“The Fog”: Women in Classic Horror
The Fog follows more of a 1950s creature feature plot than a late-70s slasher with three legendary scream queens.

This powerful documentary examines the hidden crisis of heirs' property and the lasting impact of systemic displacement on Black families in Baltimore. Through deeply personal stories and historical analysis, the film explores how tangled titles, predatory property systems, tax sales, and generations of inequitable housing policies have contributed to the loss of family homes, land, and wealth in historically Black communities.
The Fog follows more of a 1950s creature feature plot than a late-70s slasher with three legendary scream queens.
Elsewhere is less than fourteen minutes long, but it delivers a more emotional impact than most feature-length films.
The Gates, John Burr’s new thriller film, is a disturbingly realistic portrayal of three Black twenty-somethings - Derek (Mason Gooding), Kevin (Algee Smith), and Tyon (Keith Powers), as they accidentally take a wrong turn into a gated community that’s more like a modern-day sundown town. The three friends witness a variety of crimes in their new surroundings, including an attempted homicide and an attempted rape. As they attempt to alert the authorities and do the right thing, they are thwarted at every turn by the worst horror stories of American conservatism - racist white suburbanites, reckless gun violence, corrupt police, religious mania, and a megalomaniacal pastor.
If you’re also a major fan of the familiar strangers story between two people of different generations, here are 5 underrated films you probably haven’t heard of, but might thoroughly enjoy.
A sweet, singalong distraction with several positive messages.
Over the last several years, I have had the privilege of being one of the critics having the opportunity to watch and review several films from writer/director/producer Marcellus Cox, whose efforts are never anything less but grounded, relevant, and steeped in unflinching glimpses illustrating the gripping, inspired, and ever-vacillating realms that make up the human condition.