Damsel begins well enough, with immaculate backdrops resembling the image of classic tapestries of old classics rather than utilizing an off putting CGI undertaking. Its scenery is majestic, seemingly out of an inspired fairy tale. Not to say these settings weren’t digitally inputted, but visually they resemble something grander. Now this applies to the majority of...

Road House (1989) is a recent discovery of mine, a film I’d always heard reference to all over pop culture, but one I finally witnessed for myself in the last year. Without a notion of a doubt, the original has instantaneously become a favorite of mine. Its full fledged campy nature, extreme over the top violence...

A therapeutic analysis explored through an extraterrestrial relationship, examining an astronaut’s regrets and memories he may be running away from.   Jakub’s dreams and memories are infinitely surreal. Applying a nauseating kaleidoscope effect through the lens, the Director of Photography offers an eye into the deepest depths of isolation this astronaut must be feeling. Where the...

In this first collaboration as a writing pair for Ethan Coen (one half of the Coen Brothers) and Tricia Cooke (editor of O’Brother Where Art Thou and The Big Lebowski), eyes were on Ethan to see what his solo efforts would have to offer after his brother Joel went off to make the critical darling...

Immaculate is tremendously haunting in its storytelling, triumphantly taking a sharp turn on our expectations; while simultaneously being accompanied by a few typical jumpscare moments modern horror has become known for. Michael Mohan has crafted quite the atmosphere within his first foray into the horror genre, dawning some powerful sound design and a score to...