Film, Mystery
Film: Nightmare Alley
I wouldn’t list Guillermo del Toro amongst my favorite directors, but there’s no denying the careful craftsmanship and visual…
March 20, 2022-
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Drama, Film, Science FictionFilm: Stowaway
The new science fiction drama Stowaway (2021) is a nicely produced, half-decent bottle-set project that doesn’t really do enough…
April 25, 2021 -
TelevisionTV: Unbelievable
The tragedy of the limited series Unbelievable is that, in a world shot through with rampant rape culture, it’s…
February 7, 2021 -
Fantasy, FilmFilm: I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Charlie Kaufman has been channeling his depression into strange entertainments for decades, but I can’t think of one better…
September 5, 2020 -
Film, HorrorFilm: Hereditary
In the wake of the riveting Midsommar, I decided to bounce back to director Ari Aster’s previous film, Hereditary…
August 20, 2020 -
FilmFilm: Knives Out
Rian Johnson is a remarkable auteur, and while his list of writer-director credits has convinced me I prefer his…
December 4, 2019 -
FilmFilm: Hitchcock
Like the highly similar HBO film The Girl — a project I’m finding it hard not to compare this…
April 17, 2013