[Fantasia 2023] PANDEMONIUM Dives Into the Grim Depths of Hell

On 08/06/202308/03/2023 By C.H. NewellIn Film1 Comment

Quarxx's PANDEMONIUM is a brutal and philosophical ride into the depths of Hell's consequences for sin.

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities 1×02: “Graveyard Rats”

On 10/29/202210/29/2022 By C.H. NewellIn FilmLeave a comment

A grave robber, Masson, comes up against his greatest foe: rats.

[Fantasia 2021] THE RIGHTEOUS & the Patriarchal Sins of Man

On 08/21/2021 By C.H. NewellIn FilmLeave a comment

Mark O'Brien's debut feature as director-writer tackles heavy, disturbing issues concerning male and religious power.

Postcolonial Mysteries & Truths in PADMAVYUHA

On 09/23/2020 By C.H. NewellIn FilmLeave a comment

Is history as you understand it? Or, was it written by your oppressors?

Destructive Legacies of Fatherhood in Larry Fessenden’s DEPRAVED

On 03/21/201907/04/2024 By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Alex Breaux, David Call, Film, Frankenstein, Horror, Horror Movies, Joshua Leonard, Larry Fessenden1 Comment

The newest film from Larry Fessenden is a fresh take on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein that takes aim at our violent patriarchal culture.

Lore – Season 2, Episode 5: “Mary Webster: The Witch of Hadley”

On 10/20/2018 By C.H. NewellIn Amazon, Lore, Misogyny, Paula Malcomson, Season 2, WitchcraftLeave a comment

This is the tale of Mary Webster, accused of witchcraft and hung. But that wasn't the end.

Westworld – Season 2, Episode 7: “Les Écorchés”

On 06/04/201806/11/2018 By C.H. NewellIn Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, HBO, Sci-Fi, Season 2, Thandie Newton, WestworldLeave a comment

Dolores finds her father. Bernard has a revealing chat Dr. Ford.

IT’S ALIVE: Attacking the Sanctity of Family

On 02/23/201806/10/2019 By C.H. NewellIn 1974, Film, Horror, Independent Film, Larry Cohen, Mary Shelley, SatireLeave a comment

Larry Cohen's IT'S ALIVE is one of the first really postmodern monster movies, where the idea of family and parenthood comes under fire.