Katie Rife

Katie Rife is a writer and critic specializing in genre cinema. She was on staff at The A.V. Club from 2014 to 2022, and currently covers film and TV for Inverse as well as outlets like Indiewire, Vulture, Rolling Stone, Letterboxd Journal, and RogerEbert.com.

News

By Some Miracle, The Uncut Version of Ken Russell’s 'The Devils' Is Finally Coming To Theaters

Raw, uncut.

By Katie Rife
Movies

The New 'Evil Dead Burn' Trailer Is So Gory, We Can’t Show It to You Here

High-intensity horror.

By Katie Rife
Rewind

30 Years Later, 'The Craft' Is Still the Ultimate Sleepover Movie

Light as a feather, stiff as a board.

By Katie Rife
News

Blumhouse’s 'Blair Witch' Remake Is Moving Forward With Most Of The Original Cast

Josh and Mike are on board, as is the original directing team. But where’s Heather?

By Katie Rife
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One Elusive Holy Grail Of Horror Just Hit Shudder

Amazing BOOS, kiddies! Tales from the Crypt is finally coming to SCREAMING!

By Katie Rife
News

How Did An Anthony Mackie Epic Become One of The Biggest Box Office Flops Ever?

Desert Warrior cost $150 million. It’s made back $517,508.

By Katie Rife
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2025's Most Shocking Alien-Invasion Comedy Is Now on Netflix

Put on your tinfoil hats: Bugonia is now streaming on Netflix.

By Katie Rife
News

21 Years After His Last Appearance, 'Zorro' Returns — With a Twist

Sony’s upcoming Django/Zorro movie is from a comic by Grendl creator Matt Wagner and Quentin Tarantino (yes, that Quentin Tarantino).

By Katie Rife
Blu-rays

A Classic of ‘00s Asian Horror Is Finally Debuting in 4K

The Eye was an ‘00s horror favorite, but it’s since fallen into obscurity. Arrow’s new 4K UHD rescues it.

By Katie Rife
Lost Texts

Long Out of Print, The Novel Octavia Butler Disowned Is Returning To Shelves

The late sci-fi author has never been more popular — so much so, that a book she disowned is being reprinted.

By Katie Rife
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The Unemployment Thriller of the Decade is Now Streaming

Park Chan-wook’s dazzling genre-bender No Other Choice is now on Hulu.

By Katie Rife
News

Toho’s “Chief Godzilla Officer” Reveals Big Plans for the Kaiju King

It's "Godzilla's World," we're just living in it.

By Katie Rife
Trailers

'Evil Dead Burn' Blazes Into Action with New Teaser, Release Date

The sixth movie in the Evil Dead series sets fire to theaters on July 10.

By Katie Rife
Blu-rays

Nearly 60 Years Later, 'Point Blank' Is Still a Shocker

John Boorman’s nihilistic, starkly beautiful 1967 crime picture hasn’t lost any of its bite.

By Katie Rife
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Waiting for Robert Eggers’ Next Nightmare? Let 'Nosferatu' Fill the Void

Succumb to the dark embrace of Robert Eggers’ meticulously crafted historical nightmare, now streaming on Peacock.

By Katie Rife
Rewind

30 Years Ago, A Cult-Classic TV Series Made The Leap To The Big Screen

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie was supposed to launch a cult series into mainstream fame. It didn’t quite work out that way.

By Katie Rife
Review

'Thrash' Is a Disastrous Disaster Movie — And I Don’t Regret Watching It at All

Who needs a coherent script when you've got hungry sharks?

By Katie Rife
Review

'Lee Cronin’s The Mummy' Reinvents a Classic Movie Monster in Grim, Gory Style

3000-year-old demons and shocking body horror collide in Lee Cronin’s oppressively grim interpretation of the classic movie monster.

By Katie Rife
Trailers

The Big G Meets the Big Apple in First 'Godzilla Minus Zero' Teaser

Go ahead and destroy the financial district, Godzilla.

By Katie Rife
Rewind

'Hardcore Henry' Tried — And Failed — To Reinvent Cinema As We Know It

Hardcore Henry’s first-person revolution never quite took off.

By Katie Rife