A dispatch from Sundance on three Midnight movies that premiered at the festival. 

This nightmarish fairy tale doesn't always work, but it's still a promising debut.

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! There are many versions of the vampire in world folklore. When I started reviewing books for The Monstrous Librarian, I came across the Filipino Aswang. The Aswang is an especially feral and unnerving version of the vampire. In some traditions across the island nation, the creature can detach its upper body

Kenneth Dagatan’s sophomore feature, “In My Mother’s Skin,” features gnarly practical and CG effects and a wicked morality.

Folklore and history combine to chilling effect in this atmospheric horror from The Philippines

Writer-director Kenneth Dagatan second feature 'In My Mother's Skin' is a dreamy chiller, picked up by Amazon ahead of its Sundance Midnight premiere.

Selected for Sundance's Midnight section, Philippine director Kenneth Dagatan’s feature 'In My Mother's Skin' sold to Amazon Prime before the fest.