“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 →

“Best of Criterion’s New Releases, December 2019”

Temple Drake’s gonna tell her story with tunes of glory until the end of the world. Continue reading →

Review: The Commuter, 2017, dir. Jaume Collet-Serra

I never realized how incomplete my life was without a Liam Neeson actioner where he beats up a man with a guitar, that is until I saw The Commuter. The Commuter is the latest in Neeson’s mini-filmography of big, dumb action movies where he plays either regular dudes or super badass dudes (some of whom live their … Continue reading →