Tag Archives: horror

Review: Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023)

Posted on October 19, 2023 by sheila

If we’re going to continue to have a cinema that is in any way meaningful and personally driven in this country, it’s going to have to happen on the level of Andrew Bowser’s project. You gotta give the flowers when … Continue reading →

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August 2023 Viewing Diary

Posted on September 3, 2023 by sheila

Oppenheimer (2023; d. Christopher Nolan) In general, I am not a Nolan fan (the only one of his I liked was Dunkirk), and I went into this hesitantly because I read an interview with him where he said the whole … Continue reading →

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Review: birth/rebirth (2023)

Posted on August 18, 2023 by sheila

This movie is creepy and disturbing, and … honestly it turned my stomach. Not just because some of it is gross, but because … well, because … by thinking it gross, I am thinking of my own body, womens’ bodies, … Continue reading →

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Trapped: La Cabina and After Hours

Posted on July 13, 2023 by sheila

This lies outside the scope of my essay on After Hours, although I wondered if I could somehow include it. Not meant to be. When I interviewed Michael Koresky about his book Films of Endearment, during our conversation he mentioned … Continue reading →

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Review: Brooklyn 45 (2023)

Posted on June 9, 2023 by sheila

I dug this. You get your supernatural jump-scares, you get some gore, so everyone’s happy about that, but there’s more going on here. Really good. I reviewed for Ebert.     Thank you so much for stopping by. If you … Continue reading →

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March 2023 Viewing Diary

Posted on April 2, 2023 by sheila

March was a bitch. Working on a big single project which sucked up all of my attention. Marathon not a sprint. I can’t do things half-way. This project was never ever out of my mind. I’m close to the finish … Continue reading →

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Review: Enys Men (2023)

Posted on March 31, 2023 by sheila

The trailer is not representative of the actual experience of the film. So feel free to check it out but just know going in that Enys Men carries the trappings of a horror – and it is at times legit … Continue reading →

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Review: Unwelcome (2023)

Posted on March 10, 2023 by sheila

An Irish fairy-tale-horror-story. You do not want to mess with redcaps. Even I know that. I reviewed for Ebert.

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Folie à deux

Posted on March 9, 2023 by sheila

Over on my Substack: riffing on one of my favorite subjects: the Folie à deux, in film, plays, books, and of course in life. Culminating in a discussion of Joël Séria’s controversial 1971 film Mais ne Nous Délivrez Pas du … Continue reading →

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Review: Baby Ruby (2023)

Posted on February 3, 2023 by sheila

A horror movie about postpartum depression. I reviewed for Ebert.

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