Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Op-eds

Pam Grier – The Foxtrot of the Film World

I still remember the first time I saw Pam Grier in a movie. It was my early cinephilia days, I was on a Quentin Tarantino marathon, a.k.a. keeping up with releases before "Inglorious...

‘Kill Bill:’ A Tale of Two Films – From Revenge Rampage to Regretful Reckoning

She emerges from a coma with a single, burning purpose etched onto her soul: revenge, or as she says, “Kill Bill.”. Beatrix Kiddo, "The Bride," codename Black Mamba (Uma Thurman), cuts a...

Why This Shot in ‘Aftersun’ is a Masterpiece

When I made a comment about Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun on Twitter (I’m sorry, I will always call it that), I never dreamt that I would be here writing an actual essay on it. But...

Gene Hackman: In Memoriam

For the 40 years prior to his retirement in 2004, Gene Hackman was a force of nature on film. No other actor, before or since, has had the ability to both be...

Op-Ed: A Letter to ‘Brazil,’ On Its 40th Anniversary

To whom it may concern, Brazil is turning 40 this year! Can you believe it? It seemed it only came out yesterday - kooky kid. Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June We stood beneath an...

Op-Ed: Why Any New Hannibal Lecter Film Needs Mads Mikkelsen 

If a recent rumor from Hollywood insider Daniel Richtman is to be believed, then the lambs have not yet stopped screaming. Universal have apparently begun development on a new Hannibal Lecter film.  On...

Op-Ed: Why Can’t the Jurassic Park Franchise Do Anything New? 

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a remote reserve full of genetically engineered dinosaurs descends into chaos when scientific hubris unleashes the creatures on visitors. You have, three times? Okay,...

Monstrous Motherhood in Horror Films

I was a mother once. Until I wasn’t. I never had children of my own. But I co-parented a child for three years—three of the most torturous, bittersweet years of my life. Nothing...

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