Cian McGrathinThe Ugly Monster‘Reality+’: Coralie Fargeat’s Excellent Precursor to ‘The Substance’This sci-fi short film explores the loneliness of a world obsessed with altering the way we are perceived2d ago22d ago2
Cian McGrathinThe Ugly Monster‘Late Night with the Devil’ is Invigorating Found Footage HorrorIt’s a shame this captivating recreation of 1970s late-night TV can’t quite stick the landing3d ago43d ago4
Cian McGrathinThe Ugly Monster‘The Substance’ Revels in Disturbing, Gory ChaosEat your heart out, David Cronenberg: Coralie Fargeat’s body horror flick is the best film of its subgenre in years5d ago195d ago19
Cian McGrathinThe Ugly Monster‘Kinds of Kindness’ Abandons Tradition and Embraces WeirdnessYorgos Lanthimos’ absurdist triptych shuns convention for the Greek director’s trademark stilted dialogue and existential nightmaresSep 2110Sep 2110
Cian McGrathinFrame RatedShaun of the Dead — relatable characters fuel a hilarious zombie comedyThe uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.Sep 2010Sep 2010
Cian McGrathinThe Ugly Monster‘Kokomo City’ is a Tragic yet Hopeful Exploration of an Underseen GroupD. Smith’s 2023 documentary is a beautiful, painful ode to the lived experiences and perspectives of black transgender womenSep 1912Sep 1912
Cian McGrathinThe Ugly Monster‘Speak No Evil’ Effortlessly Evokes UneaseThough it can’t quite shed horror conventions and clichés in its latter halfSep 178Sep 178
Cian McGrathinThe Ugly Monster‘Crimes of the Future’ Is Intentionally Strange and Unintentionally BlandDavid Cronenberg’s 2022 film has all of the director’s trademark weirdness, but none of the resonance or intrigueSep 161Sep 161
Cian McGrathinThe Ugly Monster‘My First Film’ is a Fascinating Mixture of Fictional and Documentary StorytellingBut despite its ingenious storytelling, this movie about filmmaking failure can’t quite tie itself togetherSep 139Sep 139
Cian McGrathinFrame RatedSunny: Season One — bland melodrama about grief collides with lightweight mysteryAn American woman living in Japan, and a domestic robot made by her husband’s company, uncover a dark truth…Sep 129Sep 129