Nadia Arain

An Ithaca College graduate, Nadia (she/they) loves exploring ambitious and boundary-pushing genre cinema. Nadia also has bylines for Buzzsaw Magazine and The Daily Fandom.

May 18, 2026

EP 189: Obsession, YouTuber To Feature Filmmaker Pipeline & Blind Ranking Cursed Movie Objects

It’s been a horror sensation since it premiered at during Midnight Madness at TIFF in 2025, but Obsession directed by C…

April 21, 2026

The First Teaser for ‘Evil Dead Burn’ Reveals a New Date and Final Girl

Initially debuting in front of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy in select theaters, the teaser for Evil Dead Burn has finally been released online. …

April 17, 2026

‘Kick-Ass’ at 16: A Bad-Mouthed Love Letter to Comic Books Pre-MCU

As the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) dominates the cultural zeitgeist and discussion around superhero films, there have always been critiqu…

April 12, 2026

Review: ‘Faces of Death’ Captures Unsettling Internet Depravity and Desensitization

Most modern Internet-centric horror films significantly miss the mark. These result in out-of-touch attempts to relate to Gen Z, depicting in…

March 23, 2026

Director Meredith Alloway and Cast Discuss Female Complexity and Empowerment in ‘Forbidden Fruits’

Meredith Alloway’s Forbidden Fruits, based on the play “Of The Woman Came The Beginning of Sin and Through Her We All Die” by Lily Houghton, …

March 20, 2026

Review: ‘Over Your Dead Body’ is a Cartoonish, Bloody Good Time at the Movies

The Lonely Island has had a hold on me for years. Akiva Schaffer brought the house down with his remake of The Naked Gun in 2025, and his tea…

March 20, 2026

Review: ‘Pretty Lethal’ Stumbles Over Its Own Feet

On March 13, director Vicky Jewson said at the Q+A at the world premiere of her film Pretty Lethal that more action films needed to be told t…

March 16, 2026

Review: ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ Is a Strong, but Unnecessary Sequel

In 2019, Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett broke into the mainstream with their smash hit thriller Ready or Not. With…

March 16, 2026

Review: Boots Riley Takes On the Capitalist Fashion Industry with ‘I Love Boosters’

Taking a whimsical approach to a very real topic is not new for filmmaker Boots Riley, but his new feature takes his already heightened reali…

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