Doris Day Plays Kit and Mouse in Hitchcock Imitator, 'Midnight Lace'
Followed on a foggy night, a menacing voice on the telephone, trapped in an elevator... Doris Day's Kit Preston verges on a nervous breakdown in Midnight Lace.
14 Aug 2019
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The Pulpy Origins of Netflix's 'Typewriter'
Less polished than Netflix's usual fare, Sujoy Ghosh's new haunted house series, Typewriter, borrows from India's rich tradition of genre fiction.
29 Jul 2019
Men and Women Behaving Badly: 'Pursuit' and 'The Girl Most Likely To'
Made for TV programs of the '70s really knew how to dish it out. Michael Crichton's Pursuit is all about men conquering each other; whereas Lee Philips' The Girl Most Likely To is a poisoned bon-bon about making pain palatable.
24 Jul 2019
Fantasia 2019 Preview: Undertones of Indifference In 'A Good Woman Is Hard to Find'
Director Abner Pastoll discusses his new film A Good Woman Is Hard to Find, which will have a special advance screening at Fantasia Film Festival, ahead of its world premiere at Arrow Video FrightFest.
11 Jul 2019
David Lynch's ​'Blue Velvet' Covers the Darkness
How can we appreciate David Lynch's Blue Velvet, a film about America's private darkness, in an era when such anxieties, tensions, and corruptions are so openly apparent?
18 Jun 2019
When the Camera Swings: Silent Film Master Paul Leni's 'The Man Who Laughs' and 'The Last Warning'
Paul Leni loved to move the camera to unsettle viewers -- under curtains, through doors, down trapdoors, swinging on ropes -- as seen in The Man Who Laughs and The Last Warning.
13 Jun 2019
'Black Mirror' Season 5 Should Be Its Last
It makes perfect sense that 2019 — the last year of the decade — should also be the last year for one of the 2010s' best shows. To continue would be a disservice to viewers.
12 Jun 2019
Can You Relate? Interview with Director Catherine Hardwicke
Director Catherine Hardwicke looks back on her career to date and talks about illuminating the human condition anew in her latest, Miss Bala.
07 May 2019
Intimacy in World Building: Christopher Caldwell and Zeek Earl on their Indie Sci-fi Film, 'Prospect'
Directors Christopher Caldwell and Zeek Earl reflect on a lack of wisdom for their practical film school with their debut feature, Prospect, and an aspiration to evade the trappings of sci-fi filmmaking.
25 Apr 2019
'One Deadly Summer' and the Boundaries of Desire and Mania
There's almost never a moment in One Deadly Summer that doesn't recall a crushing nostalgia, using tone and texture to evince a sort of empathetic longing.
16 Apr 2019
'Woman at War': Planting Seeds of Revolt
In Women at War, an angry, jolting joy of a movie, an Icelandic woman turns the nation upside with her solo crusade of ecological sabotage.
08 Apr 2019
'Pet Sematary' Is a Welcome Resurrection
Tense, unflinching, and completely self-aware, Pet Sematary veers away from its source material in satisfying ways, yet remains true to Stephen King's uncompromising vision.
05 Apr 2019
Jordan Peele's 'Us', Postmodernism, and Free-Floating Racism
Before terrifying us, Peele overwhelms with cultural signifiers untethered from their referents in his latest, Us.
29 Mar 2019
Fernando Lamas Shows His 3-D Assets in Kino Lorber's 'Sangaree' and 'Jivaro'
If you care about 3-D history, or about Lamas, or about how far the '50s could push erotic buttons (or un-buttons) within family entertainment, you'll have a good time with 'Sangaree' and 'Jivaro'.
28 Mar 2019
Jordan Peele’s 'Us' Is a Conceptually Dense Study in Uncanny Horror
The budding auteur's follow up to Get Out, Us, is murkier than its predecessor but features a treasure trove of potent references to keep its ambitious premise afloat.
25 Mar 2019
Jordan Peele's 'Us' Is as Thrilling as It Is Thought-provoking
While not as streamlined as Get Out, Jordan Peele continues to provoke thought through the horror movie lens with Us.
22 Mar 2019
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