I’m of the firm mind that if the first 20 minutes of Up (2009) don’t make you cry, something is wrong with you. You’re a cyborg. You’re not fully human. How can you not cry at something like that?! THE … Continue reading →
Some films just fit right into the self-care rituals we develop for ourselves – they can be sweet, or savory, or a careful nudge into relaxation. Some prefer gory fare (no judgment here – Battle Royale is my go-to after … Continue reading →
“I could do without all of the Children of the Corn sequels. I actually like the original pretty well. I thought they did a pretty good job on that.” – Stephen King On a cross country road trip, a … Continue reading →
HEAR ME OUT ON THIS! I know – on the surface, this does not sound like a rational choice. What started out as a web series with three-minute long increments about a child’s toy does not sound like a good … Continue reading →
“I thought it was true to the book, and because it had the emotional gradient of the story. It was moving. I think I scared … (director) Rob Reiner. He showed it to me in the screening room at the … Continue reading →
While I’m chugging down the nostalgia line, let’s head back to 1984. It seems like we’re getting there already with the political climate (good afternoon, NSA – smashing sweater we’ve got on today), but we’re going for a different reason: … Continue reading →
A while back, I got the chance to see Labyrinth on the big screen. Let me tell you, David Bowie’s codpiece front and center on a large screen is the way that god intended you to see that film, people. … Continue reading →
The experience of the intersex individual is one that I will never get to have. That’s why there are films like Lucia Puenzo’s XXY, a 2007 French-Argentinian-Spanish film. The title is a reference to Klinefelter syndrome, in which an individual … Continue reading →
I am going to warn you: this is personal, and by the end of this, it won’t be pretty. I’ve written before about how Jennifer Kent’s 2014 film The Babadook has always struck me as a film that seeks … Continue reading →
Crypt TV productions are known for being higher quality than some. That’s not to say that all independent shorts shot without much budget are bad – quite the contrary, it’s art at its finest when we get to see what … Continue reading →
