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…
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More With Feeling
Nicholas Brendon, Anthony Stewart Head, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Charisma Carpenter and Alyson Hannigan. Photo: The WB I don’t know what Joss Whedon had in mind when he wrote the screenplay…