“Surface-Level Adaptation ‘The Silent Twins’ Quiets Agnieszka Smoczynska’s Style”

…yeah, maybe they shoulda stayed silent? Continue reading →

“‘Come to Daddy’ For Violence, Humor And A Lesson In Male Abandonment Issues”

Spoiler alert: Don’t actually come to daddy, he’s going to try to kill you with a meat cleaver. It’s not his fault; he’s very, very drunk, and he’s also Stephen McHattie. (Or IS HE?!) Continue reading →

Review: The Hallow, 2015, dir. Corin Hardy

“If you’re the type of person who avoids setting foot in a forest, you’ll probably feel validated byThe Hallow, the debut from Irish filmmaker Corin Hardy. This is a horror film that treats the natural world as a source of mortal danger. Here there be monsters, yet Hardy’s macabre aesthetic lends even an undisturbed bosk … Continue reading →

Review: Kill List, 2012, dir. Ben Wheatley

Kill List‘s very nature makes it an incredibly difficult film to review properly. In point of fact, it’s the sort of film in which any foreknowledge of its events beyond the barest of essentials nickel and dimes you, robbing you piece by piece of its overall impact. Trailers and posters only hint at its secrets, … Continue reading →