The Monkey, and Talking Smack About Stephen King Disclaimer time! The Monkey is Oz Perkins’ follow-up to his box office hit and critical darling, Longlegs.…
Playing Catch-Up: Films of 2022
Over the past month, I’ve been pouring through 2022’s top ten lists and kicking myself for not paying very much attention to this past year’s…
Adapting Dune: Bringing Sand Porn to New Audiences
It’s been a really, really long time since I’ve posted a review to this site. During the slow comedown of the pandemic, it’s been difficult…
2020: A Cinematic Autopsy
[While no animals were literally harmed in the creation of this list, figuratively, this thing is a slaughterhouse.] 2020 was a difficult year, and you…
Seven Holiday Films to Watch Instead of Elf (2003)
Time has been very kind to 2003’s Will Ferrell Christmas comedy, Elf. It hasn’t quite reached the iconic status of a film like It’s A…
Jesus Hates You Now (But I Still Love You!)
The origins of Jesus Hates You Now can be traced to the University of California in San Diego during fall of 2005. A young man…
Binge Report: WTF Amazon and Hamilton Hate
Now that my lengthy piece on Downhill and Force Majeure is completed, I can finally focus on shorter reviews for the sake of streaming recommendations.…
Force Majeure, Downhill, and Stillborn Remakes
In 2014, a Swedish/French/Norwegian/Danish film called Force Majeure won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It proceeded to win the hearts of…
Binge Report: LSD, R. Kelly, and a Killer Fetus?
I’m trying desperately trying to amp up my binge-watching game during this time of quarantine (and we are STILL under quarantine.) This is the perfect…
Binge Report: April 2020
During this period of quarantine, film recommendations have suddenly become abnormally fashionable. That’s fantastic news for me, because influencing what others watch (and don’t watch)…
Suicide Club (2001): A Disconnected Analysis
Let’s get this out of the way: *MOST OBVIOUS TRIGGER WARNING I WILL EVER GIVE* Also, spoilers for a film from 2001. 54 Japanese…
Ranking Every Hitchcock Film
Good evening. In spite of all the horrible, despicable things that have been said of Alfred Hitchcock in the past several decades, he will always…