Ruth Paxton has created a domestic nightmare based around grating sensory experiences. … [Read More...]
TV Reviews
[TV Review] S2 of HBO Max’s ‘The Other Two’ Is As Witty, Absurd and Must Watch as Ever
There’s a pretty clever inversion at the heart of The Other Two’s second season. At the end of the first season, Chase Dubek (Case Walker), the show’s Justin Beiber … [Read More...]
Film Reviews
‘Wildland’ is a Slow Burn Family Crime Drama [Film Review]
Comparisons to filmmaker David Michôd’s Australian crime thriller Animal Kingdom are inevitable when discussing Danish director Jeanette Nordahl’s debut feature. … [Read More...]
Fantasia Film Festival
‘Midnight’ Is A Visceral Cat and Mouse Thriller [Fantasia 2021]
I’ve always been fond of women in peril films, particularly when they put a unique spin on the subgenre. … [Read More...]
Intolerance is the True Horror in ‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’ [Fantasia Review]
God is at the core of The Last Thing Mary Saw, a religious period drama that fuses mild religious hysteria with a quiet lesbian love story, then adds a splash of supernatural to the mix. The film, written and directed by Edoardo Vitaletti, opens with a John … [Read More...]
[Fantasia Review] Paradise Hills Offers Beauty, But Misunderstands Its Own Appeal
A beautifully maintained island full of young women that need to be “fixed.” A rebellious princess with a tragic past. A fantasy world with a mildly dystopian undercurrent, complete with a financial caste system. This is the world of Paradise Hills, the … [Read More...]