Starting with 2024’s Drive-Away Dolls, director/co-writer Ethan Coen with co-writer Tricia Cooke began what we now know is a trilogy of lesbian B-movies, a triptych of sorts, that include Honey Don’t! (2025) and the upcoming (and not-yet-dated) Go, Beavers!. These… Read More ›
Director Richard Linklater’s films hold a deep personal connection to me. From the Before trilogy’s sense of love and yearning, to the mellow qualities of Dazed & Confused (1993) and Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), they show a serious directorial range…. Read More ›
For audiences of a certain age, writer Shane Black is an instrumental figure in their cinematic development. In the same year (1987) that taught us that “Wolfman’s got nards” (Monster Squad), he let us know that it’s ok to say… Read More ›
Trigger Warning: Kinds of Kindness is a darkly comic film that features murder, maiming, and sexual assault. Some elements, even handled with thought and care, may be troubling for some audiences. Growing up in the South you learn very quickly… Read More ›
If you’re a horror fan and exist on planet Earth, get ready to bow down to Coralie Fargeat (Revenge) and consume every fk’d up thing she ever dares to make. Her newest film, The Substance, blows away the audience by… Read More ›
It may seem strange to describe any part of Poor Things as conventional. This bold and highly imaginative fantasy is the eighth feature film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, a 21st-century auteur who has made a name for himself with his… Read More ›
It is quite a challenging task to touch on every element that makes a Quentin Tarantino film work. It would not even be a stretch to say that one could write an entire dissertation essay on over a dozen individual… Read More ›