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[REVIEW]: 'AFFECTION' - Jessica Rothe Delivers Uneasy, Unrelenting Terror in BT Meza’s Psychological Thriller
Written by Klep Napier | WeAreCritiX.com Sometimes the films that stick with you most are the ones you never saw coming. Affection , directed by B.T. Meza and starring genre favorite Jessica Rothe ( Happy Death Day , Boy Kills World ), is one of those films. I didn’t seek this one out, it found me. And I’m glad it did. Premiering on October 18, 2025 , during this year’s Brooklyn Horror Film Festival , Affection is a slow-burning, skin-crawling thriller that gaslights its

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[EXCLUSIVE]: 'VIOLENCE' — We Talk Punk, Cinema, and Chaos with Director Connor Marsden In Time For Brooklyn Horror Film Fest
By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com Fifteen years is a long time to carry a story in your bones. For filmmaker Connor Marsden , that’s exactly how long it took for his explosive debut feature Violence to break free from the page and onto the big screen. What began as a scribble in film school at 21 has evolved into a neon-drenched, punk-fueled odyssey set to premiere October 19 at 9:45 PM during the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival . And if there’s one thing Marsden made clear wh

Klep Napier
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