving his beguiling band geek lover by the side of the road. The geek-slut-tease in question, Carolyn Harper, fires back, “I hate you, too! I hate you with all my h...

Watch The Bleak New Trailer For Stephen Fingleton’s ‘The Survivalist’

Matthew Monagle

April 19, 2017 1:55 pm

News, Trailers

One of my absolute favorite movies at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival was Stephen Fingleton's "The Survivalist," a pragmatic post-apocalyptic film about the lengths people will go to survive. Unlike many films i...