A trailer can sometimes sell me on a film without hearing any buzz whatsoever – usually, it’s a combination of press and preview. Writer/director Michael O’Shea’s 2016 effort The Transfiguration had me at the trailer, and it wasn’t until after … Continue reading →
Only Canada can make words something terrifying, I’ll give them that – in a land known for politeness, Canada has to kill people via viral words. In Bruce McDonald’s 2008 film Pontypool, the real villain seems to be some strange … Continue reading →
I had been meaning to sit down and watch 2016’s Hello, My Name is Doris. Written and directed by Michael Showalter, I had a feeling it would be a comedy in the same vein as The Baxter: equal parts heart … Continue reading →
Yes, I went for a Celine Dion pun for the title of this. Yes, you can hold it against me, because I hate myself for it (I’m currently listening to ELO’s “Evil Woman” to get that one out of my … Continue reading →
One of my friends is asexual, which has made for some interesting conversations – I have gotten a few questions about being poly, while my friend has been open and honest in responses regarding questions about their orientation (yes, it’s … Continue reading →
Ever fashionably late, I first caught Spring about a week ago as of the time I write this, making me the old lady that’s officially out of the loop with what the cool kids are doing. The film definitely lived … Continue reading →
Let me start this by saying that never in a fucking million years did I think I’d be covering an Adam Sandler film for analysis outside of Punch Drunk Love. To be completely fair, Sandler didn’t write this – this … Continue reading →
I walked into 2015’s Southbound knowing only that it was an anthology about Hell – I didn’t even know that most of this group was involved in V/H/S. I’m quite glad that I went in blind, as I enjoyed the … Continue reading →
Parody is a fine, fine art when performed correctly. Often, the tone has to be justso – you have to make sure that everyone has a straight face firmly glued on, and that there are no giggles erupting forth no … Continue reading →
2016’s Train to Busan left my heart pounding a way I hadn’t felt in a while. It built slowly but steadily, and despite some of its flaws, I found myself attached to the characters in a way that made the … Continue reading →
