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The Final Cut Podcast
Horror Movies Uncut
Horror Movies Uncut is the eyes and ears of the Indie horror culture! Our goal is to forever bring awareness the macabre that exist below the mainstream!


SXSW 2026 Review: A Safe Distance Balances Romance, Danger, and Fugitive Thrills in the Woods
John Valley’s American Dollhouse flips a suburban grief story into chaotic neighbor-from-hell horror led by Hailley Lauren and Kelsey Pribilski.


SXSW 2026 Interview: Richard E. Williams and the Cast of Dead Eyes on First-Person Horror and Indie Filmmaking
The team behind Dead Eyes talks first-person horror, grief, and indie filmmaking challenges at SXSW 2026.


SXSW 2026 Review: A Safe Distance Balances Romance, Danger, and Fugitive Thrills in the Woods
A Safe Distance blends romance and crime as a stranded camper becomes entangled with a fugitive couple in Gloria Mercer’s SXSW thriller.

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Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: Penance
Nik Pelekai’s Penance delivers bruising indie action with passion and potential, even as its debut feature shows room to grow.
Sep 24, 20252 min read


Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: Honey Bunch
Honey Bunch delivers a twisted love story of memory, trauma, and obsession in Sims-Fewer & Mancinelli’s sophomore feature.
Sep 22, 20252 min read


Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: The Strangers: Chapter 2
The Strangers: Chapter 2 expands the lore but loses focus, testing the balance between mythology and pure terror.
Sep 22, 20252 min read


Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: Dolly
Rod Blackhurst’s Dolly delivers brutal grindhouse gore and Sean William Scott in peril, but struggles to carve its own horror identity.
Sep 21, 20252 min read


Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: Black Phone 2
The Black Phone 2 leans into nightmare logic and dreamscapes, delivering a livelier, more entertaining sequel. 3/5 at Fantastic Fest 2025.
Sep 21, 20252 min read


Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: Appofeniacs
Chris Marrs Piliero’s Appofeniacs is a zany, bloody debut where Aaron Holliday’s Duke sparks a deepfake-fueled night of chaos.
Sep 21, 20252 min read


Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: Coyotes
A brutal, funny, and feral take on the animal-attack subgenre, Coyotes is primed to be a Fantastic Fest crowd favorite.
Sep 20, 20252 min read


Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: Mother of Flies
The Adams family delivers a visceral folk-horror tale with Mother of Flies, a witchy, emotional return at Fantastic Fest 2025.
Sep 20, 20252 min read


Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: Road to Vendetta
La Ying’s Road to Vendetta electrifies Fantastic Fest 2025 with inventive choreography and a neon-soaked assassin story led by Jeffrey Nia Naga.
Sep 20, 20252 min read


Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: Primate
Johannes Roberts’ Primate kicks off Fantastic Fest 2025 with a feral animal-attack thriller led by Johnny Sequoyah and Troy Kotsur.
Sep 19, 20252 min read


REVIEW: Dear Stranger – Mariko’s Quietly Brutal Look at Love in Decay
Tetsuya Mariko’s Dear Stranger is a slow-burn breakup story set in grief, silence, and the ruins of love. Premiering at Busan 2025.
Sep 17, 20252 min read


REVIEW – Just Breathe (2025)
Sean Ashmore turns sadistic in Just Breathe, a gritty, white-trash suburban thriller from director Paul Pompa III. 3/5 from HMU.
Sep 16, 20252 min read


REVIEW: Samurai Fury – Sharp Swords, Sharper Spirit in Yurie’s Feudal Epic
Samurai Fury blends traditional swordplay with modern cinematic flair for a classic tale of rebellion told with clarity and heart.
Sep 15, 20252 min read


Rabbit Trap Review – Dev Patel and Rosie McEwen Unearth Folk Horror on the Moors
Dev Patel and Rosie McEwen dive into Bryn Chainey’s fever-dream folk horror Rabbit Trap.
Sep 10, 20252 min read


TIFF 2025 Review: Karmadonna Is a Splatterpunk Descent into Divine Mayhem
A pregnant woman goes on a god-ordered killing spree in Vojevic’s unrelenting directorial debut. TIFF’s Karmadonna is a ride.
Sep 10, 20252 min read


The Conjuring: Last Rites – A Farewell Fit for the Warrens
The Conjuring: Last Rites isn’t the scariest entry, but it delivers a fitting farewell to Ed, Lorraine, and Judy Warren’s legacy.
Sep 5, 20253 min read


Facing the Monsters Within: The Man in My Basement Review
A fever-dream thriller where grief, identity, and mysticism collide—anchored by powerhouse turns from Corey Hawkins and Willem Dafoe.
Sep 5, 20252 min read


TIFF 2025 Review: DISC
A menstrual disc turns a one-night stand into a hilarious nightmare in Blake Winston Rice’s bloody brilliant TIFF short DISC.
Sep 4, 20252 min read


Cult Control and Mental Collapse: Dirty Boy Delivers a Folk-Horror Mind Trip - REVIEW – DIRTY BOY
Dirty Boy pulls us into cult life through the fractured mind of a schizophrenic teen. Disorienting and unflinching. 3.5/5 from HMU.
Sep 3, 20252 min read


Video Haven Review – Alex Ross Perry’s Three-Hour Ode to the Video Store
Alex Ross Perry rewinds time with Video Haven , a nearly three-hour deep dive into the cultural legacy of the video store. Video...
Aug 29, 20252 min read
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