by Tessa Swehla, Associate Editor
Why do we find these old houses in books and film creepy? It’s because they are externalizations of their inhabitants, a physical intrusion of abstract ideas like secrets, trauma, lies, and violence.
by Shayna Davis, Staff Writer
Over all these centuries, filmmakers have been able to twist the typical notes of Gothic stories in new, interesting ways, and the “First Wife” has gotten a compelling treatment among them.
by Megan Robinson, Staff Writer
Memory is all at once an honest and refreshing drama that mostly escapes the narrative pitfalls of a generic Hollywood tragedy.
by Ashley Jane Davis and Jaime Davis, Staff Writers
Some of our favorite spooky/creepy/scary/terrifying stories are all about women, and let’s just say it - oftentimes complicated women - who find themselves, horrifically, in new and unexpected territories.
by Matt McCafferty, Staff Writer
The Forgiven, the latest from writer-director John Michael McDonagh, is maybe one of the most bizarre films I’ve seen so far this year.
Directed by Aaron Sorkin (2017)
by Melissa Strong
Molly's Game is the 2017 holiday release that alternates action with pathos grabs, entertaining enough and safe to see with relatives who don’t get your taste in film. It is similar to other December releases, such as American Hustle (2013) and The King’s Speech (2010): star-studded and based on real events, with an occasionally intrusive score and a triumphant hero. It does the average Christmas release one better by including a female protagonist and a few more people of color. However, Molly’s Game is less successful in its attempts to be topical and profound.
Read MoreDirected by Jeff Nichols (2011)
by Sandy DeVito
This review may contain spoilers
I'm a person who often questions my understanding (or lack of understanding) regarding the nature of reality. We humans, in actuality, know so little about existence, and we cling to constructs that give us some semblance of order. Time, dreams, the fog surrounding mental illness, what's important and meaningful to us: Take Shelter is about all of these things, and it's also about the unknown, in all its blackness, humanity's endless fumbling with what we don't understand. This is a very beautiful, very frightening, essentially moving and well-made genre film of the kind I've rarely seen in contemporary filmmaking.
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