Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Gavia Baker-Whitelaw is a freelance critic and entertainment journalist with 10 years of experience covering geek culture, TV, and film. Previously a staff writer at the Daily Dot, she has written for Wired, TV Guide, Empire Magazine, and others.
She also co-hosts the movie podcast Overinvested, co-edits the Hugo-shortlisted fandom newsletter The Rec Center, and contributes to BBC radio as a film commentator.
Rian Johnson’s Perfect Thriller Saved a Dying Genre
Put your best sweater on.
M. Night Shyamalan’s Ridiculously Fun New Thriller is Finally Streaming
Why not take in a show?
Justin Long, of All People, Makes One of the Decade’s Best Horror Movies Work
You’ll never trust an Airbnb host again.
A Wildly Underseen Survival Horror Series Just Hit Netflix
Careful, it’s cold outside.
'Interview With the Vampire' Just Aired the Best Season Finale of 2024
No show on TV is doing what it’s doing right now.
Before King Kong, Hollywood Was Already Obsessed With Gorillas
Believe it or not, there was a time when apes were a more bankable movie monster than vampires or werewolves.
The Most Original Monster Movie Of 2023 is Finally Streaming
Out of darkness comes a survival-thriller-turned-monster-movie.
Marvel Desperately Needs Another Show Like 'Jessica Jones'
Maturity means more than just making your heroes glower.
Scavengers Reign Takes Body Horror to Terrifying New Places
Take notes, David Cronenberg.
No More Excuses: It’s Time to Watch the Most Imaginative Sci-Fi Show of the Decade
Thanks to Netflix, this overlooked space epic is getting a second chance.
The Best Cyberpunk Movie You’ve Never Seen Just Landed on Netflix
Leigh Whannell’s sci-fi revenge thriller reveals a path forward for the stagnant subgenre.
25 Years Later, 'The Matrix' Still Defines Cinematic Cool
Dust off your trenchcoat.
One of the Most Underrated Sci-Fi Shows of the 2000s Marked an Important Fandom Milestone
RIP the Livejournal era.
'The Exorcist' Changed Horror Cinema Forever
What an excellent day for an exorcism.
A Shocking 2023 Body Horror is the Smartest Take on Frankenstein Yet
How far would you go to save a child?
Found Footage Has Suffered Diminishing Returns, but an Obscure Indie Gave the Genre a Jolt
Just when you thought you’d seen every kind of haunted house...
The Most Unique Sci-Fi Movie of 2023 Has a Surprising Star Wars Connection
The Creator production designer talks techniques he brought from Star Wars, and how the movie is doing something totally new.
