'One Missed Call': When an Onryō Goes Digital
In a world where we hear ringers and beepers at every corner, technology feels inescapable. This is why technology is often an enemy in Digital J-horrors, like One Missed Call.

Italy, 1940, dawn of the Second World War. A small group of fascists cook up a scheme to avoid the forthcoming call to arms. In order to do so, they sign up a contract where they accept to be infected with a mysterious and lethal disease: the Ethiopian Fever. Regardless Dr. Suardo's reassurances, who is sure to know how to cure the African disease, a chain of events is going to be triggered, which will lead to a gruesome bloodspread.
In a world where we hear ringers and beepers at every corner, technology feels inescapable. This is why technology is often an enemy in Digital J-horrors, like One Missed Call.
In all actuality, “Just Mercy” should be labeled a “wall punching narrative.” Constantly, the flick throws high forms of adversity our way, amping up our most inner levels of discomfort. Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton wonderfully paces the film in such a way that replicates the slow-burn nature of justice.
'Midnight at the Paradise' premieres tomorrow at Toronto's Paradise Theatre! I had the pleasure to sit down with Vanessa Matsui to discuss the making of this film.
Armed with a $400M budget and Tom Cruise’s death-defying stunts, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning delivers pulse-pounding action even as its plot falters. From underwater silence to high-altitude madness, it's pure adrenaline powered by old-school movie magic — but is this really Ethan Hunt’s final mission?
A group of criminal animals tries their best to reform themselves into good citizens to avoid serving time in prison.
We have a long way to go with LGBT representation in film, especially when it comes to LGBT characters of color and trans characters.