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Read Article Martin Scorsese’s Casino is a Western and a Religious Parable

Martin Scorsese's Casino is a crime movie, but it also exists at a crossroads of the old western and religion.

Martin Scorsese's Casino is a crime movie, but it also exists at a crossroads of the old western and religion.

Martin Scorsese's Casino is a crime movie, but it also exists at a crossroads of the old western and religion.

Category: Out of Focus

Martin Scorsese’s Casino is a Western and a Religious Parable

Darren Mooney Oct 18, 2023

Read Article The Fall of the House of Usher Is a Phenomenal Accomplishment of Generational Horror

The Fall of the House of Usher, the new Netflix series by Mike Flanagan, suggests that consequence is its own inescapable form of generational trauma.

The Fall of the House of Usher, the new Netflix series by Mike Flanagan, suggests that consequence is its own inescapable form of generational trauma.

The Fall of the House of Usher, the new Netflix series by Mike Flanagan, suggests that consequence is its own inescapable form of generational trauma.

Category: In the Frame

The Fall of the House of Usher Is a Phenomenal Accomplishment of Generational Horror

Darren Mooney Oct 16, 2023

Read Article Halloween’s Michael Myers Became America’s Fascist Boogeyman

Michael Myers is the embodiment of pure evil. Between 2018 and 2022, that evil took a very specific form. David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy offers a portrait of America stalked by a resurgent fascism.

Michael Myers is the embodiment of pure evil. Between 2018 and 2022, that evil took a very specific form. David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy offers a portrait of America stalked by a resurgent fascism.

Michael Myers is the embodiment of pure evil. Between 2018 and 2022, that evil took a very specific form. David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy offers a portrait of America stalked by a resurgent fascism.

Category: Column

Halloween’s Michael Myers Became America’s Fascist Boogeyman

Darren Mooney Oct 13, 2023

Read Article Netflix’s Fair Play Offers a Role Reversal of a Classic Erotic Thriller Template

Fair Play, Chloe Domont's feature directorial debut, is very much informed by and in conversation with the erotic thriller genre.

Fair Play, Chloe Domont's feature directorial debut, is very much informed by and in conversation with the erotic thriller genre.

Fair Play, Chloe Domont's feature directorial debut, is very much informed by and in conversation with the erotic thriller genre.

Category: Column

Netflix’s Fair Play Offers a Role Reversal of a Classic Erotic Thriller Template

Darren Mooney Oct 11, 2023

Read Article Ahsoka Is About Star Wars’ Obsession with Continuity

Watching Ahsoka, it increasingly feels like Star Wars is a series of Pavlovian triggers designed to appeal to audience members who already care about the objects on screen.

Watching Ahsoka, it increasingly feels like Star Wars is a series of Pavlovian triggers designed to appeal to audience members who already care about the objects on screen.

Watching Ahsoka, it increasingly feels like Star Wars is a series of Pavlovian triggers designed to appeal to audience members who already care about the objects on screen.

Category: Column

Ahsoka Is About Star Wars’ Obsession with Continuity

Darren Mooney Oct 9, 2023

Read Article The Exorcist: Believer Is a Parable for a Divided America

The Exorcist: Believer is a timely piece of horror cinema, a dark allegory about the way in which the modern world seems designed to pit people against one another and force them to make monstrous choices that fundamentally compromise them.

The Exorcist: Believer is a timely piece of horror cinema, a dark allegory about the way in which the modern world seems designed to pit people against one another and force them to make monstrous choices that fundamentally compromise them.

The Exorcist: Believer is a timely piece of horror cinema, a dark allegory about the way in which the modern world seems designed to pit people against one another and force them to make monstrous choices that fundamentally compromise them.

Category: In the Frame

The Exorcist: Believer Is a Parable for a Divided America

Darren Mooney Oct 6, 2023

Read Article The Exorcist is About the Horrors of Modernity

William Friedkin’s The Exorcist remains one of the best horror movies ever made. It is also a film indelibly of its moment — a perfect snapshot of the simmering anxieties of early 1970s America.

William Friedkin’s The Exorcist remains one of the best horror movies ever made. It is also a film indelibly of its moment — a perfect snapshot of the simmering anxieties of early 1970s America.

William Friedkin’s The Exorcist remains one of the best horror movies ever made. It is also a film indelibly of its moment — a perfect snapshot of the simmering anxieties of early 1970s America.

Category: Column

The Exorcist is About the Horrors of Modernity

Darren Mooney Oct 4, 2023

Read Article With Rogue One, Gareth Edwards Gave Star Wars a Sense of Scale

With the release of The Creator in cinemas, it seems like a good opportunity to revisit director Gareth Edwards’ last film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

With the release of The Creator in cinemas, it seems like a good opportunity to revisit director Gareth Edwards’ last film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

With the release of The Creator in cinemas, it seems like a good opportunity to revisit director Gareth Edwards’ last film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Category: In the Frame

With Rogue One, Gareth Edwards Gave Star Wars a Sense of Scale

Darren Mooney Oct 2, 2023

Read Article The Creator is a Science Fiction Allegory About Vietnam War Films

Themes of othering and oppression have been a key metaphor in stories about robots for decades in cinema. However, The Creator stands out for taking this metaphor and applying it directly to not only the Vietnam War, but also cinematic depictions of that conflict.

Themes of othering and oppression have been a key metaphor in stories about robots for decades in cinema. However, The Creator stands out for taking this metaphor and applying it directly to not only the Vietnam War, but also cinematic depictions of that conflict.

Themes of othering and oppression have been a key metaphor in stories about robots for decades in cinema. However, The Creator stands out for taking this metaphor and applying it directly to not only the Vietnam War, but also cinematic depictions of that conflict.

Category: Column

The Creator is a Science Fiction Allegory About Vietnam War Films

Darren Mooney Sep 29, 2023

Read Article Auntie Ethel’s Teahouse Is A Must-See Location in Baldur’s Gate 3

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Category: Expedition

Auntie Ethel’s Teahouse Is A Must-See Location in Baldur’s Gate 3

Jacob Linden Sep 29, 2023

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