The Thing with Feathers

After the death of his wife, an illustrator (Benedict Cumberbatch) is trying to keep his head above water, caring for two boys; suddenly, a creature he draws seems to come…

Possession: A West Berlin Divorce

Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill. Photo: Gaumont Some time ago, I was getting to know a young woman from Poland who was a bit of an original. She had a…

Rabbit Trap

Wales, 1976; a couple (Dev Patel, Rosy McEwen) living in an isolated cabin are visited by a mysterious child (Jade Croot). There are things to be appreciated in this trippy…

Freaks: Different, and United

Photo: MGM This film did not have a smooth beginning. During shooting, there were people working for MGM who were openly uncomfortable with having ”freaks”, performers with disabilities, on the…

Sinners

After surviving the gang wars of Chicago in the early 1930s, twin brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan) return to their Mississippi hometown, intending to open a juke joint……

Handling the Undead

The successful Swedish horror novel was filmed in Norway, but the story remains largely the same; a number of people are grieving loved ones, including a grandchild, a partner and…

Bates Motel 

Exploring the mother-son relationship behind Psycho (1960) in a TV series seemed like an intriguing idea. The show got a modern-day setting in Oregon and the story began with Norma…

True Blood 

Alan Ball followed up Six Feet Under (2001-2005) with something completely different, even if death was a prominent theme on this show as well. The story began after the creation…