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Keeper (2025) 49% 3/5 EDIT “Utilizing elements of folklore about mythical creatures like the incubus, Keeper also relies on the horrors of toxic masculinity and domination over women in the modern world.” – Elements of Madness Apr 11, 2026 Full Review Shelby Oaks (2023) 55% 3/5 EDIT “While Shelby Oaks offers a creative, compelling, and unsettling story that is initially well-constructed, the film suffers at times from uneven pacing, as well as an anticlimactic final act.” – Elements of Madness Apr 11, 2026 Full Review Watching Mr. Pearson (2026) 3.5/5 EDIT “Watching Mr. Pearson blends believable, heartfelt performances with a truthful, nuanced portrayal of the progression of dementia.” – Elements of Madness Apr 6, 2026 Full Review Is This Thing On? (2025) 87% 4/5 EDIT “Using comedy as a form of therapy, Is This Thing On? wonderfully utilizes the feel of guerilla-style filmmaking while taking the audience on a deeply personal, heart-wrenchingly funny, and sobering journey of self-discovery.” – Elements of Madness Mar 19, 2026 Full Review A Private Life (2025) 80% 4/5 EDIT “A Private Life is an engrossing examination of past trauma, loneliness, and compulsion, accentuated by a flawless score with mid-century influences, and the magnificent harmony between Foster and Auteuil.” – Elements of Madness Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Shell (2024) 63% 3.5/5 EDIT “The film takes some amusing jabs at our overreliance on technology while making a straightforward statement on women, aging, and outrageous beauty expectations. ” – Elements of Madness Dec 29, 2025 Full Review Bring Her Back (2025) 89% 4/5 EDIT “The Philippou brothers have crafted a deeply emotional, thought-provoking story around themes of grief and trauma, anchored by strong performances from Hawkins, as well as Barratt (Mary Poppins Returns) and Wong. ” – Elements of Madness Dec 29, 2025 Full Review Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992) 66% EDIT “Angelo Badalamenti’s (Mulholland Drive; Blue Velvet) score highlights the surrealism, perfectly complements the themes of good and evil, and is especially effective during the darker moments.” – Elements of Madness Dec 29, 2025 Full Review The Breakfast Club (1985) 87% EDIT “Regardless of what generation you were born into, if you’re a teenager, you can find something relatable in the five teenage characters in Hughes’s film, which speaks to the film’s lasting legacy and its authenticity.” – Elements of Madness Dec 29, 2025 Full Review Coyotes (2025) 59% 3/5 EDIT “There are some pleasantly humorous performances in Coyotes. Long’s dry line delivery is very effective during the funny moments, and Allen is a riot to watch.” – Elements of Madness Dec 29, 2025 Full Review The Girl Who Cried Her Eyes Out (2024) 3/5 EDIT “Fans of independent horror should appreciate the authentic performances and appealing DIY-feel of the makeup and visual effects. This is a little indie ghost story that works.” – Elements of Madness Dec 29, 2025 Full Review Black Phone 2 (2025) 72% 4/5 EDIT “Black Phone 2 is well-written and features meaningful storytelling, sensational performances, (especially from Hawke, who is genuinely chilling), and magnificent makeup effects. This is a perfect example of a masterful sequel.” – Elements of Madness Dec 29, 2025 Full Review The Monkey (2025) 77% 4/5 EDIT “Perkins is not known for comedy, but The Monkey is brutally, laugh-out-loud funny and features some of the most unique deaths ever in a horror movie, and extreme blood and gore. It’s not for the faint of heart.” – Elements of Madness Jun 24, 2025 Full Review Breathing Happy (2022) 4.5/5 EDIT “Written, directed, and edited by Brady, Breathing Happy is a weird, wonderful, highly satisfying journey through grief, addiction, and recovery.” – Daily Dead Jun 23, 2025 Full Review Abigail Before Beatrice (2025) 3/5 EDIT “Olivia Taylor Dudley gives a remarkably sincere performance as Beatrice, a woman who is emotionally broken and scarred from her experience in the cult, and who is clearly suffering from PTSD. ” – Bloody Disgusting Jun 21, 2025 Full Review Queer (2024) 77% EDIT “Queer is a phantasmagoric exploration of Lee’s desperate quest for human connection and inner struggles with addiction and sexual identity anchored by a phenomenal performance from Daniel Craig.” – Elements of Madness May 31, 2025 Full Review May (2002) 70% EDIT “Lucky McKee’s May, a deeply personal, darkly comic meditation on loneliness, features themes of isolation and rejection, as well as a monster created from body parts, but the protagonist is female and can be seen as both the creator and the monster.” – Elements of Madness May 31, 2025 Full Review Anora (2024) 93% 4.5/5 EDIT “It’s clear early in Anora that Ani’s story probably won’t have a magical ending, but, like her, you want to believe that it might, thanks to Mikey Madison’s knockout performance as Ani.” – Elements of Madness May 9, 2025 Full Review The G (2023) 100% 3.5/5 EDIT “Dale Dickey is fierce and fearless in her portrayal of Ann, an alcoholic with a questionable past, who genuinely loves her husband. Her performance feels authentic and drives The G.” – Bloody Disgusting Apr 1, 2025 Full Review House of Ashes (2025) 71% 4/5 EDIT “House of Ashes is a nightmarishly relevant commentary on the way society views women and the control that men try to maintain over them -- a thought-provoking examination of what it’s like to be a woman in America and a thrilling feature film debut.” – Bloody Disgusting Mar 28, 2025 Full Review Amadeus (1984) 90% 5/5 EDIT “Forman’s Amadeus is a breathtaking, divine tragedy. Amadeus is a beautifully exhilarating, outrageous feast for the eyes and ears. The 4K restoration perfectly preserves the gorgeous look and sound of the theatrical cut of a timeless masterpiece.” – Elements of Madness Feb 28, 2025 Full Review Everybody Dance (2022) 100% 4/5 EDIT “Everybody Dance succeeds in masterfully highlighting the fact that our disabilities do not define us.” – Elements of Madness Feb 28, 2025 Full Review The Room Next Door (2024) 80% 4.5/5 EDIT “The Room Next Door is a gorgeously constructed dialogue about a life well-lived, as well as being a poetic ode to life after death.” – Elements of Madness Jan 21, 2025 Full Review Ghost Game (2024) 60% 3.5/5 EDIT “Ghost Game is an effectively spooky haunted house movie which warns that it might not be the things that go bump in the night we should be afraid of; sometimes people are much scarier.” – Bloody Disgusting Jan 11, 2025 Full Review The Lonely Man with the Ghost Machine (2023) 4/5 EDIT “A remarkable one-man performance, an engaging narrative, and expert direction make The Lonely Man With the Ghost Machine a provocative meditation on isolation, loneliness, and grief.” – Bloody Disgusting Jan 11, 2025 Full Review
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