PROMETHEUS Explores the Absent, Cruel Creator of Humanity

You don't dig PROMETHEUS? Well, Father Gore does— so buckle up!

Menace II Society and Visions of a 1990s Clinton Nightmare

A searing vision of life on the streets from the Hughes Brothers.

All Good Things (Must Violently Come to an End)

Truth is so much stranger than fiction. And much uglier.

BAD LIEUTENANT: Ferrara’s Hard Look at the Intersection Between Crime and Faith

An unhinged look at corruption, sin, and the potential for redemption in the darkest of places.

THE MASTER: Two Men in Love on a Journey Towards Meaning

An unauthorised, fictional version of L. Ron Hubbard's life, and also a love letter between two men who'll never fully be able to express that love.

Short Film Review: A Late Thaw is a Beautifully Dark Look at Grief

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuqFhDSAfKs A Late Thaw. 2015. Directed & Written by Kim Barr. Starring Michelle Boback, Lucas Chartier-Dessert, Kathleen Fee, Helena Marie, & Ivan Peric. 14 minutes. Drama/Fantasy/Short ★★★★1/2  Over at ChicArt Productions they're consistently putting out interesting little short independent films. Some are great subversions of genre, others are merely great examples of the genres in …

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BULLHEAD’s Deadly Construction of Masculinity as Greek Tragedy

A contemporary Greek tragedy about conflicted, violent masculinities.

10 Cloverfield Lane is an Interesting Spin-Off Spun Right

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saHzng8fxLs 10 Cloverfield Lane. 2016. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. Screenplay by Josh Campbell, Damien Chazelle, & Matthew Stuecken. Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr, Douglas M. Griffin, Suzanne Cryer, Bradley Cooper, Sumalee Montano, & Frank Mottek. Paramount Pictures/Bad Robot/Spectrum Effects. Rated 14A. 103 minutes. Drama/Horror/Mystery ★★★★1/2 I was never a fan of Cloverfield. …

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