No, but yes, but also it sort of depends on how you look at it. Good movie, though! Continue reading
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“D.I.Y. Sci-Fi: A Talk With Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead”
A talk, as in, 30 minutes of talk plus some other minutes, all cut down to about 1000 words. Continue reading
“Freddie Gibbs and Diego Ongaro on the Realism of ‘Down with the King'”
But up with this movie, way way way way way up with this movie. Continue reading
“Iván Zulueta’s ‘Arrebato’: Lost and Found Altered Innocence Releases 4K Restoration”
You arrebato your ass I love this movie. Continue reading
“‘Flee’ Is A Candid Documentary That Uses Animation To Tell An Afghan Refugee’s Harrowing Story”
Run, don’t walk, and definitely don’t flee from this incredible film. Continue reading
“Exclusive Interview: Lee Haven Jones On ‘The Feast’s’ Inherent Welshness”
Feast your eyes on more articles about “The Feast.” Continue reading
“The 5 Ways COVID-19 Changed People’s Drinking Habits”
A piece long in the making, long in the research, and long in its greater implications. Continue reading
“40 Years Later, ‘Possession’ Is Recut, Restored, and Ready for Its Horror Audience”
If you’ve seen anything out of Possession, but haven’t seen all of Possession yourself, then you’ve probably seen its signature scene, where Isabelle Adjani makes like a madwoman and writhes while secreting whatever substance you can imagine. Hopefully, you’ve seen the material bookending that sequence, but if not, there’s ample opportunity to see the film now, 40 years … Continue reading
“‘The Beta Test’ Is The Most Intense Noir Thriller Of 2021”
Jim Cummings’ The Wolf of Snow Hollow came out last year. For a moment, while researching my piece on The Beta Test, his new movie, I thought I was experiencing time dilation, but no: It’s a 2020 movie. Cummings is a busy man. He’s also constantly improving. I genuinely think The Beta Test, co-directed with PJ McCabe, … Continue reading
“Composer Alan Howarth Discusses Legendary Scores Ahead Of Coolidge Horrorthon”
Okay, well, this was awesome. Continue reading
“Introducing: Carlson Young”
Nice to meet her. Continue reading
“The Language of Silence: Valdimar Jóhannsson on ‘Lamb'”
I’m amazed this interview happened at all, so please do me a solid by clicking on it. Continue reading
“Exclusive: Seeking Comfort From The Outside With ‘We Need to Do Something’ Director Sean King O’Grady”
In which the answer to “who’s a good boy” is “nobody, there is no good boy.” Continue reading
“‘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
A Constant Visual Feast 