Faith, Control, and the Illusion of Choice in Heretic (2024)
This essay contains major spoilers. Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ Heretic (2024) begins as a theological debate before gradually revealing that no
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Review: Bugonia (2025), A Disappointing Misadventure From Lanthimos
This review contains major spoilers. You’ve been warned! If you’d like to see the film for yourself, you can stream
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Review: Friendship (2024), When Cringe Comedy Turns Sinister
Tim Robinson is at his funniest when a character realizes that he has violated an unwritten social rule and responds
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No Safe Place: Queer Space, Religious Violence, and Survival in Leviticus
Most horror films generate fear by violating the boundary between a dangerous world and a supposedly protected interior. The killer
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Passenger (2026), A Few Good Scares Lost in a Bad Story
Passenger (2026) starts well. In fact, it starts well enough to make the rest of the film feel even more disappointing.
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Review: The Substance (2024), Bubblegum Body Horror for the GLP-1 Era
Yes, I realize I’m late to the party. For quite a while, I actively declined to watch The Substance (2024). The
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10 Best Art Horror Films for Philosophy Students
Horror has always been philosophical, even when it pretends otherwise. Its monsters test the boundaries separating human from animal, living
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Review: The Werewolf of Washington (1973), A Political Satire Without a Point
Political satire does not have to be subtle. Dr. Strangelove (1964) doesn’t pull any punches about its stance on militarism and the men
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Review: Aenigma (1987), A Forgotten Gem from Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci’s reputation rests largely on the films he made during his gore-soaked run in the late 1970s and early
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Review: Harold and Maude (1971)
Initial reactions Harold and Maude (1971) upon its release were mixed, and it’s not hard to understand why. Harold (Bud
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Reel Life: One Dude’s Experience at Lebowski Fest
When I first watched The Big Lebowski (1998), I didn’t like it. The viewing took place sometime around 2010, while I was
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Review: 28 Years Later (2025), Danny Boyle’s Best Work in Years
As someone who thinks Trainspotting (1996) is one of the greatest films, if not the greatest film of all time,
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Criminally Insane (1975), Crazy Fat Ethel Lives Up to Her Name
I’ve been on a penchant of late. Starting with John Waters’ early work (and unfortunately, A Dirty Shame), my wife
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The Flood (2024), A Misogynistic Rewriting of French History
I like historical films to be as accurate to their respective times as possible. That said, I’m not a purist.
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Blade Runner 2049 on What Makes Us Human
Roughly 8 years after writing my review of Blade Runner 2049, I chose to revisit the film. Upon my second
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5 Mainstream Films That Make You Question Your Identity
The films I always return to are the ones that leave me staring at the ceiling at 2 AM, questioning
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What Pixar’s Inside Out Teaches Us About Plato’s Theory of the Soul
I had not expected a Pixar film to illuminate the nature of the human soul more vividly than a standard
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