Sneaking in just before the fleet of red Coca-Cola trucks comes barreling into town, it’s the arrival of Netflix’s made-for-pittance festive lineup, a holiday tradition that’s similarly bad for your teeth. In 2023, it was kicked off by the deceptively titled Best. Christmas. Ever!, a rotten nadir not just for the genre but for film … Read more
The US presidential election is a dominant force in the news cycle, with even shortened races like the one between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump feeling never-ending. These races, along with down-ballot contests, are of great significance, yet movies about US elections often fail to capture the urgency and complexity of the process. Films like … Read more
Dr Freudstein – House by the Cemetery As a film it tends to be considered the weakest of Fulci’s big four or five, but a barely human any more murderous zombie that lives in your basement and bleeds maggots is screen nightmare perfection in my book. WisestHuman Kunio Mamiya – Cure I think what I … Read more
Elizabeth Hurley has been working tirelessly for the past 30 years to bring a touch of glamour to British culture. She first gained fame in the early 1990s, making her debut in the film Rowing with the Wind in 1988, a biopic about Mary Shelley with Hugh Grant playing Lord Byron. Hurley’s big break came … Read more
One thing among many that Joel and Ethan Coen seem to instinctively understand is the art of giving their characters funny names: when and how to drop something pleasingly ornate, when to pull back a little, how to toss them off so they don’t sound self-consciously ostentatious. It’s a delicate art; on paper, a character … Read more