On Sartre’s Existentialism and the Meaning of Human Existence
In Jean-Paul Sartre’s essay, Existentialism is a Humanism, he seems to argue against any inherent meaning in human existence. He
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Toto the Hero, the Antithesis to Classical Hollywood
European art cinema, above all else, seeks to break free of the conventions of Classical Hollywood filmmaking. By creating a
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Review: Inferno (1980) ★★
It’s impossible to consider the impact of Italian supernatural horror films on the broader horror genre without looking at the
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Review: Alanis (2017) ★★★★½
Sex work is something that no one likes to talk about; this especially true for those who could actually do
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Review: Cheerleader (2016) ★★★
Whenever you sit down to watch an indie film, there is about a 50/50 chance that the budget will put
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Review: Shiny, Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart (2006) ★★★★
Some films succeed on a purely visceral level. I tend to shy away from these kinds of stories, like romantic
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Review: Rings (2017) ★½
A spooky atmosphere goes a long way in elevating works of horror above the muck and mire of indie B-movie
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Review: Son of Rambow (2007) ★★
Being wholesome does not automatically make a work of fiction praiseworthy; in fact, it generally belies any sense of ambiguity
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Review: The Babadook (2014) ★★★★
No matter how one feels about parenting or the decision to have children, it is abundantly clear that the burden
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Review: A Ghost Story (2017) ★★★½
I went into A Ghost Story expecting something very different (namely something a bit more horrific), so in that sense
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Review: I, Tonya (2017) ★★★
There is something inherently cheap about biographical dramas concerning contemporary figures, particularly living figures. If I watch Marie Antoinette (2006),
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Review: Hereditary (2018) ★★★★
I will fully admit that I give horror films the benefit of the doubt more often than I should. The
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Review: Gigante (2009) ★★★½
Many Hollywood films are guilty of exaggerating mundane, everyday events; every flirting glance is meaningful, every moment of serendipity is
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Review: After the Dark (2013) ★½
John Huddles has attempted to bring philosophy to life with After the Dark, and not in the way that filmmakers
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Review: What We Become (2015) ★★½
Apparently, filmmakers are not concerned with showing the best and brightest humanity has to offer during a zombie apocalypse; instead,
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Review: Baskin (2015) ★★★
There is a fine line between what academics and horror aficionados would deem “high-art” horror (though many will claim that
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Review: The Ritual (2017) ★★★½
The horror genre is one of the few arenas where doing things “by the books” is not necessarily a bad
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