In many ways M. Night Shyamalan is a perfect representation of his hometown of Philadelphia. He's a foundational figure in modern cinema, with both a reverence for the traditions that made him and an idealism for what could be. Despite myriad talents, he often gets overlooked compared to other big city directors, never quite getting … Continue reading Life’s a Beach, Then You Die – Old
If you had told me that there would be a movie where Nicolas Cage plays a loner who goes on an obsessive mission to retrieve a stolen pig, I would 100% have believed you. If you told me it would be one of his finest performances ever in a thoughtful character study, and that it … Continue reading That’ll Do, Nic, That’ll Do – Pig
There's an odd dichotomy these days when it comes to horror films. With very few notable exceptions like Get Out or A Quiet Place, audiences and critics tend to have almost polar opposite reactions to modern horror. If audiences like it, critics hate it, and vice versa. So too is the case with Hereditary, written and directed by … Continue reading Sound, Fury, and Gory Shit, Still Signifying Nothing – Hereditary
