Category: Film
David Cronenberg Reheats His Own Nachos With The Shrouds (And They’re Quite Gnarly)
Like Woody Allen, David Cronenberg is among the few auteurs of a certain age given total carte blanche to make whatever kind of movie he [Read More…]
The Friend Gets Slightly Lost in Film Translation
The most challenging thing about adapting a novel to a film is when that novel is highly internal. Sigrid Nunez’s 2018 book, The Friend, is just [Read More…]
Homage to Red Eye or Not, Drop Is Still the Kind of Movie Designed for an Immediate Streaming Release
In 2005, it made sense to release a movie like Red Eye in theaters. After all, streaming hadn’t taken an unstoppable hold over audiences yet and Red Eye was [Read More…]
In the AI Universe, Madonna Killed the Pope With Her Body à la Body of Evidence
As usual, something Madonna did turned out to be rather prescient and ahead of the curve. In this case, posting controversial (to the pearl clutchers) [Read More…]
Don’t Call Sinners the Black From Dusk Till Dawn
Despite the universal praise for Ryan Coogler’s latest film, Sinners, there is something of a pall hanging over it as a result of the comparisons that [Read More…]
Donnie Darko Is An Easter Movie (And a Halloween One)
Much in the same way that there’s a long-standing debate about whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie (P.S.: it absolutely counts as one), it [Read More…]
The Stepford Wife of Holland
Like Duke University disliking its association with the incestuous/generally psychotic Ratliff family of The White Lotus, certain residents of Holland, Michigan may not like the town’s newfound [Read More…]
(Not So) Random Access Memories: Ariana Grande Delivers Her Version of Tropico With Brighter Days Ahead Short Film
Returning to the premise of “we can’t be friends (wait for your love),” Ariana Grande has expanded on the concept that Eternal Sunshine was built on: Eternal Sunshine [Read More…]
Shock of the 90s: The Electric State
For those who might see some noticeable similarities between a key concept in Severance and The Electric State, it bears noting that the graphic novel by Simon Stålenhag [Read More…]
Academy Awards 2025: Conan Lands Flat, Political “Rants” Are Nonexistent, The Substance is Shut Out and Anora Ascends to “Oscar Darling”
On the long road to the Oscars a lot can happen. One minute, you’re hot shit (Emilia Pérez), the next you’re canceled (Emilia Pérez). Or [Read More…]
