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Let's Talk About Spontaneous Combustion

Let's Talk About Spontaneous Combustion

...in the work of Charles Dickens

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 12, 2025

Where Is Everybody?<br>A Brief Survey of Isolation Horror in Film and Fiction

Where Is Everybody?
A Brief Survey of Isolation Horror in Film and Fiction

The greatest terror is reserved, not for death, but for a life alone

By Philip Fracassi | February 11, 2025

Wait, What?: Why is Michael Myers Such a Good Driver?

Wait, What?: Why is Michael Myers Such a Good Driver?

Olivia Rutigliano wonders about a vehicular quandrary in John Carpenter's horror classic

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 7, 2025

Asif Kapadia's New Film Merges Documentary and Cyberpunk Cinema to Sound a Warning

Asif Kapadia's New Film Merges Documentary and Cyberpunk Cinema to Sound a Warning

David Masciotra on the genre-defying '2073'

By David Masciotra | February 6, 2025

<em>Knives Out 3</em> has a production photo!

Knives Out 3 has a production photo!

We still don't know what it's about, but we have another clue...

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 5, 2025

No Country for Old Men"> Scene of the Crime: <br>

Scene of the Crime: <br>

No Country for Old Men">

No Country for Old Men">Scene of the Crime:
"The Coin Toss" from
No Country for Old Men

Olivia Rutigliano breaks down the most famous scene from the Coen Brothers' masterpiece.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 31, 2025

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Thomas Perry on Fire, Embezzlement, and a Lifetime of Stories

By Peter Handel | January 31, 2025

Wait, What?: Are We Sure Bane Can't Take Off His Mask?

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 22, 2025

On the Immortality of David Lynch

By Brittany Allen | January 21, 2025

The Mafia and Its Food: A Brief History of a Passionate Relationship

The Mafia and Its Food: A Brief History of a Passionate Relationship

Michael Cannell on the mafia's favorite pastime.

By Michael Cannell | January 17, 2025

Rumble in the Urban Jungle: On the Street Gangs of Old NYC

Rumble in the Urban Jungle: On the Street Gangs of Old NYC

Michael Gonzales on the legacy of New York City's street gangs and the culture they inspired.

By Michael Gonzales | January 16, 2025

How To Know If Your Idea Is a Novel or a Screenplay, and Why Thrillers Make Great TV

How To Know If Your Idea Is a Novel or a Screenplay, and Why Thrillers Make Great TV

Sandra Chwialkowska on her career in TV writing and her move to writing a novel.

By Sandra Chwialkowska | January 14, 2025

There's a New Version of <em>Hamlet</em> Staged in <em>Grand Theft Auto</em>

There's a New Version of Hamlet Staged in Grand Theft Auto

Is this the "violent video game" x "Shakespeare" collaboration we needed?

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 10, 2025

<em>The Lovers on the Bridge</em> is as Gutting and Gritty as a Noir. Sort of.

The Lovers on the Bridge is as Gutting and Gritty as a Noir. Sort of.

Remembering Leos Carax's 1991 romantic drama.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 9, 2025

What does it mean to remake <em>Nosferatu</em> instead of simply <em>Dracula</em>?

What does it mean to remake Nosferatu instead of simply Dracula?

Robert Eggers's elegant new vampire film takes the "Dracula" canon in a nostalgic, worthwhile, reflective direction

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 3, 2025

The Twilight of the Mob Movie

The Twilight of the Mob Movie

Can mafia movies survive into a new era? Michael Cannell investigates.

By Michael Cannell | January 3, 2025

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