The American Surrealist: David Lynch

January 18, 2025

In his work and life, Lynch exemplified unfiltered authenticity as if every word or scene came from his soul. When he talks about transcendental meditation, he speaks about an ocean of unconscious thought and how ideas come from this ocean. He speaks as a fisherman who catches ideas as they come into the subconscious mind. He brings this ocean to Twin Peaks: The Return as Cooper is trapped here.  … More The American Surrealist: David Lynch

The Right Story at the Right Time for Robert Eggers: Nosferatu (2024)

January 17, 2025

Robert Eggers has a true affinity for the 1922 version of Nosferatu. Egger’s modernizes FW Murnau’s vision visually and narratively to accentuate the brutish, limp Romania Count that possesses incredible supernatural powers. In terms of atmospherics, it has to be … More The Right Story at the Right Time for Robert Eggers: Nosferatu (2024)

Lake Michigan Monster (2022) a Midwestern Weird Gem

January 16, 2025

Gleeful black-and-white indie cinema made for no less than $7,000. With limited cash flow, director Ryland Birckson Cole-Tews leans on his slapstick humor to tell a condensed story, but even then, some visual sequences of montage consist of fantastical psychedelic images and practical effects help fill out this movie. Cole-Tews, as director and star, leads … More Lake Michigan Monster (2022) a Midwestern Weird Gem

Three For: Cry-Baby, Serial Mom and The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

December 25, 2024

Three reviews in one. John Waters headlines with two revolting satires featuring off-putting characters that you’ll love. The third review, a documentary revolving around the culture and community of World of Warcraft and a persons secret life hidden from his family. … More Three For: Cry-Baby, Serial Mom and The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

Kathleen Turner diabolical turn in Serial Mom (1994)

December 25, 2024

John Waters’ worlds have a knack for accepting a person’s eccentricities no matter how severe or deranged. He creates characters that break nearly every societal convention on every conceivable level and yet, in his worldbuilding, it’s generally overlooked as being different or weird. It either blends into the background or is made to be so outrageously front-and-center … More Kathleen Turner diabolical turn in Serial Mom (1994)