One of the reasons why Charlie Brooker’s dystopian Black Mirror series has been a hit for years, in spite of the fickle nature of what’s considered cool and what gets to go viral, is that it...
The third season of Mike White’s White Lotus is concluded, and both the nuanced think pieces and complaints have rolled in. White has felt compelled to defend the show in its third season - and...
This week I am in Moab, Utah, which is so painfully beautiful that it is hard to handle. Moab sits in a valley surrounded by dreamlike sandstone foundations, with the La Sal mountains towering to the...
When I find myself in times of trouble, Jack Reacher comes to me. Well, in dreams he does, anyway. He usually puts his big arms around me and whispers something romantic such as, “Unfuck...
If you liked Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix, you must check out The Search for Instagram’s Worst Con Artist. The former is a fictionalized retelling real life grifter Belle Gibson, who rose to...
Please don’t read this column if you don’t want light spoilers. Still with me? OK. We’re meant to be shocked by Halina Reijn’s Babygirl, but what I found shocking was not Nicole Kidman...
For a person who’s not much interested in the Oscars, I am extremely happy that Demi Moore has snagged a Best Actress nomination for The Substance. The Substance is body horror at its best, and...
Some years ago, a friend of mine became a mistress to an Oscar-nominated director. She confided that he did not treat her very well. She also confided that his wife knew everything, and was being...
It feels strange to start a new year off with a paean to a horror movie, but one of my resolutions for 2025 is to honor that which has, in my mind, been drastically overlooked. Just kidding, I...
It’s my staunch belief that Christmas movies are supposed to be insane. That’s because the season itself is insane, dark and cold, and lit up by lights that make you feel nostalgic for moments...
