'Braid': A Discombobulated, Euphoric, and Unstable Riddle
Writer-director Peirone brings a questioning gaze to the concept of reality.
18 Sep 2018
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'Impulse' Stylishly Avoids Restraint
In Graham Baker's horror/ suspense/ sci-fi film, now on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber, impulses originate from within the human animal rather than from an outside force.
10 Sep 2018
The Craziest Sh*t Happens in the Suburbs: Interview with 'Summer of 84' Filmmaking Collective, RKSS
Now screening at Arrow Video FrightFest 2018, François Simard, Yoann-Karl Whissell and Anouk Whissell of Summer of 84 discuss with PopMatters something far more scary than the suburbs: the audience.
22 Aug 2018
On Epistemological Anxieties and Irony in 'Who's Who When Everyone Is Someone Else'
C.D. Rose's novel is as striking for its achievements as it is for its failures, but ultimately the whole exercise feels rather inessential.
13 Aug 2018
Ned Beauman's Crazed Colonial Adventure, 'Madness Is Better Than Defeat', Gets Lost in the Weeds
Like Pynchon, Beauman wrings paranoia and gags from a dark confluence of American state and corporate power, yet unlike Pynchon, Beauman only seems interested in mining the material for superficial laughs.
26 Jun 2018
The Paradox We All Must Live with: del Árbol's 'A Million Drops'
Víctor del Árbol's A Million Drops is a mystery-thriller in the best tradition of the genre, one which offers an intricately-researched historical tale while also trying to say something appreciably profound about human nature.
13 Jun 2018
Power and Misogyny in 'Red Sparrow'
Red Sparrow isn't a great spy thriller, but it's a fascinating take on women fighting for control over their own bodies.
13 Jun 2018
That Boy Ain't Right: 'The Reincarnation of Peter Proud'
There's something about The Reincarnation of Peter Proud that keeps it lodged in the memory like a nasty splinter.
06 Jun 2018
Sound and Silence in FX's 'The Americans'
Quiet on the set! Nathan Barr's Emmy-nominated theme song -- and his at times chilling soundtrack for this tale of Russian spies in America during the Cold War -- is now available on CD.
31 May 2018
Crouching Scholar, Hidden Demon, 'Legend of the Mountain'
Kino Lorber's 4k restoration of King Hu's work brings the undeniable accolades "spellbinding" and "enchanted" to the fore.
09 May 2018
The Three Faces of Hitchcock
The culture has shattered AlfredHitchcock's legacy into separate identities. We must view him as the brilliant, horrifying, innovative, monstrous composite he authentically was.
24 Apr 2018
Contemplating Obligation in Clouzot's 'Le Corbeau'
When anyone looks in the mirror, Le Courbeau's Vorzet suggests, they see a devil accompanied by an angel. See the premiere of a new 4K restoration with an all-new translation of Le Corbeau at Film Forum NYC 20 April through 1 May.
18 Apr 2018
In 'The X-Files: S11', Everything We Feared Came to Pass
Humankind has become its own monster-of-the-week in Season 11 of The X-Files.
30 Mar 2018
'Le Corbeau' at the Film Forum (trailer) (premiere)
Why was Henri-Georges Clouzot's film noir Le Corbeau banned by the French film industry?
26 Mar 2018
'Erased' Is Not Your Everyday Manga Time Travel Series
Erased's time travel and superb child actors remind us of the importance of living in the present.
01 Mar 2018
'The Best American Mystery Stories 2017' Toys with the Genre
There's a lot packed into a short 350 pages here, so leave your preconceptions of what "mystery" means behind and enjoy.
08 Feb 2018
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