Perhaps the most alluring aspect of time travel is the idea that if you went back, things would be simpler. You’d find yourself transported to a more innocent time, an era without the complications of everyday modern life. Whether it’s the comfort of the 1950’s of Back to the Future or the inherent silliness...
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I’ve been trying to figure out a way to write about Shoplifters ever since I saw it; searching for an angle or a ‘hot take’ like a shark out for blood. I read a lot of reviews of the film and watched a ton of YouTube video essayists discussing it but I felt like...
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There is a new horror movie on Shudder. This is not news. Shudder releases new content every other week, but this one is unique. It’s called Host. It was made during our current era of Covid and quarantine and takes place during that timeframe. So, of course, it takes place entirely on Zoom, an...
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The painting shows a young woman carving her lover’s initials into a tree. A dog looks on as she does so. When Julie (Honor Swinton-Byrne) is taken to see this work of art by her boyfriend Anthony (Tom Burke), they both stare at it not with a sense of wonder but with the curious...
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When Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook first arrived on screens a few years ago, it felt like the arrival of a bold new voice and one that was going to be very hard to ignore. It’s not uncommon for an indie horror/genre film from a foreign country to break through the crop of blockbusters and...
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With the decade coming to a close, I decided to take the time and make a list of my choices for the 20 best films of the past ten years. 20 films for 2020 was kind of the idea. Of course, this is entirely subjective and just felt like a fun thing to do....
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A few years ago I was going through a rough time. I was feeling lost and overwhelmed. A friend offered me a meditation technique to help center myself whenever that pit in my stomach threatened to cripple me completely. I’d never thought much of meditation but was willing to try anything. I was told...
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Stranger Things is a good show. It’s not great, it’s not revolutionary or game changing, but it’s good. Very good at times. After becoming the surprise breakout hit of last year, there was a lot riding on the second season. Would it live up to the hype? Would it just repeat the same story...
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The long awaited adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower arrives in theaters in two weeks and based on all the trailers and marketing we’ve seen there seems…reason to be wary. More than reason actually. And more than wary. The trailers are…underwhelming to say the least and the heavy marketing push that one would expect...
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Setting: The break room of a depressing office building. Charles, a high functioning alcoholic, sits alone nursing a cup of coffee and fighting a massive hangover. He scrolls through his phone and continually loosens his tie. Enter Daniel, a low functioning alcoholic who has bits of egg on his face. He seems very upset....
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