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Geoff Watkinson has contributed to Guernica, storySouth, Brevity [Blog], The Humanist, The San Diego-Tribune, The Virginian-Pilot, and Switchback, among others. His first nonfiction collection, Have Some Faith in Loneliness & Other Essays, is due out in 2022. He is the founder & Editor-in-Chief of Green Briar Review (www.greenbriarreview.com). Read more of his work at geoffwatkinson.wordpress.com/publications, or find him on Twitter: @GeoffWatkinson.

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Interview | Lynne Davison, Director of Mandrake

Geoff Watkinson Nov 21, 2022 0

Our own Geoff Watkinson sat down with Lynne Davison, director of eerie folk horror Mandrake, which was recently released on Shudder, to talk all things horror. From influential classics and binge-worthy series to handy practical tips, like…

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Tossing a Coin | Revising No Country for Old Men at 15

Geoff Watkinson Nov 10, 2022 0

No Country for Old Men is a trifecta of cinematic genius that unites the writing of Cormac McCarthy (a Pulitzer Prize winner and writer of the 2005 novel from which the film was adapted), the acting of Javier Bardem (Oscar winner for best…

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Terror Takes Root in Irish Folk Horror Mandrake

Geoff Watkinson Nov 10, 2022 0

Mandrake, Director Lynne Davison’s 85-minute feature film debut, opens with a scene at night in a foreboding, moss-covered forest (“the moss”). The camera looks down from above as a man who is chained around the neck digs desperately in…

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IFI Documentary Review Much Ado About Dying | The Madness of King Lear

Geoff Watkinson Sep 29, 2022 0

Much Ado About Dying opens with a prosaic, if not ominous, panoramic shot of a rainy night on a modest London residential street while the noise of dogs barking clamors with the hum of raindrops. Simon Chambers—the writer, director, and…

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Sunshine and Summer Love Abound in Anaïs in Love

Geoff Watkinson Aug 19, 2022 0

Anaïs in Love opens with its title character in a frenzy, running up the stairs to her apartment with a bouquet of flowers to meet her landlady, who gives her a smoke alarm to install. Through the ensuing dialogue, dominated by the nonstop…

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Encounter Film Review | Riz Ahmed is Out of This World in Sci-Fi Thriller

Geoff Watkinson Jan 4, 2022 0

Amazon Studios’ new sci-fi drama, Encounter, directed and co-written by Michael Pearce (Beast), hooks the viewer through eerie silence, mild disorientation and general suspense as plot points unfold through visual cues. In the opening…

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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Film Review | The Power of the Cat

Geoff Watkinson Jan 1, 2022 0

Directed by Will Sharpe, Amazon Studios’ 2021 film The Electrical Life of Louis Wain stars Oscar-nominated Benedict Cumberbatch, who also produced the film, as Louis Wain. This eccentric time-piece drama based on a true story opens to a…

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14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible Proves There Ain’t No Mountain High Enough for Nirmal Purja

Geoff Watkinson Dec 10, 2021 0

In 2019, Nirmal “Nimsdai” (or Nims) Purja set out to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks in seven months, smashing the prior world record of seven years held by Jerzy Kukuczka in 1987. In total, forty climbers have done it over…

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In the Same Breath Film Review | A Gripping Dissection of a Worldwide Tragedy

Geoff Watkinson Nov 30, 2021 0

Chinese director Nanfu Wang’s newest documentary, In the Same Breath, follows the unfolding chaos, fear and misinformation of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China and the United States, beginning on New Year’s 2020. Known for One Child…

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Val Film Review | An Intimate Self-Portrait of a Complicated Star

Geoff Watkinson Nov 23, 2021 0

Directed by Ting Poo and Leo Scott, the 2021 Amazon Studios documentary Val paints a self-made portrait of Val Kilmer, seen from the perspective of the thousands of hours of homemade film that Kilmer has recorded since childhood. Kilmer,…

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