Before I fully look toward 2026, it’s time for the Tenth Annual Sticky List! If you’re unfamiliar with the Sticky List, these are the films which made me want to watch, rewatch, discuss, and share. While several films on my… Read More ›
The Life of Chuck
Explore the multitudes of Charles Krantz in the home release edition of Mike Flanagan’s “The Life of Chuck.”
“I Contain Multitudes.” These three words are not just a Walt Whitman quote or the title of Act I within director Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King short story adaptation The Life of Chuck or the mantra that Chuck tells himself throughout… Read More ›
Halfway Through 2025: The 28 Best Films of 2025 So Far.
It’s July and that means we’re closer to 2026 than we are the start of 2025. Even better, it means that many of the films that released in the first half of 2025 are likely more available than you realize…. Read More ›
“The Life of Chuck” pulls the curtain on life.
You’ll believe that a white boy can do the moonwalk — or at least that Jacob Tremblay (Luca; The Room) can do the moonwalk better than anyone else in the room at a winking Back to The Future (1985)-themed school… Read More ›
Mike Flanagan adapts one of Stephen King’s non-horror works with great aplomb in “The Life of Chuck.” [TIFF]
If you’ve ever read, listened to, or watched an interview with Stephen King about the adaptations of his works, he typically hates them for one reason or another, but usually because they stray enough from the source material to make… Read More ›
29 films I’m excited to cover during Toronto International Film Festival 2024.
For the very first time, Elements of Madness has boots on the ground for Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) with me, EoM Contributor Justin Waldman, handling coverage. As such, I’ve been asked to share the list of films I’m either… Read More ›