The Moogai 2025
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The Moogai: When Cultural Horror Loses Its Teeth

The Moogai review: Jon Bell’s Indigenous Australian horror film attempts to blend post-partum anxiety with colonial trauma through supernatural scares. While the creature design works and cultural themes matter, the execution feels disconnected from its own ambitious goals. Our spoiler-free review examines how this 2024 horror film handles generational trauma, family dynamics, and the challenge of making accessible cultural horror that doesn’t sacrifice authenticity for mainstream appeal.

Suitable Flesh
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Suitable Flesh 2023 What To Watch Right Now

Barbara Crampton and Heather Graham star as best friends in a title inspired by both Chithlu lore and a short film called “The Thing on The Doorstep.” Suitable Flesh reminds me of a few different titles I have seen. One’s that tread down the path of a spiritual transfer, shapeshifting, and body-snatching. Movies like “Lifechanger,”…