“It’s In You.” Izzy Lee’s ‘My Monster’ (2018)
Izzy Lee’s latest short film My Monster is just one more example of the filmmaker’s mastery of diverse types of storytelling.
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Prime in the Dustbin: ‘The Devonsville Terror’ (1983)
While The Devonsville Terror may look like another cheap video nasty from the 1980s, this movie has a lot to say about atrocious male attitudes towards women.
‘Hunting Lands’ Provides Drama and Rewards Patience
Writer/director Zack Wilcox’s film Hunting Lands is a slow-burn character drama, full of tension, with few words spoken.
Prime in the Dustbin: ‘Spontaneous Combustion’ (1990)
Spontaneous Combustion may not be the best Tobe Hooper film, but it feels like the one that most accurately bears his thumbprint.
“God Works Between the Lines:” The Alienist, ‘Castle in the Sky’
Although there has been talk of The Alienist embarking upon a second season, “Castle in the Sky” feels a lot like the show is saying goodbye for good.
“A Duty to Go On”: The Alienist, ‘Requiem’
This week’s episode of ‘The Alienist’ opens with a requiem and ends with a cliffhanger.
“There Are Certain Things a Man Cannot Control”: The Alienist, ‘Psychopathia Sexualis’
This episode of ‘The Alienist’ includes both triumph and tragedy as the investigative team gets dangerously close to identifying the serial killer.
5 A.M. GAMING: Running with ‘Mulaka’
Mulaka is a third-person hack-and-slash adventure with somewhat underdeveloped platforming elements that borrows its storyline and in-game locale from northern Mexico’s indigenous Tarahumara
Facing The Past to Fight for the Future on Season 2 of ‘Jessica Jones’
There is perhaps no more relatable character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe than Jessica Jones. Expectations for the second season of Netflix’s series have been high. Thankfully, it does not disappoint.
“We’re All Capable of Violence”: The Alienist, ‘Many Sainted Men’
Is it an exaggeration to state that this week’s instalment of The Alienist is its best yet?
In The Game: ‘Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf’ Lets You Choose Your Adventure on the Switch
Growing up in the 1980s and ’90s, I always found myself grabbing for a Choose Your Own Adventure or Twistaplot book.
“A Way to Hear the Music”: The Alienist, ‘Ascension’
The various narrative threads of The Alienist are being woven ever more tightly together in this week’s suspenseful episode.