Ana Lily Amirpour weaves universes out of pop culture. Her second film, THE BAD BATCH (2016), is her fantasy of America in the 80’s: a post-apocalyptic, skater culture soaked in drugs and glam. It’s lecherous and carnivorous, lonely and outcast from the promised Eden of the 60’s. But with a touch of John Hughes.
October
13
“Flatliners” (2017): Death Takes a Holiday
posted by Jonny Numb
As horror premises go, Flatliners is as classical as Frankenstein.
October
06
“Blade Runner 2049” (2017): To the Wonder
posted by Jonny Numb
You don’t need a PhD to follow the story. You just have to pay attention.
September
26
mother! (2017): god help the girl (Part II)
posted by Jonny Numb
Aronofsky has created a film that posits the female as The Other – the source of all inspiration and frustration.
September
25
mother! (2017): men behaving badly (Part I)
posted by Jonny Numb
In the end, mother! clings to convention in a story that’s couched in a guise of aesthetic edginess.
September
08
Stephen King’s “It” and the Persistence of Memory (Part II)
posted by Jonny Numb
King builds a rich interior world for even the most peripheral characters, and creates perhaps his most fully realized, richly satisfying work ever.
September
07
Stephen King’s “It” and the Persistence of Memory (Part I)
posted by Jonny Numb
Reading this novel always rekindles a connection with my own childhood naïveté (something I haven’t necessarily shaken).
August
28
“Burial Ground” (1981): Don’t Disturb the Dead
posted by Jonny Numb
In a low-down and perverse way, it’s still fun to watch.
August
24
Lucky McKee’s THE WOMAN (2011)
posted by kmcd1
As the title character in THE WOMAN (2011), Pollyanna McIntosh is a finger-chomping, scowling badass, and, in my opinion, one of the most interesting characters in modern horror.
August
18
When There’s No More Room in Stockholm: “Berlin Syndrome” (2017)
posted by Jonny Numb
When contrasted against last year’s similarly-themed (but far more original) Pet, Berlin Syndrome seems especially disappointing.
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