Michael O'Shea's subversion of the vampire genre works with sharp teeth.

Read the Empire Movie review of The Transfiguration. More Moonlight than Twilight, The Transfiguration is a defining vampire film of the mid-2010s. An...

Vampirism comes to New York’s projects in Michael O’Shea’s film

An orphaned African-American teen leads a secret life fed by vampire lore in Michael O'Shea's indie debut, premiering at Cannes in Un Certain Regard.

Debut director Michael O’Shea's acclaimed film tells the tale of an outsider teen from the Projects with a chilling vampire obsession

If vampires are defined as lethal beings who stalk the Earth feasting on human blood, Milo (Eric Ruffin), the isolated 14-year-old African American protagoni...

A realist vampire flick from a first-timer drops into the Cannes official selection. The results are mixed.

A New York teenager in low-income housing tries to establish a relationship with a young woman as he wrestles with his sanguinary pursuits.

A New York teenager in low-income housing tries to establish a relationship with a young woman as he wrestles with his sanguinary pursuits.

Fancying himself a young bloodsucker, Milo (Eric Ruffin) uses a knife concealed inside a fountain pen to slice the throats of his victims. Perhaps he should ...

Dir/scr: Michael O'Shea. US. 2016. 97mins

Life's been hard for Milo (Eric Ruffin). His father died when he was eight and his mother committed suicide not too long after. That type of horror will chan...

★★☆☆☆ A teenage African-American boy, Milo (Eric Ruffin), lives in poverty in Queens, New York, with his older brother, after the death of his moth...

A pair of coming-of-age stories -- one an anime hit, the other disturbing vampire drama -- highlight this week’s arthouse releases.

Michael O'Shea's debut wears its influences on its sleeve to forge a downbeat, sporadically engaging slow-burn modern vampire fable.

The Transfiguration is a gnarly coming-of-age flick with a New York personality, and one meaty debut for Michael O'Shea.