Written by Michael Clawson "The third installment in a trilogy of horror films that pay homage to the cinematic styles of yore, Ti West’s “MaXXXine” is mostly an exercise in shallow window-dressing, a compendium of on-the-nose references with an inflated … Continue reading.
Tag: Mia Goth
Jeff Sparks Favorite Performer of 2023: Mia Goth
Written by Jeff Sparks "Through each year that she has worked, if her performance isn’t one of the best it’s been at the very least memorable. Since her stunning feature film performing debut in “Nymphomaniac: Volume Two” Mia Goth has … Continue reading.
Marrowbone
Written by Livvy O'Brien "“Marrowbone” has a unique Gothic essence that guides viewers through a perplexing labyrinth of torment, blurring the boundaries between reality and illusion. As the story unfolds, the audience is seized in a chilling dance of uncertainty, … Continue reading.
Sundance 2023: Infinity Pool
Written by Alexander Reams "Following his electrifying 2020 surreal body horror film “Possessor,” Brandon Cronenberg has returned to the world of surreal and body horror, fully diving into the maximalist tendencies he showed in..."… Continue reading.
Pearl
Written by Patrick Hao "After six years of not making a feature film, Ti West has already released his second feature film of 2022. Spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, shortly after West and his crew wrapped on “X,” he decided … Continue reading.
Episode 127: X / Morbius / Everything Everywhere All at Once
On Episode 127 of Drink in the Movies Taylor is joined by Patrick Hao to discuss First Impressions of: "Tokyo Vice" & "Vortex." Followed by a discussion of the new releases: "X," "Morbius," and "Everything Everywhere All at Once."… Continue reading.
X
Written by Patrick Hao But nothing West does in “X” is accidental. The film’s setting in 1979 is particularly deliberate. The year presents an interesting turning point in American culture – prime cocaine, pre-AIDS. As mentioned before, “Debbie Does Dallas” … Continue reading.
Suspiria (2018)
Written by Michael Clawson 85/100 By ditching the phantasmagoric color that animated Argento's beloved classic and foregrounding the political turmoil of late 1970s Germany, Guadagnino steeps his reimagining of Suspiria in reality, only to send it dancing into the depths of a … Continue reading.
