Horror movies are filled with tropes. Those tropes contribute to the lack of critical acclaim for the genre as a whole, but they are also largely what make it popular. […]
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‘Magician’s Elephant’ offers message of hope
One of my favorite movie monologues is given by Morgan Freeman at the end of “Shawshank Redemption.” It is a manifesto about hope and it never fails to stir a […]
‘JUNG_E’ questions class and personhood
A few years ago, I was absolutely blown away by Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite.” And in 2021, the whole world was taken by storm with the Netflix show […]
‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ comes off a little bland
One of the most cliche ways to show appreciation for someone can be to offer to buy them a beer. It represents a small token of gratitude and a moment […]
‘Werewolf by Night’ brings the best bits of a B monster movie
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 […]
‘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 […]
Dreaming of better streaming
It came as mild surprise that Netflix reported a sharp drop in viewers and even less surprise that CNN canceled its CNN+ channel. It’s not enough for streaming services to […]
‘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 […]
‘Rothaniel’ is a piece about secrets
BY ALISE CHAFFINS There’s a saying that comedy is just tragedy plus time. Story-telling comedians like Mike Birbiglia, John Mulaney and Hasan Minhaj have proven this over and over in […]
