Repetition in film fascinates me. I love seeing emerging patterns and repeated phrases as a way for filmmakers to call our attention to certain details. I wish I had the foresight to count the number of times the word “fine&...
The cinematic universe started with The Conjuring has been going strong since its inception in 2013. With two films in the main corral, two Annabelle prequels, and now an origin story of that creepy nun we spied in The Conjuring 2...
The ads for ABC’s new drama ‘Wicked City’ have bent over backwards to emphasize the fact that the show is a crime thriller. That’s probably intended to let the audience know that, unlike pretty much everyth...
‘The Final Girls’ proves that a clever premise can only get you so far. The movie promises to be delightful pisstake on ’80s slasher movies with ideas pulled from ‘Last Action Hero’ (don’t worry...
No one ever accused ‘American Horror Story’ of being a show for the squeamish. Last week’s episode was called ‘Boy Parts’, and let’s just say that the title has a couple of different meanings.
With so many of the fall’s new TV shows proving to be crushing disappointments, it’s a relief to have at least one returning series still worth getting excited about. ‘American Horror Story’ returned on Wed...
