Let me take you back many years to a time when I was a neophyte of a cinephile, and there were a few names I encountered that seemed definitive markers of audacity and notable reputation when it came to cinema. One such name was Spike Lee, who I consider to be one of the most…
Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood (1973)
Oh boy. Where do I even start? Honestly, I don’t know where to begin when talking about Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood. I cannot honestly remember the last time a film made me this unbelievably angry. How it manages to be one of the most frustratingly odd films I have ever seen is beyond me, and…
The Little Hours (2017)
I am not entirely sure where to start when talking about The Little Hours. Perhaps we can consider it Ken Russell’s The Devils if it had been made by Judd Apatow, but even that feels a bit too safe and doesn’t actually encapsulate this bizarre film that I found myself enjoying far more than I…
Stronger (2017)
I like to think of myself as someone with a relatively refined taste in cinema, and I often criticize films that rely on sentiment and emotion to make a statement. However, at the same time, I readily admit that I am essentially a sucker for a good emotional catharsis, granted the film that does the…
The Cable Guy (1996)
Since I started this blog years ago, I have reviewed nearly every film I’ve seen in that period. Its brought me so much joy and helped me discover new and exciting films and filmmakers and have my thoughts on them articulated. However, it has also allowed me the opportunity to write about films that I…
Spa Night (2016)
I love cinema (this is brand new information, isn’t it?), and perhaps what I find most alluring about cinema is how it is formed out of the creative need to simply tell stories. Perhaps one can accuse blockbuster tentpole films and franchises of simply seeking out the solace of the almighty dollar, which is an…
The Skin I Live In (2011)
There is an inherent joy in being a cinephile with wide-ranging interests in different types of films because one can easily go from watching something wholesome and endearing to something completely off-the-wall bizarre and often even morally ambiguous. One of the most fascinating films I’ve seen recently is The Skin I Live In (Spanish: La…
It (2017)
You can say a fair amount about Stephen King. The prolific horror author has written a tremendous amount of books, many of them sadly being forgettable and oftentimes just dull. However, my own personal opinion tends towards believing that King has written two bona fide masterpieces that stand as great pieces of literature – The…
Blue Velvet (1986)
By this point, I don’t even need to explain that I adore David Lynch. Every review of his work I write ends up being just a radical praising of his career as cinema’s greatest surrealist. Yet, here we are again, and today I’m going to be reviewing arguably his most important film, Blue Velvet. The…
Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
Perhaps the best way to describe Beatriz at Dinner is to consider it as a mumblecore dramedy as made by Darren Aronofsky and Terrence Malick. That isn’t to praise Beatriz at Dinner as anything close to what those two filmmakers have made, but there are several themes in this film that locates it alongside the…
The Postmodern Pelican 