Film Reviews, Interviews and Articles
All good mysteries are constructed like mazes. There’s sudden left turns, dead ends, and only one real way out. The astute viewer ought to be able to follow the clues and connect the dots, usually to at least a few inevitable red herrings before arriving at the real whodunnit. With 2018’s Searching and sequel Missing, the young combo of Nicholas D. Johnson, Will Merrick, and Aneesh Chaganty have perfected a pretty neat new way to create movie mazes. Read More
Look no further than James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad for proof that superhero media has truly become too big to fail. As legions of old and new, traditional and bizarre, familiar and not-so-familiar heroes position themselves to win out at the box office, as well as, increasingly, on our premium streaming services, comic lore has become the last remaining monocultural tentpole of our current age. Read More
The idiom of the wolf in sheep’s clothing is a particularly terrifying one. By virtue of his unassuming appearance, the predator becomes non-threatening. He can hide in plain sight and hunt with all the privilege of inconspicuousness. If looks could kill. The only thing worse than a predator in sheep’s skin is one with no skin at all. Those who lurk not in the shadows, but in the light of the lord. Luring the unsuspecting into their hidden traps. Predators do live among us but thankfully they are visible. With visibility comes consequence, accountability. The hunters have to at least make an effort to conceal their predatory behavior. We can, at the very least, see their fangs. And we can fight back. Read More