The ramblings of a wannabe cineaste. Join me as I dissect the art of storytelling in films, comics, TV shows, and video games.
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Review: Stalker
On a whim, I ventured out to IFC Center for a late night screening of Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker. I’d never felt a strong desire to see...
Review: Free Fire
When I saw the trailer for Free Fire about a month back, I thought it looked interesting, but maybe not “movie theater prices”...
Review: The Belko Experiment
Woke up feeling a bit under the weather. Nevertheless, I dragged myself out to the Times Square AMC to catch a screening of The Belko...
Review: Raw
It’s been a while since I last saw some good, old fashioned body horror, and although it’s understated compared to the works of...
Review: The Lure
This afternoon, I went to IFC to catch a screening of The Lure, a dark, modern-day Polish fairytale. I first read about this one a few...
Review: Train to Busan
Taking a break from the Big Apple to spend some quality time with my family in Florida. To celebrate my homecoming, my brother introduced...
Review: An Inn in Tokyo
With my free trial period of FilmStruck quickly coming to an end, I finally got around to watching An Inn in Tokyo, one of Yasujiro Ozu’s...
Review: Liz and the Blue Bird
Went to Village East Cinema for a screening of Liz and the Blue Bird, the latest animated film from Japanese director Naoko Yamada, who...
Review: A Silent Voice and Mothra
Saturday: Went to Village East Cinema for a screening of A Silent Voice, an animated adaptation of a popular manga series about a...
Review - Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: A Trail of Traps
Decided to continue my Nemuri Kyoshiro binge by revisiting Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: A Trail of Traps. I first watched this installment...
Review - Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Woke up feeling a little under the weather, so I decided to stay in and take it easy. Fortunately, I brought plenty of DVDs back from...
Review - Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Chinese Jade
I had a hankering for some good, old-fashioned samurai cinema, and with no more Lone Wolf and Cub films left to sate my appetite, I...
Review: Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts 2017
Having seen all of the Animated Feature Oscar nominees but one (My Life as a Zucchini), I decided to head over to IFC Center and see what...
Review: Rawhead Rex
Treat: I got off work early enough to catch Film Forum’s interactive screening of William Castle’s The Tingler, starring the inimitable...
Review: A Bay of Blood
Well, it must be snowing in Hell, because I actually had enough time and energy to watch a movie after work tonight. Sticking with my...
Review: Bewitched (1981)
This year’s cinematic celebration of Halloween has already transported me to Italy and Japan, so it felt appropriate to take advantage of...
Review: The Vampire Doll
Continued my celebration of the Halloween season with a screening of The Vampire Doll at Metrograph. The first entry in director Michio...
Review: City of the Living Dead
Couldn’t sleep (probably because of the two-hour long nap I took this afternoon), so I decided to watch one more movie to tire myself...
Review: Inferno
Finally got around to making use of my extended free trial period of Shudder with a screening of Inferno. This middle chapter in Dario...





















