Between Two Worlds: Laura Palmer and Feminism in Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me
In recent years, the previously maligned prequel to the Twin Peaks series has received a much deserved period of criticalContinue Reading
Tag: America
Hostel and American Ignorance Abroad
Traveling abroad can be scary. Especially for Americans – who for a variety of reasons enjoy (suffer from?) significant culturalContinue Reading
Finding Inner Strength in Gerald’s Game
“Isn’t this why we came up here? To spice things up and try and push the boundaries?” – Gerald Berlingame
Motherless Brooklyn ★★★
Nearly two decades after his directorial debut Keeping the Faith, Edward Norton has returned to direct, write, produce, and starContinue Reading
Judy ★★½
Judy Garland was and is an icon. Renée Zellweger captures that aura about her in Judy, a biopic covering theContinue Reading
(The Influence of) The Spiral Staircase Never Ends
The opening scene of The Spiral Staircase immediately establishes the duality between appearance and interiority that will persist throughout thisContinue Reading
In the Mouth of Madness: The Apocalypse as a Novel
The great thing about John Carpenter films is that they offer a unique experience unlike any other film. Even whenContinue Reading
Finding Evil Within Us
“And to think, if it weren’t for you… I never would’ve danced at all.” There are truly only a fewContinue Reading
Horror is for The Birds
Birds petrify me. I know there’s not much of a reason for that fear but the screeches they make, theContinue Reading
The Foundations of Modern Horror in The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera has been a long-standing institution of culture, paid homage to constantly and parodied just asContinue Reading
