"Set against the backdrop of Atlanta's sprawling, manicured suburbs, 'Stepmom from Hell' uses the city's veneer of perfection to amplify the creeping unease of its central conflict. The film’s tension isn't built on jump scares, but on the slow, insidious unraveling of family trust. The plot's strength lies in its subtle twists, particularly the mid-film reveal of the stepmother's prior history, which dramatically shifted the narrative.

The stepmother’s manipulation isn't overt; it’s in the carefully constructed silences and the way…

"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," set in the fictional town of Ebbing (and filmed in Sylva, North Carolina), is a powerful exploration of grief and the desperate pursuit of justice. Mildred Hayes, consumed by the unsolved murder of her daughter, takes a radical step: erecting three billboards along a desolate road, directly challenging the local police department's perceived inaction.
Seven months have passed since her daughter's death, and with no arrests, Mildred's frustration boils over. She aims her anger squarely…

Ann Rule's A Murder to Remember is a horror film set in Mount Hood, Oregon. Robin and Javier Rivera whose one-year anniversary camping trip turns deadly for the husband, leaving the wife alone in the wilderness. When she accepts help from another camper, she ends up putting her life in his hands. My favorite character is Robin because despite her being accused of murdering her husband she still retains her innocence. I liked the fact that the movie has such…