Film: Backrooms
If I did single-word reviews, this one would earn a resounding wow. Based on a
Film: Possession
In striking, unhinged fashion, the personal and the political collide in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession (1981),
Film: Messiah of Evil
There’s schlocky 1970s horror, and then there’s Messiah of Evil (1974), which looks schlocky but
Novella: It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over by Anne de Marcken
Certain books are impossible not to admire even as you acknowledge they aren’t entirely your
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Film: The Substance
Believe me, I was pulling for The Substance (2024), Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes sensation that also
Film: I Saw the TV Glow
On a guess, anyone reading this blog has experienced the phenomena of becoming so utterly
TV: Brand New Cherry Flavor (Miniseries)
If there’s a drawback to Netflix’s outrageous new miniseries Brand New Cherry Flavor (and there
TV: Mr. Robot (Season 4)
Established auteurs can be their own worst enemies, and there were times during Mr. Robot’s
Film: Under the Silver Lake
I can’t say I whole-heartedly loved Under the Silver Lake (2018), but for me it
Film: An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
I know why I started watching An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2019): Aubrey Plaza,
Film: Call for Dreams
While hard-pressed to describe Call for Dreams (2018) a wholly successful film, I did kind
TV: Forever (Season 1)
What an odd experience I had with Forever, an Amazon series created by the writing
TV: Twin Peaks: The Return
In an increasingly insane world, the bar for artistic mindfuckery continues to rise. Indeed, we’ve
Film: Sisters
What in the world possessed the Criterion Collection to feature Brian De Palma’s Sisters (1973)?
Film: The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears
An affected, carefully engineered extended music video of macabre weirdness, The Strange Color of Your