Lucid Feature Film 2025
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Lucid Review – Surrealism, Scissors & Selfhood in a Fever Dream of Feminine Rage | Fantasia fest 2025

ByMother of Movies

My review of LUCID, the feature debut from Deanna Milligan and Ramsey Fendall, from its World Premiere at Fantasia 2025. A grunge-fueled descent into madness as an art student (Caitlin Acken Taylor) takes a drug to find her muse, unleashing past trauma and surreal visuals in this potent, punk-art horror film.

Clown in a Cornfield horror movie - courtesy of Shudder and RLJE Films
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Clown in a Cornfield (2025) Review – Blood, Barn Parties & Silly Mayhem

ByMother of Movies

In Clown in a Cornfield (2025), Frendo the clown haunts a dying Midwestern town in a blood-soaked horror-thriller that pits nostalgia against chaos. Directed by Eli Craig, starring Katie Douglas and Aaron Abrams, this cornfield carnival of carnage delivers jump scares, slasher tropes, and a few surprises, though not all land clean.

Hold the Fort 2025 - Courtesy of Blue Finch Films
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Hold the Fort (Fantasia 2025): HOA Horror Meets Silly Monster Mayhem

ByMother of Movies

Hold the Fort (Fantasia 2025) is a horror-comedy where homeownership comes with hellspawn battles, HOA absurdities, exploding heads, and a mercenary named McScruffy. Review by Mother of Movies.

Bring Her Back Review
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Bring Her Back (2025) Review, A Ritual of Grief, Guardianship, and Grapefruit Warnings

ByMother of Movies

In Bring Her Back (2025), the directors of Talk To Me return with a haunting foster horror soaked in grief, guardianship, and spiritual misfires. Sally Hawkins delivers an eerie, layered performance in a film that doesn’t always explain itself, but always knows how it wants you to feel.

Monster Island - Photo Credit: Shudder
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Monsters, Men, and Murky Morality: Monster Island Reviewed

ByMother of Movies

Monster Island (2024) is a WWII survival horror film steeped in Malay folklore, where a Japanese soldier and British POW battle inner demons and an ancient monster. Directed by Mike Wiluan and streaming via Shudder, the film is a slow-burn descent into character-driven chaos, soaked in myth and moral ambiguity.