I love watching scary movies in broad daylight. Feel free to call me a chicken. I don’t care. Scary + sunshine = content Erin. Especially when said film manages to fill you with a sense of foreboding that boarders on … Continue reading →
Shout out to my wonderful, patient friend Wes (HI WES!), who suggested Bradley D. King’s 2014 film Time Lapse. As in, months ago. That became a running joke with us, that would go something like this: Wes (typing sweetly): “I … Continue reading →
I had wanted to see Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers when it came out in 1992. My mother, having that pesky thing called “standards,” told me no, so I had to wait a bit. Given, I was not quite 12 at the … Continue reading →
Fun news! I am now writing for Diabolique Magazine. Exciting days, I tells ya. I did a piece on Eli Roth a few weeks ago, and followed up by analyzing a film that’s been hailed as one of the best … Continue reading →
I wanted to like Mike Flanagan’s Hush. Really, I did. I went into it with an open mind. The concept sounded great: a deaf woman being terrorized in her own remote home by a nameless, faceless killer lacking motivation. Promising … Continue reading →
So my friend Kyle J. Skovira, poet, teaches in my wonderful city of Rochester. Recently, he worked with a group of students for National Poetry Month (NaPoMo). Despite technical difficulties and the creative process (which, some days, I am convinced is … Continue reading →
Jewish peeps, happy Passover. As a special gift to you, I’m going to poke holes in some movies that some of those nearest and dearest to me really like. Word. Let me be upfront: I had been told that I … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago, I covered Ben Rock’s 20 Seconds to Live entry “Climax”. At the time, I recommended that you go ahead and watch the other entries. This week, I’m revisiting the series. Not because I can’t find anything … Continue reading →
A huge part of the movie going experience is to have fun. So often, we forget to let go and have a good time because we’re too busy checking someone out or picking apart a plot hole, or a shoddy … Continue reading →
I had a stark realization: Tommy Boy was released in 1995, which means it’s old enough to legally drink. How fitting. Fun story: I watched this film when it first came out with my best friend Lisa. We went to … Continue reading →
