MARY BETH MCANDREWS
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FILM FESTIVALS

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The Frustrating Beauty of ‘The World to Come’ | Film School Rejects

‘Mayday’ is a War Movie Full of Whimsy and a Bit Too Much Ambition | Film School Rejects

‘Superior’ is Beautiful and Bland | Film School Rejects

Science Collides With Folk Horror in Ben Wheatley’s ‘In the Earth’ | Film School Rejects

Trying to Interrogate The Porn Industry in 'PLEASURE' | Daily Grindhouse

KNOCKING Is Queer Horror With So Much Potential | Daily Grindhouse

WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR (2021) | Daily Grindhouse

CRYPTOZOO Is A Gorgeous Yet Imperfect Imagining Of A World Full Of Cryptids | Daily Grindhouse

CENSOR Is A Gorgeous Blood-Soaked Look Into The Moral Panic of Video Nasties | Daily Grindhouse

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Baring It All In PATRICK | Daily Grindhouse

Friendship Turns Bloody In BLEED WITH ME | Daily Grindhouse

THE DARK AND THE WICKED Proves Bryan Bertino Is The King Of American Nihilism | Daily Grindhouse

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THE WANTING MARE Is A Slow, Gorgeous, And Haunting Piece Of Sci-Fi | Daily Grindhouse

Go On One Hilarious Journey In ‘THE VICE GUIDE TO BIGFOOT’ | Daily Grindhouse

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ASMR And Horror Meet In Alexandra Serio's TINGLE MONSTERS | Nightmare On Film Street

Queer Horror Shorts Program Reimagines The Genre As A Place of Fluidity, Sex, and Terror ​| Nightmare On Film Street

#METOO Shorts Program Tackles The Many Faces Of Sexual Assault | Nightmare On Film Street

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​PARASITE Is A Darkly Funny And Deeply Horrifying Look At Wealth | Nightmare On Film Street

Review - Jojo Rabbit | Zavvi

‘Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’ Is A Perfect Example of the Female Gaze | Much Ado About Cinema

‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ Reminds Us That We Were All Kids Once | Much Ado About Cinema

Descend Into Technicolor Madness With 'Color Out Of Space' | Daily Grindhouse

Review - Knives Out | Zavvi

‘Joker’ Tries and Fails to Hide Its Clownery With a Political Message | Much Ado About Cinema

‘Synchronic’ Is An Emotional Sci-Fi Film About Friendship, Love, And Time Travel | Daily Grindhouse

Join The Flock In The Disturbingly Erotic Cult Movie THE OTHER LAMB | Nightmare On Film Street

Turkish Film THE ANTENNA Oozes Creepy Atmosphere And Political Commentary | Nightmare On Film Street

'Resin' Is A Disturbing Tale About Family & Paranoia Through The Eyes Of A Child | Daily Grindhouse

Takashi Miike Combines Boxing, Samurai Swords, and Guns in FIRST LOVE | Nightmare On Film Street

‘Honey Boy’ Is A Devastating and Emotionally Raw Portrayal of PTSD | Much Ado About Cinema

Get Swept Away by ‘Sea Fever’ | Much Ado About Cinema

‘Murmur’ Is A Search For Love In The Form Of Senior Rescue Dogs | Much Ado About Cinema

Teen Romance Meets Climate Change in ‘Weathering With You’ | Much Ado About Cinema

​Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘The Truth’ is Well-Acted But Emotionally Light | Much Ado About Cinema

Review - The Lighthouse | Zavvi

‘Pelican Blood’ Is A Disturbing Examination of What a Mother Will Do For Her Child | Much Ado About Cinema

Enter Violent, Ridiculous Madness In GUNS AKIMBO | Nightmare On Film Street

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THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WKND Sets Millennial Melancholy To The Tune Of Time Travel | Nightmare On Film Street

Documentary THE EL DUCE TAPES Dives Into A Story Of Sleaze, Tragedy, And Punk Rock | Nightmare On Film Street

In KOKO-DI KOKO-DA, Nothing Brings A Couple Together Like Psychological Torture | Nightmare On Film Street

MONUMENT Is A Surreal Spell That Will Engulf And Disgust You | Nightmare On Film Street

VILLAINS Is A Strange, Over-The-Top, and Darkly Funny Home Invasion Film | Nightmare Of Film Street

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‘Harpoon’ is a Deeply Disturbing and Darkly Comedic Look at Male Entitlement | Much Ado About Cinema

Terrifying Japanese Ghost Story ‘Stare’ Won’t Let You Look Away | Much Ado About Cinema

Revenge-Filled ‘A Good Woman Is Hard to Find’ is A Satisfying Hit to Patriarchal Expectations | Much Ado About Cinema

Step Into A Different Kind of Post Apocalyptic World in ‘Riot Girls’ | Much Ado About Cinema

‘The Deeper You Dig’ is a Beautifully Sad Look at Grief and Guilt | Much Ado About Cinema

Dive Into South African Horror and Folklore in ‘8: A South African Horror’ | Much Ado About Cinema

‘Sadako’ is An Overzealous Attempt at Reviving a Franchise | Much Ado About Cinema

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Body Horror Has Never Looked So Good In Animated ‘Attack of the Demons’ | Much Ado About Cinema​

Who Cares About Jurassic Park When There's TAMMY AND THE T-REX! | Nightmare On Film Street

Gigi Saul Guerrero’s ‘Culture Shock’ Slaps Patriotism in the Face and Delivers a Dose of Horrifying Reality | Much Ado About Cinema

 ‘The Last To See Them’ is an Unnerving Deconstruction of the Home Invasion Film | Much Ado About Cinema

‘Belzebuth’ Revives the Tired Possession Film | Much Ado About Cinema

Pollyanna McIntosh’s ‘Darlin’ Is A Daring Directorial Debut | Much Ado About Cinema

‘The Swerve’ Is a Harrowing Look at the Horrors of A Mental Breakdown | Much Ado About Cinema

‘The Mute’ is Pagan Horror with a Heavy Dose of Atmosphere | Much Ado About Cinema

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Horror-Comedy ‘Porno’ Gives a Whole New Meaning to Ball Busting ​| Much Ado About Cinema

Imaginary Friends Aren’t So Fun Anymore in ‘Z’ ​| Much Ado About Cinema

‘Knives and Skin’ is a Dreamy, Bizarre Trip into a World of Grief ​| Much Ado About Cinema​

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Dinosaurs Inherit the Earth in B-Movie Gold, 'The Velocipastor' | Nightmare On Film Street

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‘Crystal Swan’ Tells A Darkly Comic Version of the American Dream ​| Much Ado About Cinema

‘Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché’ Is An Important Documentary With a Few Problems​ | Much Ado About Cinema

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Get Lost in the Violence and Music of ‘Vox Lux’​ ​| Much Ado About Cinema

‘Friedkin Uncut’ Is An Inside Look at the White Boys’ Club of Hollywood | Much Ado About Cinema

‘Birds of Passage’ is a Crime Drama of Epically Beautiful Proportions | Much Ado About Cinema

In ‘Olympia’ There’s No Cutoff For Trying to Get Your Life Together | Much Ado About Cinema

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