Though the story’s events are set in the present, the Gen X music feels right, coming as it does from an era when fear, decadence, and moral hypocrisy also dominated our culture.
Peg Aloi
Film Review: “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” — Life Lessons, Nostalgia, Sweetness
There are few films these days that feel like such a familiar and sorely-needed balm for stressful times.
WATCH CLOSELY: “Marianne” — Pure, Artful Evil
Marianne is one of the slickest horror series I’ve seen on Netflix.
WATCH CLOSELY: Stephen King is My Boyfriend — Hanging out at “Castle Rock”
If Castle Rock is intended to be a commentary on Trump’s not-so-great America, well, what better genre than horror to spread the angst?
WATCH CLOSELY: “El Camino” — Epilogue for an Anti-Hero
Like Breaking Bad, El Camino subtly suggests that justice is a relative concept.
Film Review: “One Cut of the Dead” — Meta Gonzo Zombie Horror
This clever Japanese zombie film is a spirited attempt to blow up and reinvigorate the genre.
Film Review: “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice”
Linda Ronstadt was every young female singer’s aspirational goddess: if you could nail “You’re No Good” or “Blue Bayou” in the car or the shower, you had practiced a lot.
Film Review: “Satanic Panic” — A Silly, Fun, Trashy Horror Vibe
Satanic Panic is a crazy ride, managing along the way to poke fun at the lifestyles of the rich and bored, reminding us that decadence among the upper classes is very scary indeed.
Film Review: “The Nightingale” — The Horrors of Imperialism
The Nightingale serves as both a powerful exploration of the past (from the perspective of the exploited) and a gripping vision of resilience in the face of unfathomable hate, greed, and cruelty.
Film Review: “Them That Follow” — Of Serpents and Sects
feels both cautionary and elegiac; it is obviously relevant in these times of extremism and the rise of small town tyrannies.