Die My Love: Mad Mama
Lynne Ramsay hasn’t received much play in North Texas. Of course, she’s only directed five feature films since her debut film Ratcatcher in 1999....
I’m Bugonia Out
In my review of his last movie, I said that unfiltered Yorgos Lanthimos was too much for us. Somebody must have heard me, because...
If I Had Legs: Thorny Rose
The main character of If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is named Linda (Rose Byrne), though nobody in the film actually uses her...
Blue Moon: Nobody’s Hart
In his autobiography Musical Stages, the Broadway songwriter Richard Rodgers described the odd impression from his first meeting with his future lyricist Lorenz Hart:...
Mastermind: Uncaged Doves
Good evening, and welcome to another installment of Kelly Reichardt: American Master. I’m certain in applying that title to her, even though the films...
Frankenstein: Your Monster
Guillermo del Toro’s version of Frankenstein plays in local theaters for two weeks before coming to Netflix, and there’s a great deal to like about...
After the Hunt: No Haven
When Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt played to a heavily polarized reception at last summer’s Cannes Film Festival, a fair number of people noticed...
House of Guinness: Sláinte
Steven Knight is the English screenwriter who created Peaky Blinders, and his new Netflix show, House of Guinness, has much of the same elements...
Spider Woman: The Movie in My Mind
Back in 1985, Héctor Babenco’s film Kiss of the Spider Woman garnered a bunch of Oscar nominations and a heaping side of controversy. During the...
Good Boy: Scaredy Dog
Bad things happen to dogs in horror movies. They get neglected until they die (The Lodge), they’re pulled offscreen by demons (Paranormal Activity 2),...
