Nadia Arain

Nadia Arain is a student and film journalist at Ithaca College entering their final year studying screen cultures. Her interest in horror cinema in particular allows her to look at diverse perspectives and more independent work. She also writes for Buzzsaw Magazine during the academic year.

March 11, 2025

Looking Back At ‘Red Riding Hood’: Beware The Wolf…And Twilight Knockoffs

Who doesn’t love a bit of a YA love triangle now and then? In March of 2011, Catherine Hardwicke of Twilight (2008) success would fizz…

February 25, 2025

‘The Monkey’ Review: Osgood Perkins’ Most Violent Film Is Also His Most Absurd

Existentialism is more evident in film than ever given the current societal shifts. In recent and upcoming films, there are common themes abo…

February 20, 2025

How Badly Did ‘The Duff’ Age?

Often, it seems that the high school comedy has become overshadowed by social media, the primary entertainment for teenagers. By 2015, most t…

February 3, 2025

Review: Despite its Glitches, ‘Companion’ is a Solid Debut for Drew Hancock

A new subgenre of sci-fi horror has emerged to coincide with the increasing use of AI in everyday life, engaging with anxieties about what th…

February 3, 2025

EP 122: Companion (2025)

In a psychological thriller from director Drew Hancock and the producers of Barbarian, Companion follows a billionaire’s death which sets off…

January 17, 2025

How Viral Marketing Made ‘Cloverfield’ a Monstrous Success

It’s 2007. The public has two years before the introduction of the first iPhone, and the latest Spider-Man film is a commercial …

December 16, 2024

EP 115: Kraven the Hunter (2024)

The final chapter of the Sony Spider-Man Universe has been written with J.C. Chandor’s Kraven the Hunter. Following in the footsteps of the V…

December 9, 2024

‘Y2K’ Review: Kyle Mooney’s Nostalgic Debut Cracks at the Edges

Every New Year’s Eve my mother recounts the end of 1999, when everyone believed the world’s end was one clock tick away. She recounts going o…

November 18, 2024

‘Red One’ Review: A Christmas Film Devoid of Any Christmas Spirit

To put it plainly, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has had a lackluster career. Most of his recent films are just versions of himself in different …

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