“The Male Daze: ‘Jennifer’s Body’ At 10”

The story of how a movie released 10 years ago gave a bunch of dudes with keyboards a free opportunity to tell on themselves. Also, it’s a real swell movie. Continue reading →

“Films By Women: Four Movies To Watch From December”

  It’s the last “Films By Women” piece of 2018! I bet you’re pretty bummed. But it’s okay; there’ll be other lists soon. Like, “in a month” soon. We’re already getting our 2019 watching underway over here in Andy Crump land. (There is no “we.” I am using the royal “we.” It’s my blog! I … Continue reading →

Why Female-Driven Horror Movies Are More Timely Than Ever

Gang: It’s been a gross, terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week. It’s been a gross, terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week for a slew of reasons, but I’m here today to talk about the Harvey Weinstein scandal (which isn’t quite a “scandal,” because sexual abuse isn’t scandalous; it’s criminal). Because I am me, … Continue reading →

Review: XX, 2017, dir. Roxanne Benjamin, Annie Clark, Karyn Kusama, Jovanka Vuckovic, & Sofia Carrillo

I love a good horror movie anthology, and XX is a good horror movie anthology. It’s also a necessary film if you’re bothering with that whole #52FilmsByWomen hashtag, an endeavor I can neither recommend nor condemn; it’s important to seek out movies by women and watch them, but if half of the 52 films by women … Continue reading →

Interview: Karyn Kusama, “The Invitation”

I trust in my critical faculties to interpret the films that I watch, and for good reason, because my critical faculties are pretty fucking awesome, but there is something to be said for having my eyes opened by the perspectives of other people. In the case of The Invitation, which I clearly dug, “other people” means … Continue reading →

Review: The Invitation, 2016, dir. Karyn Kusama

I’m a big fan of movies that function on the principle of “the less you know, the better,” but let me tell you: They are a bitch to write about. How much is too much? Where’s the line between giving away precious details and playing too coy for your audience’s own good? The answers to these … Continue reading →

Late Night Double Feature: Jennifer’s Body/Drag Me to Hell

But don’t worry– I’m not in the back row at the picture show, because you know what they say about the back ro Two horror films, two degrees of director skill. Two beautiful leading ladies, both tormented or prodded by demons. Sounds like a natural pairing for a late-night back-to-back horror bash. Let’s get this … Continue reading →