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Kimi (2022), a Film Directed by Stephen Soderbergh; Popcorn /Techno Thriller
In the best of circumstances Angela is no doubt as edgy as her hair is blue; to this her extreme mannerisms, full force exercise routine and combative attitude attest. But these are not the best of times nor circumstances. A prior sexual assault has badly wounded her. Covid has ripped the wound wide. Unwilling to […]
Babysitter (2022), a Novel written by Joyce Carol Oates; Suspense/Thriller
Joyce Carol Oates is a big deal among the literary elite. So much so the eighty-six year old author is considered a living legend. Her resume–Professor of Creative Writing, Princeton, over fifty novels published, three of them finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, as well as volumes of poetry, short stories and plays–bespeaks gifted intellect, hard […]
Revanche, A Film Directed by Gotz Spielmann (2008); Thriller, Revenge Yarn; Austria
Do I recommend the thriller Revanche? It should be simple to answer, right? Just a yea. Or a nay. But it’s not…simple. Not for me. If you’ve read my blog before then you know I can’t…that I’m just not capable of one word answers. You know that…not that there aren’t exceptions to the rule…it’s like […]
May God Save Us, a Film Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen; Police Procedural, Psychological Drama, Thriller; Spain
It is very rare to run into a perfect movie…but it happens. That’s why it’s rare . And, it goes without saying, what is and isn’t perfect, what is nearly perfect, or a far cry form it, is subjective. Case in point: McCabe & Mrs. Miller. Everything…the screenplay. The cinematography. The acting. The soundtrack…yes, even […]
Transversal Intersection: Psychological Thriller; Insomnia (1997),Erik Skjoldbjaerg; Strangers on a Train (1951), Alfred Hitchcock
Of course, everyone has seen Strangers on a Train, the quintessential psychological thriller by the master, Alfred Hitchcock. Quintessential not because it is the best, though it is deservedly in the top 2o of just about every cinephile’s list, but because it is the best representation of the genre through the lens of its elements: […]
Worth Another Look: I Walk the Line (1970), a Film Directed by John Frankenheimer; Drama
Henry Tawes (Gregory Peck) strides with an air of superiority, decked out in a perfectly pleated, crisply pressed sheriff’s uniform, patrolling the East Tennessee hill country and, by extension, its humble folk in John Frankenheimer’s drama, I Walk the Line (1970). Tall, broad-shouldered and lean, he is bestowed with a shock of salt and pepper […]
Piggy (2022), a Film directed by Carlota Pereda, Starring Laura Galan, Spain; Horror, Exploitation
From time to time, I remember hearing my mother say to her sister, to one of her friends, or to a patron at work (she was a hair stylist), “kids can be cruel.” This was no revelation to me since I had experienced it first hand; I skipped kindergarten and went straight into first grade […]
Ron DeSantis Tortures Sleeping Dogs
I can’t stand Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. And, yeah, it’s personal. Like a lot of other politicians (of both parties, I might add) I think he’s a pompous blow hard. But that’s not why I can’t stand him. No. It’s his cruel streak, his over-the-top maliciousness in general and his snidely air that I find […]
A Brood Of Vipers: My Investigation Into A Child Abduction In Nashville; Chapter Two
The Trek There was only about six weeks to go before summer break when Tabitha Tuders walked out her front door on a morning like so many other mornings–yet different. She was on her way to 15th and Boscobel where she would wait with other neighborhood kids for the school bus that arrived at eight […]
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