In which the answer to “who’s a good boy” is “nobody, there is no good boy.” Continue reading
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“‘In the Same Breath’ Offers a Rare Glimpse of Life in Wuhan at the Beginning of the Pandemic”
In the same breath as I praise this movie, I also feel a whole lot of panic. Continue reading
“The Most Enchanting Sci-Fi Movie Of 2021 Reveals A Lasting Scientific Debate”
Important journalism is interviewing cryptozoologists about whether or not putting cryptids in a zoo is a good idea or a bad one. Continue reading
“How Janicza Bravo Adapted a Twitter Thread Into Zola, 2021’s Must-See ‘Stressful Comedy'”
Bravo, Bravo, take a bow. Continue reading
“How George Romero’s Amusement Park Was Brought to Life 48 Years Later”
Nothing amusing here at all, in fact, except for the story of how a bunch of Lutherans hired GEORGE ROMERO to make a PSA for them. Continue reading
“SPOTLIGHT: Amythyst Kiah Makes a Statement of Self on ‘Wary + Strange’”
Imagine the song “Black Myself.” Imagine me, a white guy, singing “Black Myself” with the windows rolled down. Imagine me rolling the windows up because I feel like I don’t deserve to sing “Black Myself.” Anyways, good song. Continue reading
“Barbara Crampton on ‘Jakob’s Wife’: ‘This Is a Horror Movie Crisis in a Relationship'”
Nothing to mend a marriage like a vampire bite and a mounting pile of corpses. Continue reading
“New England Backwoods Horror: Devereux Milburn And Dan Kennedy On ‘Honeydew'”
Not the kind you eat. In fact I’m still not 100% sure what melons have to do with [redacted] at all. Continue reading
“‘Koko-di Koko-da’ Filmmaker Johannes Nyholm Explains How One of the Year’s Best Horror Films Was His ‘Personal Exorcism'”
Weird, it almost feels like we’re reliving the same day over and over again as I talk about this movie over and over again. Continue reading
“Patton Oswalt Sees the Beauty in Bad Movies”
He wouldn’t say that “Shriek of the Mutilated” is beautiful, per se, but he loves it anyway. Continue reading
“Taking a Trip to ‘Hearts Town’ with The War and Treaty”
Hearts Town, like the Shire, sounds like a truly great realm. If only I could live there. Continue reading
“Natalie Erika James Discusses the Horror of Inescapable Truths in ‘Relic'”
I think Peter Steele said it best when he sang “Everything Dies.” Continue reading
“The Film Stage Show Ep. 396 – ‘Palm Springs’ (with Andy Crump)”
Appropriately enough, here I am talking about “Palm Springs” again…and again…and again. Continue reading
“Channing Godfrey Peoples on Capturing the Grit and Dignity of a Community in ‘Miss Juneteenth'”
It isn’t Juneteenth anymore, but that doesn’t mean you can’t or shouldn’t enjoy this movie, and also enjoy this conversation with its author. Continue reading
“Josephine Decker on Finding Power in the Fictional Shirley Jackson”
A conversation with one of the great, enigmatic American filmmakers? Shirley you jest. Continue reading
“Nisha Ganatra Discusses Leaving Space for More People in the Room”
Rooms tend to be pretty big, after all, so making space for other people doesn’t seem all that hard, does it? Continue reading
“Chefs Tell Us What They Make Themselves When They’re Hungover”
Andy is writing about food now, which makes so much sense that it’s shocking he hasn’t gotten into that market before now. Continue reading
“Tayarisha Poe Wants You to Give Teenagers Some Space”
For the record, “Selah and the Spades” would be a totally awesome name for a rock ‘n roll band. Continue reading
“Kelly Reichardt Is Doing What She Can To Get Through The Moment”
My second piece about “First Cow.” You could call it: “Second ‘First Cow’ Piece.” Continue reading
“Kitty Green Discusses Complicity and Loneliness in ‘The Assistant'”
The director of one of the best movies of the year was kind enough to talk to me about making a “timely” movie that’s actually timeless. Continue reading
