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“‘Memory: The Origins of Alien’ Bears Abiding Fondness For A Sci-Fi Legend”
And now, we go back in time to an era of peak crime and the year of Three Mile Island, Voyager I and Jupiter’s rings, space shuttle orbiter Columbia, and the Iran hostage crisis; also the year of “Alien.” Coincidence? Probably. Continue reading
“The Death of Dick Long Might Be So Profane It’s Profound”
I have exactly less than no idea how to talk about this movie without giving away its dark, disgusting, hilarious secrets. Continue reading
“In Joe Begos’ Bliss, Meat Is Muse”
Waiter, Joe Begos got his splatter horror film in this examination of the artist’s enduring creative struggle. Not complaining! They’re tasty together. Continue reading
“Gruff Rhys Breaks Down Language Barriers on ‘Pang!'”
No Welsh? No problem! Continue reading
“‘Monos’ Is An Action Movie With An Unsettling Take On Civilization”
One of the best films of the year also has the most out-of-left-field gag about gummy bears of the year. Not that there’s much competition, but if there was… Continue reading
Review: One Cut of the Dead, 2019, dir. Shinichiro Ueda
Remember when Amazon kinda sorta almost ruined this film by putting a pirated version up for sale on their site? And no, I am not bringing this up for any specific reason, no sir. Continue reading
Review: A Faithful Man, 2019, dir. Louis Garrel
There are worse reasons to make a movie than to get two very lovely actresses to kiss all over your face, even when one is terribly age inappropriate and the other is your spouse. Ah, the French. Continue reading
Review: Ms. Purple, 2019, dir. Justin Chon
Disclosure: Ms. Purple is not a hidden character from “Reservoir Dogs.” Figured you should hear that up front to spare yourself the disappointment. Continue reading
Review: Love, Antosha, 2019, dir. Garret Price
I’m not the kind of guy who speaks ill of the dead, but that doesn’t mean I’m crazy about films made in their honor, either. Continue reading
Review: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, 2019, dir. Salvador Simó
Annnnnd months later I still couldn’t tell you exactly what turtles have to do with this movie. Still good, though! Continue reading
Review: Of Monsters and Men, “Fever Dream”
The odd case where I feel like I am, by own disappointment, disappointing the people whose art I’m critiquing. Continue reading
Review: Penelope Isles, “Until The Tide Creeps In”
What do you do when the tide creeps in and washes away your sand castle? Make another one. Then make an album with your sibling about growing up on the Isle of Man. Continue reading
Review: The Soft Cavalry, “The Soft Cavalry”
Instead of gazing at one’s shoes, one should gaze at their personal past. That’s a way better source of songwriting inspiration. Continue reading
Review: The Nightingale, 2019, dir. Jennifer Kent
A movie about the most vengeful bird of all! Also, genocide and sexual violence. Continue reading
“‘Nightmare Cinema’ Shows Off The True Range Of The Horror Genre”
Horror is the style right now, and if you’re trying to get into it but don’t know what kind of horror you like, here’s a movie for you. Continue reading
Review: Annabelle Comes Home, 2019, dir. Gary Dauberman
She’s home! Annabelle, she’s home! That’s…that’s really not good, whose home did she come to? Yours? Mine? Hopefully yours. Sorry, I want to live. Continue reading
Review: Fruit Bats, “Gold Past Life”
It’s a deer! On a beach! Only in Michigan, I’m telling you. Continue reading
Review: The Dead Don’t Die, 2019, dir. Jim Jarmusch
A movie about zombies by one of the coolest filmmakers out there, starring a ton of people I like, should be a slam dunk, but then…what if it isn’t? Continue reading
Review: Calexico and Iron & Wine, “Years to Burn”
I don’t know what I can say about this record that I don’t already say in the kicker to my review, but gosh I guess I’ll try. Continue reading
