Originally slated to debut at SXSW in March before the festival was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, She Dies Tomorrow is finally seeing its U.S. release July 31st at select drive-ins and August 6th on VOD. Writer and director Amy Seimetz, with her third feature film, conjures a gorgeous and affecting nightmare with a weight of timeliness that can’t be ignored. Experimental, surreal, and mesmerizing, She Dies Tomorrow is one of the best films of the year. Minor spoilers ahead…

The 2019 Pet Sematary remake deviates wildly from previous iterations, but the fable remains the same: let sleeping cats lie. Directed by the relatively green duo of Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer and starring familiars like Jason Clark, Amy Seimetz, and John Lithgow, the film touts few impressive scares, but wins points for its ultra-eerie and unsettling ambience. Minor spoilers ahead…