Film & Television
Reviews, essays, and other coverage of movies and TV shows
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Late Shift (2025) Review
“Late Shift,” written and directed by Petra Biondina Volpe, is a Swiss and German production that centers around an ongoing shortage of healthcare professionals. The film has a singular message and dramatizes it exceptionally well with a story that tracks a single shift in an understaffed hospital from beginning to end. The nurse that we… Read more
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Belén (2025) An important true story marred by Poor execution
Set in Tucumán, Argentina in the in the 2010s, “Belén” tells the important true story of a young woman (who ends being known by the pseudonym of Belén, played by relative newcomer Camila Plaate) who went to the hospital in pain and, instead of finding the help she was looking for, was arrested and sent… Read more
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La Casa Lobo AKA The Wolf House (2018) Review
My old review for the Chilean, German animated horror film “La Casa Lobo” AKA “The Wolf House” from directors Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León. 9/10 Read more
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The Chilling Reality of The Vanishing (1988) Review
My old review for George Sluzier’s 1988 horror, thriller film, “The Vanishing” AKA “Spoorloos.” 8/10 Read more
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The Gory Italian Horror of Demons (1985) – Review
Review for Lamberto’s Bava’s 1985 zombie gorefest Demons AKA Demoni presented by Dario Argento. 6.5/10 Read more
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Spontaneous Combustion Deserves More Respect
Spontaneous Combustion is a largely forgotten horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and starring Brad Dourif. I’m a huge fan of them both and, while the film might not be perfect, I think it absolutely deserves more respect. Here’s why… Read more
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Why Dragged Across Concrete Hits so Hard – Essay
A deep-dive analysis of the bank heist scene from Dragged Across Concrete and an exploration of the techniques S. Craig Zahler uses to build tension, catharsis, and Tragedy. I wanted to dig into the 2019 movie moment that hit me the hardest in excruciating detail. This video is full of spoilers, so be sure to… Read more
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Halloween Ends (Poorly) – Review
David Gordon Green’s modern “Halloween” trilogy started with major promise. Unfortunately, after a decent initial outing, it was all downhill from there. I covered his first two “Halloween” movies along with every other entry in the series in my big “Halloween” franchise retrospective, but “Halloween Ends” came out after I put that behemoth together, so… Read more
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Hedda (2025) Review
Even though the 2021 “Candyman” rebootquel had plenty of problems and was ultimately just okay, director and co-writer Nia DaCosta still made a good first impression with me—I have yet to see her debut feature “Little Woods” but it’s on my radar. I found myself hoping for a longer director’s cut of “Candyman” and planning… Read more
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Little Amelie or the Character of the Rain (2025) Review
Grey joined me for a review and discussion of the 2025 animated film Little Amélie or the Character of the Rain from co-directors Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang & Maïlys Vallade, and adapted from the autobiographical novel written by Amélie Nothomb. The story of a Belgian child growing up in Japan who believes she’s God .… Read more
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