*Content warning: The film depicts an emotionally abusive relationship. While I like to keep my reviews lighthearted, I am in no way trivializing the subject. Alice (Anna Kendrick) is saddled with an emotionally abusive boyfriend, Simon (Charlie Carrick), who controls every aspect of her life. When she lies to him in order to get awayContinue reading “‘Alice, Darling’ is Indeed a Horror Movie”
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Beware of the Blob! (review)
It’s been four years, but I made a YouTube video.
Book Quote of the Day
“[…] Anna dreamed of letting go and getting lost. She could do it, slide into the scene and vanish. Her family had always been terrible at Where’s Waldo? But she […] rode back with Mom and Dad so she wouldn’t have to listen to Christopher’s ‘check in with work’ call the whole way. Mm-hmming whileContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
The Horrors of Adulting: Beatrix Potter
When I was a wee lass, I loved me some Beatrix Potter. I wanted to pass on that love to my eldest when she was a toddler, but I had apparently blocked out the more disturbing aspects of the stories. I didn’t get farther than “The Tale of Tom Kitten”, which concerns a clowder ofContinue reading “The Horrors of Adulting: Beatrix Potter”
Alex Garland’s ‘Men’: Stylish and Thought-Provoking
Harper (Jessie Buckley) is a woman recovering from the shock of seeing her husband James (Paapa Essiedu) fall off the roof of their flat, maybe or maybe not on purpose. She takes a trip to a quiet English countryside only to find that her man troubles are just beginning. It’s easy to read the filmContinue reading “Alex Garland’s ‘Men’: Stylish and Thought-Provoking”
Book Quote of the Day
“The Gentleman Scientist was fooling with something dangerous and knew it but either wasn’t willing to stop or couldn’t and in the end those things come to the same. I could stop which made me a fool to go on, but there was another factor. Something had happened to me. I had grown curious. ItContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
‘The Exorcist Believer’: You’ve Seen Worse, You Know You Have!
Victor (Leslie Odom Jr.) is a widower raising his teenage daughter, Angela (Lidya Jewett). After performing a seance with her friend Katherine (Olivia O’Neill), the two girls disappear in the woods for three days and come back decidedly more evil than they had been previously. It’s up to Victor, Katherine’s parents Tony (Norbert Leo Butz)Continue reading “‘The Exorcist Believer’: You’ve Seen Worse, You Know You Have!”
Top 25 Movie Quotes: Part XXII
Ever seen the American Film Institute’s list of movie quotes? Let me sum up: of the hundred, about 25 are Casablanca and Gone with the Wind. Most of the rest are from the other golden oldies that are revered by the writers of film studies textbooks; they may be well-made, but they’re also very muchContinue reading “Top 25 Movie Quotes: Part XXII”
Real Fear Part Three: Evil Children
*Author’s note: In the process of analyzing films, I let loose major spoilers.* The horror genre is loaded with movies about evil children. From a sociological standpoint, you can interpret this as reflecting worries about the next generation (those dad-ratted millennials and their trophy-hunting, nostalgia-obsessing, avocado-toast-making!) or just a gimmick to make something that’s supposedContinue reading “Real Fear Part Three: Evil Children”
The Horrors of Adulting: Five Less than Ideal Ways I’ve Resorted to Making Money
I have a Bachelors degree in English. Which means I can teach English if I get a Masters in English, maybe. That is all. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Thankfully I’m now gainfully employed full-time, but in the past I’ve had to scramble. *Now, to be clear, I’m about to doContinue reading “The Horrors of Adulting: Five Less than Ideal Ways I’ve Resorted to Making Money”
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