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 →
I normally don’t drag my kids into this kind of thing, but this one can’t be helped. I showed my kids the 1984 version of Ghostbusters months ago, because what kind of parent would I be if I didn’t expose … Continue reading →
I’ve been kind of down on the feel-good stuff lately. So, we’re going to try something different: I’m going to recommend a cute movie that I really liked from a while ago. Sam Mendes’s Away We Go is a gem … Continue reading →
I know some extraordinary people that would make fantastic parents yet don’t want kids. It doesn’t matter that I think they’d be excellent at it – it’s not what they want after careful consideration, and frankly, I love them all … Continue reading →
Okay, let’s do this. It’s Halloween season. There are tons of scary movies out there, and if we’re being brutally honest, you’re not going to like all of them. Some of you will loathe and detest 2015’s Hellions. I happened … Continue reading →
Recently, Dawn Keetley of Horror Homeroom (which is excellent, academic and engaging) directed me to a piece from guest essayist Neil Gravino, titled “Nicholas McCarthy’s Easter: A Modern Fairy Tale.” Gravino’s work is more than good – he makes connections … Continue reading →
Robert Hiltzik’s 1983 slasher classic Sleepaway Camp has gone down in horror history as one of the most shocking twists in the genre. No one was expecting it. Back then, it was so off-the-wall and unexpected that no one saw … Continue reading →
I have one, if not two, budding horror hounds on my hands. My eight-year-old adores Five Nights At Freddy’s. My ten-year-old has been happily consuming older horror flicks from the 1930s. I have multiple friends that have told me I’m … Continue reading →
