David Robert Mitchell Gives Us, “It Follows”

  I think we can all agree that the horror film genre is in a rut. That's not to say that we haven't had some entertaining and well-made scary movies lately (I'm thinking of James Wan's, The Conjuring in particular), it's just that the days of smart horror that challenges its audience with deeper themes …

Robert Durst, Andrew Jarecki and How HBO’s “The Jinx” Redefined TV Justice

"He wasn't arguing with anybody and he didn't seem agitated. He just peed on the candy . . . Skittles, I think." This is my favorite quote I've read about Robert Durst over the last week, and for me, it perfectly encapsulates everything about him that I find so fascinating and terrifying. It was spoken by a …

Why Aren’t You Listening to “Serial”??

It's my latest obsession, recommended to me by girlfriend, Sarah. It's called "Serial" and it is a weekly podcast from the creators of "This American Life" on NPR. It is hosted by public radio personality, Sarah Koenig who has been producer on the popular show and has also spent time as a journalist for ABC News, The New …

Christopher Nolan Gives Us “Interstellar”

"Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night."   These lines …

David Ayer Gives Us “Fury”

Steven Spielberg has effectively ruined the World War II genre film for me. It's so difficult to watch any movie about that war and not compare it to either Saving Private Ryan or Band of Brothers, the latter of which he produced. Both of those works are of such a high caliber and filled with …