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The Neon Demon Review (Film, 2016)

The Neon Demon is, perhaps, Nicholas Winding Refn's most linear, straight forward story to date. A 16 year old name Jesse (a breakout role for Elle Fanning) from Georgia arrives in Los Angeles to be a professional model. Her natural beauty is so great that she receives everything

Doctor Strange Review (Film, 2016)

Doctor Strange is the latest Marvel Studios tentpole designed to push the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a new direction. Until this point, Marvel Studios' films have denied the existence of magic. The Thor films, as well as the use of characters like Scarlet Witch and The Mandarin, attempted to

Watch: Of Oz the Wizard

I'm busy prepping for my students' annual cabaret fundraiser tonight, so please to enjoy Matt Bucy's reedit of The Wizard of Oz. He cut the entire film to be presented in alphabetical order by dialogue. It's wild.[vimeo 150423718 w=500 h=375]

Madoka Magica Review (Anime, 2011)

Why do magical girls exist? Whose great cosmic plan involves putting preteen and teenage girls into dangerous battles against inhuman enemies for minimal gain? And why the hell are the little critters that bring the pretty transformation items so stinking cute and happy? Madoka Magica, an anime written for television

Lovecraft on the Silver Screen Panel, ConnectiCon 2014

This weekend at ConnectiCon, I debuted two brand new panels. The 18+ panel was called Lovecraft on the Silver Screen. It was an exploration of the best and the worst attempts to bring H.P. Lovecraft's stories to film. Unfortunately, there were some major tech issues during the

Horror Thursday: The Call of Cthulhu

I love it when my interests and needs can actually cross over. I watched The Call of Cthulhu as the last piece of my Lovecraft on the Silver Screen panel (this Saturday at ConnectiCon, come say hi) and knew it would also work for Horror Thursday. It's the

Horror Thursday: Curse of the Cat People

I had to break my trend of reviewing the weekly theme film for the Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge this week. I just don't see eXistenZ as a horror film. Now Curse of the Cat People. That's a great horror film. Such nuance. Such life. Such beauty.

Lovecraft on the Silver Screen @ ConnectiCon 2014

That's right, good people. I will be presenting my long-gestating panel Lovecraft on the Silver Screen at ConnectiCon 2014. This is a panel looking at the best and worst of Lovecraft films. We'll be discussing the challenges of adapting Lovecraft's weird fiction to visual