★★★★ Stephen King’s “The Boogeyman,” from his best-selling novel of short stories Night Shift, remains one of the simplest and creepiest he ever wrote. In just twelve brief pages, a disheveled father spills his guts to a therapist regarding the mysterious murder of his three children. With an entire story set solely at a therapist’s … Continue reading Film Review: The Boogeyman
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Cannes 2023: All to Play For
★★★★ (Written by Intern, Wyatt Frantz) Family is almost never as simple as raising children until they go to college. Thinly veiled underneath this idealistic storyline is the turmoil and dysfunction that some fight against on a daily basis. For a film like All to Play For (originally titled, Rien à Perdre) that highlights the … Continue reading Cannes 2023: All to Play For
TV Review: Manifest – Season 4, Part 2
After four suspenseful, well-written seasons, Manifest season 4 part 2 drops with an emotional final batch of episodes that present a fond farewell to these characters. A show that originally was hatched back on NBC before making a Netflix detour, Manifest remains one of the few to ever be saved from the axe—thank whatever divine … Continue reading TV Review: Manifest – Season 4, Part 2
Theater Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Operatic and bizarre, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is already a bonafide classic on the stage and on film. With its legendary status firmly established, Broadway’s 2023 revival still managed a whopping eight Tony nominations. How would any show measure up to these lofty expectations, or manage to pull off the epic … Continue reading Theater Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Film Review: The Little Mermaid
★★★ Love them or hate them, the live action Disney remake is here to stay. The newest, 2023’s reimagining of The Little Mermaid, seems to be one of the most divisive yet, judging by early online reactions. For me, the film was a long time coming—as a child, I would rewatch the 1989 original on … Continue reading Film Review: The Little Mermaid
Cannes 2023: Omen
★★★ (Written by Intern, Wyatt Frantz) People around the world hold many different belief systems and values to heart, which sometimes clash into conflict or even chaos, when we need each other the most. This makes it refreshing to see a film that seeks to transcend culture and language. Omen is bold enough to do … Continue reading Cannes 2023: Omen
SIFF 2023 Wrap-Up
For this year's Seattle International Film Festival, though we did not get to see a wide swath of films, those we did catch mostly impressed us. After the jump, don't miss our full coverage of 2023's SIFF! Films DANCING QUEEN Focused on positive messaging for body image issues and the loneliness of being an outsider, Dancing … Continue reading SIFF 2023 Wrap-Up
Film Review: Sanctuary
★★ Filmed in only eighteen days, Sanctuary debuted at 2022's Toronto International Film Festival. Just two actors star in the film, which probably could have been better served as a racy stage play—Margaret Qualley (The Leftovers, Death Note) is manipulative dominatrix Rebecca, whilst Christopher Abbott (Girls, Possessor) plays her wealthy client, Hal. Erotic and sexually-charged, … Continue reading Film Review: Sanctuary
Film Review: Assassin Club
★ Try to envision the most generic Hitman-style action film, and begin to approach the middling horror concept of Assassin Club. Without rhyme or reason as to why an incredibly talented cast became stranded in a movie as hollow as a chocolate Easter bunny, one has to question what drew them to the project in … Continue reading Film Review: Assassin Club
SIFF 2023: Year of the Fox
★★★★ (Written by Intern, Isabella Foley) Year of the Fox is an authentic representation of what it means to be a young woman returning to a toxic and shallow hometown one has grown out of. The film follows Ivy Reid (Sarah Jeffery) coming of age, as she discovers her sexuality and deals with her adoptive … Continue reading SIFF 2023: Year of the Fox