Drama, Film, Mystery, Thriller
Film: Enemy
I can’t say I went into Enemy (2013) with boundless enthusiasm, given it presents like a cheesy “separated at…
December 31, 2021-
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Fantasy, Horror, TelevisionTV: Brand New Cherry Flavor (Miniseries)
If there’s a drawback to Netflix’s outrageous new miniseries Brand New Cherry Flavor (and there may be many), it’s…
August 19, 2021 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Mr. Robot (Season 4)
Established auteurs can be their own worst enemies, and there were times during Mr. Robot’s run when I worried…
September 7, 2020 -
Fantasy, FilmFilm: Under the Silver Lake
I can’t say I whole-heartedly loved Under the Silver Lake (2018), but for me it was the perfect film…
August 17, 2020 -
FilmFilm: An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
I know why I started watching An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2019): Aubrey Plaza, a performer with such…
July 4, 2020 -
Fantasy, FilmFilm: Call for Dreams
While hard-pressed to describe Call for Dreams (2018) a wholly successful film, I did kind of enjoy this weird,…
May 17, 2020 -
Fantasy, TelevisionTV: Forever (Season 1)
What an odd experience I had with Forever, an Amazon series created by the writing team of Alan Yang…
February 24, 2019 -
Fantasy, FilmFilm: The Neon Demon
I spent most of The Neon Demon (2016) wanting it to be a weirder, smarter, more interesting film than…
January 3, 2019 -
Fantasy, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Twin Peaks: The Return
In an increasingly insane world, the bar for artistic mindfuckery continues to rise. Indeed, we’ve reached the point where…
September 9, 2017 -
Film, ThrillerFilm: Sisters
What in the world possessed the Criterion Collection to feature Brian De Palma’s Sisters (1973)? Offering the merest glimmer…
April 24, 2016 -
Film, Horror, Science FictionFilm: Spring
Every now and then an independent film like Spring (2014) comes along and make me nostalgic for the edgy,…
August 10, 2015 -
Fantasy, Film, HorrorFilm: The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears
An affected, carefully engineered extended music video of macabre weirdness, The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears (2013) is…
March 22, 2015 -
Drama, Film, Horror, Science FictionFilm: Under the Skin
The degree to which you enjoy Under the Skin (2013) will depend largely on how much you enjoy experimental,…
July 17, 2014 -
Film, HorrorFilm: Baba Yaga
Schlocky, plotless, 1970s occult horror from Italy, anyone? Baba Yaga (1973) is an oddball concoction: a mysterious atmosphere of subtle…
April 29, 2014 -
Fantasy, FictionNovel: Deep Down by Deborah Coates
The second novel in Deborah Coates’ rural fantasy series about magic, death, and the Upper Midwest, Deep Down (2013)…
April 23, 2013