Category: Film

Black Mirror— Bandersnatch

On By C.H. NewellIn Alice Lowe, Asim Chaudhry, Black Mirror, David Slade, Film, Fionn Whitehead, Netflix, Sci-Fi, TV Movie, Will PoulterLeave a comment

Choose Your Own Adventure. If it even matters in the end.

Father Gore’s List of Upsetting Christmas Movies

On By C.H. NewellIn Christmas Horror, Fabrice Du Welz, Film, Horror, List, Stanley Kubrick, Vincent Cassel1 Comment

Need your fill of holiday horrors? Father Gore has you covered! Rejoice!

CUSTODY Begs Society to Hear Women

On By C.H. NewellIn Denis Ménochet, Film, Léa Drucker, Thomas Gioria, Xavier LegrandLeave a comment

Xavier Legrand's debut feature is a wake-up call to the realities women face on a daily basis.

The Existential Miseries & Mysteries of Class in BURNING

On By C.H. NewellIn Drama, Existentialism, Film, Jeon Jong-seo, Lee Chang-dong, Mystery, South Korean Film, Steven Yeun, Yoo Ah-in2 Comments

Lee Chang-dong's latest film is an existential mystery. Be prepared!

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.

VENOM: Socialism’s Accidental Super-Antihero

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Action, Body Horror, Comics, Film, Marvel, PG-13, Riz Ahmed, Ruben Fleischer, Sci-Fi, Tom HardyLeave a comment

Eddie Brock and his new pal Venom aren't just a Marvel duo, they represent a lot of our (post)modern-day fears.

Hidden Digital Lives in SEARCHING

On By C.H. NewellIn Aneesh Chaganty, Debra Messing, Drama, Film, John Cho, MysteryLeave a comment

John Cho will leave you breathless in this intense, claustrophobic postmodern thriller.