A new generation of horror auteurs is upon us and the box office is booming! Following the crazy success of Obsession, this week Backrooms is hitting theatres, the latest from A24 and the first for director Kane Parsons. Parsons also co-produced the score with Ido Van Breemen. The film was written by Will Soodik and…
Buckle up because today we’re reviewing Passenger, the latest from Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by André Øvredal and written by T.W. Burgess and Zachary Donohue. The film stars Jacob Scipio and Lou Llobell as Tyler and Maddie, two lovers leaving the big city and committing to van life. Unfortunately for Tyler and Maddie,…
We’re big fans of Damian McCarthy’s Oddity over here at Screen Love Affair. It was easily one of the best movie theatre experiences we had back when we saw it at Fantasia in 2024. So expectations were high for McCarthy’s third feature, Hokum. With each film, McCarthy has upped the ante, and this is no…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our review was originally written after we screened the film at the 2025 Fantasia Film Festival. A year later, our opinion hasn’t changed! Go see this film with a big crowd at the theatre with the best sound possible. If you’re Canadian and have access to an AVX theatre, we definitely think it’ll…
UPDATE: This review was written after we screened this film at the 2025 Fantasia Film Festival. We really like this movie, but it’s best enjoyed with a crowd and some friends! So go support this one if its playing in a theater near you! Writer/director Emma Higgins introduced her debut film, Sweetness, at the Fantasia…
Tina Romero, daughter of legendary horror filmmaker George A. Romero, makes her directorial debut with her own take on the zombie genre in Queens of the Dead. This horror comedy follows a group of drag queens, DJs, drug dealers, and club kids who have to fend for themselves as zombies flood the streets of Brooklyn…
Have you ever felt like you were losing yourself in a relationship? Writer and director Michael Shanks takes that fear and turns it into the central horror of his debut feature Together. Tim and Millie (played by real-life spouses Dave Franco and Alison Brie) have been together for a decade when they uproot their life…
“Surely you can’t be serious! I am serious and don’t call me Shirley.” Long before I knew the movie, I knew that moment from the 1980 film Airplane. Airplane was a turning point in the career of fellow Canadian Leslie Nielsen, an established working actor known for playing more serious roles before playing Dr. Rumack…
The 29th Fantasia Film Festival is well underway and we’ve been on the ground every day to cover everything you need to put on your radar! Make sure you’re checking out the Screen Love Affair Podcast and follow us on Instagram to keep up with all of our coverage. With that aside, one movie I…
Following up Past Lives was always going to be difficult in my estimation. That movie is one that remains near and dear to my heart. It’s a movie that has affected me emotionally in ways I’m almost embarrassed to admit. So it’s conflicting to come away from Celine Song’s second feature Materialists feeling so ….