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Burning: A slow-burn mystery

Chang Dong Lee’s Burning paints an intricate portrait of modern day South Korea. It raises questions about toxic masculinity, generational…

2018, Amazon Prime, Burning, Chang Dong Lee, Drama, Film, Gangnam, Mystery, South Korea, Steven Yeun

The Voyeurs: The optics here aren’t good

Amazon Prime’s new erotic thriller, The Voyeurs, is a ridiculous film. It is a kind of mash-up of Rear Window…

2021, Amazon, Erotic, Movie, Prime, Sydney Sweeney, Thriller

The White Lotus: We’re all just sex-crazed, capitalist monkeys

HBO’s new show, The White Lotus, is a well made social satire with an excellent ensemble cast. It follows the…

2021, Alexandra Daddario, Comedy, Connie Britton, Drugs, Hawaii, HBO, resort, satire, Sex, Social commentary, Steve Zahn, vacation

Horse Girl: A surreal dramedy on mental illness (or aliens)?

Horse Girl follows a woman named Sarah (Allison Brie), an introvert who doesn’t seem to have much of a social…

2020, Aliens, Allison Brie, Drama, Horse Girl, Jeff Baena, Netflix, Psychological, Thriller

Mr. Robot (Season 2): What is really happening?

This article contains spoilers After binge watching the excellent third and fourth seasons of Mr. Robot, I felt the need…

Grace Gummer, Information, Mr. Robot, Portia Doubleday, Rami Malek, Season 2, Whiterose

Pig: With a subtle Nic Cage performance

Pig is a simple story. Man loses pig, man goes to great lengths to find pig again and the people…

2021, Drama, Nicolas Cage, Oregon, Pig, Portland

Enemy: Jake Gyllenhaal and the giant spiders

In anticipation of Dune, I rewatched Denis Villenueve’s 2013 film, Enemy. Enemy is a confusing creature. It is well made…

2013, Denis Villenueve, doppelganger, Dune, Enemy, Film, Jake Gyllenhaal, spiders, surrealism, Suspense

Kevin Can F**k Himself (Season 1): A daring blend of styles

One of the most original and ambitious shows to come around in recent years, AMC’s Kevin Can F**k Himself is…

2020, AMC, Annie Murphy, Dark, Kevin Can F**k Himself, Sitcom, TV

Vertigo: Let’s stop pretending this movie is good

Much has already been written about Hitchcock’s 1958 masterpiece Vertigo. It is a tale of obsession and manipulation, of love…

1958, alfred hitchcock, james stewart, kim novak, murder, Mystery, san francisco, Suspense, vertigo

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