★★★★★ Boy Kills World depicts a candy-colored ultraviolent post-apocalyptic vision of the future on steroids, complete with gory mayhem, note-perfect characterizations, and hilariously off-beat humor. It also happens to be one of the best movies at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. In-demand actor Bill Skarsgård (Stephen King’s It, Barbarian) plays deaf-mute lead Boy with … Continue reading TIFF 2023: Boy Kills World
Interview: Boy Kills World Director Moritz Mohr
Ahead of 2023’s exciting iteration of the Toronto International Film Festival, Allison and I interviewed director Moritz Mohr about his outrageous, balls-to-the-wall action thriller, Boy Kills World. In-demand actor Bill Skarsgård (Stephen King’s It, Barbarian) plays deaf-mute lead Boy with a ferocious and vengeful energy. Brought in at a young age by a mysterious shaman credited as … Continue reading Interview: Boy Kills World Director Moritz Mohr
TV Review: Clark
Putting aside my own personal curiosities about the origins of the term “Stockholm syndrome,” Netflix’s new Swedish dramedy series, Clark, caught my attention primarily for one reason only: Bill Skarsgård. I still remember when Skarsgård originally really wowed me, which also happened to be the first time I ever saw him in anything. One of … Continue reading TV Review: Clark
Film Review: Naked Singularity
★★★★ Directed by 2017’s It screenwriter Chase Palmer (and despite taking a whopping 8 years to come to the screen), Naked Singularity serves as hybrid black comedy/light drama/dangerous crime/light sci-fi movie with a lot on its mind. The film takes an impressive slate of acting talent, slotting them into characters based on the book A … Continue reading Film Review: Naked Singularity
Film Review: Nine Days
★★★★★ It has been a very long time since I have watched a film as philosophically satisfying and devastatingly powerful as Nine Days. Winston Duke’s soothing voice and passionate line-delivery (as an omniscient being named Will) is just perfect casting, and that is before even delving into the excellent ensemble. The easiest way for me … Continue reading Film Review: Nine Days