A movie so thick with dialogue, kink, suppressed violence, period references, and sexy sex that I’m not sure I really got it all the first time around. Continue reading
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“The 20 Best Performances Of 2020”
Turns out that a bunch of actors did a lot of good acting in 2020, imagine that. Continue reading
“Dan Martin on Prosthetics, Props and Puppets in Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Possessor'”
A sterling example of getting what you pay for: A movie about possession that’s also named after possession. Continue reading
“Urine for Bad News with ‘The Grudge'”
Hey, I’m just as shocked as you are that they went with my suggested headline, but life’s just full of surprises. Continue reading
“A Closer Look at Bill Duke’s ‘Mandy’ Moments”
The poster for Mandy has basically zilch to do with Bill Duke – his face is blended in that ectoplasmic cast sketch in its background – but it should, I think. He’s critical to the film’s bizarre-o world gelling together, a normal (“normal”) character in what amounts to an 80s metal themed D&D campaign where Nic … Continue reading
“Films by Women: Five Movies to Watch in June”
I’m not sure how I’m going to feel celebrating the 4th of July this year. I could celebrate the spirit of the country as I’d like it to be; I could mourn it, or rage against it, what it actually is. But you don’t have to! You, you, you’re lucky, you can beat the heat … Continue reading
Review: The Death of Stalin, 2018, dir. Armando Iannucci
Well, I reckon that since I talked to Armando Iannucci about his new film, it’s only proper that I review it, too. So I did. It’s not my first time at the Iannucci rodeo, after all, so if I’m going to go in on The Death of Stalin, I’m going to go all-in. (Or something.) I’ll say … Continue reading
Black Mirror Season 4 Review
Just in the nick of time: Here’s my review of Black Mirror‘s fourth season. In a word, it’s superb. In more words, well, hey now – you’re not getting my thoughts out of me that easily. In the real world, don’t have the kind of technology that lets you do that. If we lived in the Black Mirror-verse, maybe … Continue reading
Review: Birdman, 2014, dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu
“Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) used to be somebody. Specifically, he used to be Birdman, a once globally beloved superhero turned pathetic pop culture footnote 20 years after his relevance (and his fortune) has faded. He used to soar above the world, patrolling the skies on wings of justice, dispensing law and order to all evildoers … Continue reading
A Constant Visual Feast 