Anya Stanley
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Estes Park, CO, United States
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FANGORIA | Rated XX/XY: De-Demonizing Kink Within Romance in ‘Dogs Don't Wear Pants’
O ver the past couple of decades, the dominant and submissive aspects of BDSM culture have strutted into the mainstream, swinging a flogger and commanding attention from all who might find power within its leather edges. What used to be classified as deviant behavior (and is still, but more as a proud reclamation of the term within the community) has gained nuance beyond the knee-jerk reactions.… → Read More
TED BUNDY: FALLING FOR A KILLER Does Right By Victims
The Campus Killer's voice is drowned out by those of women, as it should be. → Read More
Who Gives A Shit If The Oscars Don’t Respect Horror?
Here we go again. → Read More
A Love Letter To STAND BY ME’s Pie-Eating Contest
Turns out, the greatest onscreen campfire story sequence didn't come from a horror movie. → Read More
With Friends Like These: Altman’s 3 WOMEN
Altman may have prestige, but this is a horror film played in a minor key. → Read More
Doppelganger Horror: A Brief Film History
I don't care if you're mad about classic horror film spoilers, and I don't care that you're mad at VERTIGO's absence. → Read More
THE CANNIBAL CLUB Review: Rich People Problems, But With Chainsaws
Cannibalism and the elite go together like fava beans and Chianti. → Read More
Serial Killer Films Do More Than Entertain
It's tempting to distance ourselves, but we shouldn't write off serial killer films sight unseen. → Read More
LASSO Review: Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be ‘Roided Out Bloodthirsty Cowboys
I don't believe in guilty pleasures, but this seems like the kind of film that people would shame me for enjoying. → Read More
Not Just Any Toon: Judge Doom in WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
The 1988 adventure film features the most frightening villain in a children’s movie since The Child Catcher of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG. → Read More
PLANET OF THE APES’ John Chambers: Man Of Merit
The man who gave us the iconic look of PLANET OF THE APES left an indelible mark on cinema and lived quite a life. → Read More
Wes Anderson And Bill Murray: A Cinematic Rapport
ISLE OF DOGS marks the latest in a long and fruitful collaboration. → Read More
Say Something Nice: GRAVEYARD SHIFT (1990)
The lackluster Stephen King adaptation’s twin saving graces are fun practical effects and a bug-eyed Brad Dourif. → Read More
Moral Ambiguity In THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
Lanthimos’ follow-up to The Lobster is morally congested, both in story and in technical craft. → Read More
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Review: 1974 Makes Found Footage Look (And Sound) Good
Found footage isn’t dead, it just went old-school. → Read More
Say Something Nice: THE HAPPENING (2008)
M. Night Shyamalan’s most loathed film is radder than you think it is. → Read More
Say Something Nice: THE WICKER MAN (2006)
Anya Novak makes a case for the infamous remake as the next midnight movie sensation. → Read More
Fantastic Fest 2017 Review: FIVE FINGERS FOR MARSEILLES Challenges The Standard Western
Michael Matthews’ POC-centric Neo-Western subverts the old-school Wild Frontier film while paying homage to its genre predecessors. → Read More
IT, As Reviewed By A Horror-Loving 9 Year Old
Against the advice of many, A.M. Novak takes her son along with her to see IT on opening weekend. → Read More
Say Something Nice: DREAMCATCHER (2003)
John Seale’s cinematography is the thankless, unsung hero of the reviled Stephen King adaptation. → Read More