Most of the old monster movies I’ve seen have been on Mystery Science Theater 3000, where the hosts are lovingly mocking them, so my knowledge of the genre is somewhat […]
Tag: film review
‘Spiderhead’ doesn’t quite make the cut in dystopian fiction
I love dystopian fiction. When I discovered “Black Mirror,” I devoured it. I am not a fast reader, but I finished “The Hunger Games” series in just a few days. […]
‘The Survivor’ serves as a reminder to fight
As we enter an era when few living Holocaust survivors remain and when there is a concerted effort to ban books like Maus that directly confront the horrors of the […]
‘Metal Lords’ taken down by uneven tone
The high school rock band is something that I would swear was an invention of movies if I wasn’t married to someone who played in one. He assures me that […]
Big themes get muddled by ghost story in ‘Master’
Subtlety is a lovely tool that, when used effectively, can transform a good film into a great film. In Mariama Diallo’s film “Master,” streaming on Amazon Prime, I felt like […]
Not much to take away from ‘Windfall’
The opening credits and the sepia-type filter on the new film, “Windfall” streaming on Netflix gives you the sense of an old Hollywood thriller. When I settled in to watch […]
‘Turning Red’ uses panda as a metaphor
Parenting is not for the faint of heart. Each stage brings new joys and challenges. For me, the hardest part was during the tween years. There are marks of independence […]
Don’t run away from tough themes in ‘Flee’
Every once in a while a movie comes along that is so unique yet relatable, so heartbreaking yet joyful, loathsome yet generous, that you are compelled to make certain that […]
‘The Sky is Everywhere’ shows another way death affects people
BY ALISE CHAFFINS The subject of grief seems to be permeating pop culture right now. Not simply death and sadness, which have always been a staple of movies and television, […]
‘Kimi’ shows the darker side of science fiction
BY ALISE CHAFFINS Science fiction has been asking us to look at the dark side of artificial intelligence for a long time. Isaac Asimov gave us “The Three Laws,” and […]
