“Black Moon” (1934) is an outdated film — and most films with a voodoo subject share its awkwardness, from “White Zombie” (1932) to “Live and
Looking at my top 10, the surprisingly (but maybe it shouldn’t be) prevailing theme is metaphysics. We live in a decade when time seems to
Prestige miniseries and streaming franchise “content” ruled the roost, but traditional network TV surprisingly hung on to life this year – even if the format
Director Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) stands as a wonderful Christmastime perspective check. Along with James Stewart’s George Bailey, viewers should also remember
In the 19th century, authors snuck mystery elements into their stories and an exciting and popular new genre gradually emerged. In “The Night We Lost
“I Saw the TV Glow” is one of the weirdest movies I’ve ever liked. This neon-lit, wrongly categorized “horror” movie from writer-director Jane Schoenbrun taps
Chloe Benjamin’s “The Immortalists” (2018) has a spicy premise – four young siblings in 1960s New York City learn the dates of their deaths from
Charles Laughton was a one-of-a-kind, larger-than-life actor – for better or worse. And his one film as a director, “The Night of the Hunter” (1955),
My look at fall TV’s premieres continues into November with a trio of streaming offerings. Although these series have several episodes out now (I miss
“Caddo Lake” (Max) smartly taps into both emotions and metaphysics, along with the gorgeously foreboding bayou straddling Texas and Louisiana, in one of 2024’s minor