Jan 22, 2021 TV Alice in Borderland by Shinsuke Sato (Review) Netflix’s manga adaptation is an entertaining blend of angst-y melodrama and dark, bloody suspense.
Jul 7, 2020 TV Netflix’s Dark Is an Intricate & Ominous Time Travel Story (Review) The show’s three seasons, which span multiple eras in an isolated German town, make for some confusing and captivating viewing.
Jun 2, 2020 Movies The Vast of Night by Andrew Patterson (Review) This understated indie sci-fi film breathes new life into a familiar storyline thanks to assured direction and solid performances.
May 3, 2020 TV Alex Garland’s Devs Is Heady, Philosophical Sci-Fi Destined for a Cult Following (Review) Alex Garland’s latest explores free will, determinism, and the nature of reality against a Silicon Valley backdrop.
Jul 22, 2019 Literature Jack Carr’s The Terminal List: Revenge Porn For the Far Right Crowd (Review) It’s been a long time since I’ve disliked a novel as much as this one.
Apr 8, 2019 Anime The Promised Neverland by Mamoru Kanbe (Review) This twisted tale involving young orphans is one of the most suspenseful anime series I’ve seen in quite some time.
Dec 13, 2007 Movies No Country for Old Men by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Review) The bleakest film the Coen Brothers have made to date.
Jul 29, 2007 Anime Movies Paprika by Satoshi Kon (Review) To attempt to come up with a more detailed plot synopsis is sort of beside the point, and to be honest, I don’t even know if it’s possible.
Dec 2, 2006 Movies The Proposition by John Hillcoat (Review) The film always returns to its central violent themes with a crackling, harrowing intensity.
Mar 12, 2006 Movies Sha Po Lang by Wilson Yip (Review) When its firing on all cylinders, there’s nothing I love as much as Hong Kong cinema, and Sha Po Lang is a reminder of almost every reason why.
Mar 2, 2006 Movies Vital by Shinya Tsukamoto (Review) Not necessarily for the squeamish, but a surprisingly haunting treatise on death and memory.
Jan 17, 2006 Movies Sympathy for Lady Vengeance by Park Chan-wook (Review) Sympathy for Lady Vengeance is not just my least favorite of the “Vengeance” trilogy, but also the weakest.
Dec 30, 2005 Movies The Interview by Craig Monahan (Review) All in all, a fabulous little gem that deserves much more attention than it’s probably received to this date.
Oct 9, 2005 Movies Crónicas by Sebastián Cordero (Review) Crónicas is about the lengths to which someone will go to get the truth, even if it means sacrificing the truth to do so.
May 30, 2005 Movies Time of the Wolf by Michael Haneke (Review) Haneke seems to have a pretty dim view of humanity, if this film is any indication.
May 28, 2005 Movies A Tale of Two Sisters by Kim Ji-Woon (Review) Kim packs “A Tale of Two Sisters” with atmosphere and tension to spare.
May 4, 2005 Movies Another Lonely Hitman by Rokuro Mochizuki (Review) Mochizuki hits all of your standard hitman movie plot points.
Apr 21, 2005 Movies Primer by Shane Carruth (Review) Sci-fi fans looking for something with a little more substance, not to mention a brainteaser or two, are in for a treat with this one.
Jan 24, 2005 Movies New Police Story by Benny Chan (Review) Easily one of, if not the, darkest and most somber film that Chan has made to date.