Something I find so endearing about the work of Alice Maio Mackay is that they take on the aesthetic form of horror movies, yet are formally about something much different. They eschew narrative conventions in favor of hangout movies that get so much mileage out of intimate conversations. The "monsters" are nothing compared to the internal terror that her protagonists feel from simply existing in a corroded world. But Alice refreshingly doesn't accept defeat as a solution. I was really…

From its brilliant opening sequence onward, SCREAM VI is an absolute fucking blast. Beside myself at how this series has only continued to make itself feel fresh for nearly three decades now. Plenty of new franchise highlights in the company of a truly ruthless Ghostface.

I’d say the greatest success of SCREAM VI is expanding upon the SCREAM ‘22 group. I loved following the new blood, whether they were in their own circle or in the company of Kirby (the…