Category: 2018

Jenn Wexler’s THE RANGER: A Punk Rock Manifesto for Women

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Chloe Levine, Film, Glass Eye Pix, Jenn Wexler, Jeremy Holm, Punk RockLeave a comment

Jenn Wexler's debut feature film examines what separates the city and the rural while also looking at how goddamn tough it is being a woman.

“No more pain, no more death”: Fatalism, Free Will, & Fighting the Past in THE RITUAL

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Arsher Ali, David Bruckner, Film, Folk Horror, Netflix, Norse Mythology, Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, Sam TroughtonLeave a comment

David Bruckner's THE RITUAL confronts issues of past v. present by way of a pagan death god. Cool, right?

“My life is like an empty cylinder”: Modern Cowboys & Daddy Issues in THE SISTERS BROTHERS

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Carol Kane, Crime, Film, Jacques Audiard, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Riz Ahmed, Rutger Hauer, Western1 Comment

Jacques Audiard's film adaptation of THE SISTERS BROTHERS deals with the Wild West becoming a modern world.

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT— Or, A Portrait of the Artist as a Serial Killer

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Bruno Ganz, Film, Horror, Lars Von Trier, Matt Dillon, Riley Keough, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Uma Thurman1 Comment

The Danish madman's latest film is a masterpiece in which he confronts art and himself

Father Gore’s Favourite (NEW) TV— 2018 Edition!

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Castle Rock, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Counterpart, Escape at Dannemora, Kidding, Nightflyers, Requiem, Romper Stomper, Sharp Objects, Strange Angel, The Alienist, The Terror, TV Shows, WacoLeave a comment

Here are Father Gore's picks for the best television from last year

Father Gore’s Favourite Films of 2018

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Christian Bale, Drama, Film, Horror, Lee Chang-dong, List, Luca Guadagnino, Thriller, Xavier Legrand1 Comment

2018 was a great year to love films— just like every year!

SUSPIRIA Bathes in (Blood &) the Power of Women

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Chloë Grace Moretz, Dakota Johnson, David Kajganich, Fascism, Film, Luca Guadagnino, Mia Goth, Remake, Witchcraft1 Comment

Luca Guadagnino carves out his own territory in horror cinema history with his remake of Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA

Damaged Masculinity + Small Town Fates in BACK ROADS

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Alex Pettyfer, Drama, Film, Juliette Lewis, Novel, Tawni O'Dell, Toxic Masculinity1 Comment

Alex Pettyfer's directorial debut is a moody, subdued story about masculinity, family dysfunction, and small town repression.