‘Grit’ Shines a Hopeful, Furious Light on an Environmental Disaster
In 2006, a massive eruption of hot mud in Sidoarjo, Indonesia buried 16
September 9, 2019
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Lauren Humphries-Brooks
An Open Letter to a White Male Film Critic
*In response to this post via First Showing: An Open Letter About the
September 9, 2019
Hitchcock’s ‘Murder!’ Deserves Renewed Consideration with Kino’s New Blu-ray
Hitchcock’s Murder! is generally treated as one of his lesser films, and
August 29, 2019
‘Ready or Not’: A Bloodier Kind of a Class Conscious ‘Clue’
A recent spate of horror films have hit the ground running, as it were,
August 27, 2019
‘Blackmail’: Hitchcock’s Nastiest British Film Gets the Blu-ray Release It Deserves
Blackmail is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most iconic and yet lesser-seen
August 22, 2019
The Monster is Frankenstein: ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ and Narratives of the Monstrous Other
*Note: This is an analysis, not a review. There are spoilers throughout.
August 19, 2019
Femininity Goes Feral in ‘Darlin’ (Fantasia 2019)
As the film Darlin’ opens, a filthy, feral teenage girl (Lauryn Canny),
July 31, 2019
‘Extra Ordinary’ is a Feast for the Jaded Horror-Comedy Palate (Fantasia 2019)
I’m going to do something I never do in a review: shout out to my
July 23, 2019