Pandemic

With the rise of COVID-19 shutting down indoor movie theaters, drive-ins saw something of a rebirth in 2020-21. It was the only option for entertainment for many people. A way to both go out and …

In a shocking twist, an anthology movie that has several shorts from some of our best international filmmakers is really good. The Year of the Everlasting Storm is yet another COVID-19-centered production, except it’s one …

Almost every conceivable trigger warning is in effect for Rob Jabbaz’s pandemic horror movie, The Sadness. Saying the film isn’t afraid to “go there” is probably the biggest understatement of Fantasia 2021 — it’s undoubtedly the …

In a world where a pandemic has broken out (imagine that!), Emma (Olivia Cooke) and Jude (Jack O’Connell) must figure out how to hold onto their memories of each other as their thoughts begin to …

Ben Wheatley’s remake of Rebecca is, uh… something. From the beginning, it felt like an odd pairing. (“You mean to tell me the guy who had Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley, and …

We’re getting to the point where noticing similarities between a movie and the hellscape that is the current pandemic is reaching levels of self-parody. (“She Dies Tomorrow has a virus that spreads from person to …

The days really blend together in 2020, huh? Looks like we have our own little Groundhog Day this year. Which gets me to thinking: what would a 2020 Groundhog Day remake look like? I mean, my days are getting to …

On January 23rd, a time that already feels like many, many lifetimes ago, Wuhan, China went under lockdown as the Coronavirus ravaged the region. Healthcare workers were left to play a deadly game of catch-up, …

The last movie I saw at a theater before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down every theater was Bloodshot. Sad, right? As we are bombarded with news of Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan deciding to release …

Host was filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic (so quite recently…) and completely via Zoom. It’s based on director Rob Savage pranking his friends on the software, which went viral. (For all the fun, you can find …

In this time of Coronavirus deluge and upheaval, I think it’s time for a top 10 list, don’t you? That’s right, folks — today, we are looking at some of the best outbreak movies! (In …

The effects of COVID-19 increased tenfold over the last week in the United States, with closings, cancellations, suspensions, delays, and postponements coming form every direction. People are started to stay home, which is great for …