Movies: mother! (2017)

Ever since bursting onto the world stage with his surrealistic debut feature Pi in 1997, director Darren Aronofsky has been seen as a somewhat provocative filmmaker, but I don’t remember any of his movies drawing the controversy, and in some cases even passionate hatred, as his 2017 film mother! did. I had been hearing wildly … More Movies: mother! (2017)

Horror Comedy Double Feature: Welcome to Willits (2017) and Ava’s Possessions (2015)

Horror comedies are a genre I have something of an uneasy relationship with. On the one hand, when done well, the humor of the film in question can enhance the fright factor immensely, making the movie greater than the sum of its parts. I’m talking here about fun, smart, and over-the-top grisly films like Shaun of … More Horror Comedy Double Feature: Welcome to Willits (2017) and Ava’s Possessions (2015)

Mindf*ck Double Feature Review: Triangle (2009) and Coherence (2013)

This particular double feature consists of two mind-benders that utilize aspects of time displacement and multiverses to fashion some unsettling narratives that effectively creep the viewer out while also exercising the parts of our brains that like to pretend we sort of understand quantum mechanics. The first movie I want to discuss is the 2009 … More Mindf*ck Double Feature Review: Triangle (2009) and Coherence (2013)

Double Feature: I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) and We Are Still Here (2015)

The first movie on today’s double feature is one I heard a great deal about after its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival years back, and although reviews were somewhat mixed, most of the negative reviews I read complained only that the movie was too slow, spare, and minimalist. Well, to me, that’s like an … More Double Feature: I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) and We Are Still Here (2015)