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Prepare for the ‘Oldboy’ Remaster with These Korean Cinema Masterpieces

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer August 13, 2023

  Director Park Chan-wook’s subversive thriller masterpiece “Oldboy” is being re-released in theaters on Aug. 16 to celebrate its 20-year anniversary. Despite its wide praise, the film is...

Bela Lugosi as Dracula (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)

Dracula: A Cultural Icon That is Still Relevant Today

By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer July 27, 2023

  About three or four years ago, I finally read one of the novels that I thought would become one of, if not my all-time favorite: “Dracula.” I enjoyed it well enough, especially through my...

Catherine Mary Stewart in “Night of the Comet (Courtesy of Shudder)

Beat the Heat With These Summer Horror Recommendations

By Arlo Marler July 19, 2023

  Most people see the big summer blockbuster as a staple of American cinema -- though some may be less acquainted with the summer horror movie. With the sweltering heat comes a craving for fright...

Robot Clones and Demons: Black Mirror Season Six Has It All

Robot Clones and Demons: ‘Black Mirror’ Season Six Has It All

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer June 29, 2023

  The science fiction anthology series “Black Mirror” has returned to Netflix with its sixth season, the last batch of new episodes coming out over four years ago. “Black Mirror” initially...

Evil Dead Rise

‘Evil Dead: Rise’: Mayhem and Motherhood

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer May 6, 2023

  Two rapscallion film students, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell made the short film “Within the Woods.” This film was used to secure the rather modest $90 thousand that would be used to make...

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Sundance 2023: ‘Run Rabbit Run’: Another Creepy Kid Movie

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer January 29, 2023

  “Run Rabbit Run,” directed by Daina Reid, follows fertility doctor Sarah (Sarah Snook) and her troubled daughter Mia (Lily LaTorre). After losing her father, Sarah observes her daughter's...

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Sundance 2023: ‘My Animal’: A Genre Melting Pot of Teen Self-Discovery

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer January 27, 2023

  “My Animal” is a teen-wolf horror LGBTQ+ romance that follows hockey-playing werewolf Heather (Bobbi Salvör Menuez). Heather becomes an outcast due to her familial werewolf curse but finds...

Felicity Kyle Napuli and Jasmine Curtis-Smith in In My Mothers Skin
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Sundance 2023: The Creepy Crawly Nightmare of ‘In My Mother’s Skin’

By Luke Jackson January 26, 2023

  Using the end of World War II as a backdrop, “In My Mother’s Skin” finds a young family struggling against the military powers of the Japanese occupation to stay alive. For the most part,...

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Chrony x Geekwave: Cheap Horror Games We Played in October that You Should, Too

By Zach Anderson and Jaxson Day January 4, 2023

  Geekwave is your one-stop shop for anything and everything related to games at the University of Utah. On our podcast, Crimson Gaming Corner, we chat with random guests like you to let everybody...

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Arts x Opinion: The Entanglement of Marginalized Identities and Horror

By Angela Lezaic, Kayla Lien, and Whit Fuller December 30, 2022

  The horror genre carries a complicated history and certain magnetism for marginalized identities. Horror frightens audiences by showing them the unacceptable and undesirable — things that go...