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Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens are on Top Form in Bonkers Horror Cuckoo
Cuckoo is as its title suggests, it's... pretty nutty. It is mostly nutty in a good way; in flashes, it is nutty in an absolutely fantastic way. It suffers from an affliction a lot of nutty films do, which is a difficulty in tying all…
Colman Domingo Takes Center-Stage in Admirable yet Uneven Prison Drama Sing Sing
2017 saw the release of the criminally underseen The Work. Set in the iconic Folsom Prison, the emotionally draining documentary centers around three civilians who attend a four-day group therapy session along with the inmates--including…
Blink Twice | Zoë Kravitz’s Directorial Debut is Stylish but Flimsy
After watching this new psychological thriller from actress-turned-director Zoë Kravitz (best known for her roles in films such as Mad Max: Fury Road, Kimi, and The Batman), it's hard to believe Blink Twice is her directorial debut. Her…
Extreme Horror | Speak No Evil Talk Of A Remake Is reminder of this Holiday from Hell
Just when it looked like the trend of American remakes of foreign horror films had died for good, Blumhouse are resurrecting a trend. With our new cultural landscape where people enjoy foreign language TV shows, it seemed like the…
The Pope, The Pythons, and The Censor | Life of Brian at 45
Dublin Airport, September 1979. A crowd had gathered around the plane. As he stepped out into the sunlight, Pope John Paul II met President Patrick Hillery and the assembled press with a smile, his arms stretched out wide. He disembarked…
Uncle Buck at 35 | John Candy’s Greatest Roles
Thirty-five years since its initial release, Uncle Buck remains a beloved family-friendly comedy filled with both broad laughs and genuine pathos. And of course, the film’s endurance in popular culture owes much to the late John Candy’s…
Detective Noir Only The River Flows | A Spiralling Story of Carefully Curated Chaos
Only the River Flows is the kind of film that, while I enjoy watching, I don’t exactly relish writing about as a reviewer. Mainly because it’s the kind of film that really asks you to question whether the plot isn’t possible to follow or…
An Elegant Crime | 25 years on, The Thomas Crown Affair shows how remakes should be done
*This article contains spoilers for both the 1999 version of The Thomas Crown Affair and the 1968 original film.*
The idea of a remake of an older film usually invites eye rolls from audiences, and it really shouldn’t be this way. So…
In the Heart of the Woods | The Blair Witch Project at 25
Moby Dick ends – spoilers for a 150-year-old novel – with its obsessive Captain Ahab pulled into the drowning deep by the object of his vengeful pursuit. The crew of The Blair Witch Project are a much smaller crew than that of the Pequod,…
“”There is Still Time” | Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw The TV Glow
Spoiler warning: I am trying to use spoilers sparingly, but trust me, you will want to watch I Saw The TV Glow before you read in-depth reviews.
For reasons that will quickly be apparent I've struggled with what pronouns to use for…