Oh! The Horror… | of Privileged Horror
A couple of years ago on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Ellis, in usual fashion, gave a 15-25 minute monologue about Hollywood and then turned to the #OscarsSoWhite scandal that was sparked by the remarks of Jada Pinkett Smith. It’s…
Stranger Things: S02E09 – The Gate
Here’s something you’re probably not going to like: Stranger Things is going to be a lot different next season. Not because something’s not working or it’s place in pop culture is in jeopardy. We can safely say the show is…
Oh! The Horror… | of the People Around Us
David Fincher’s Zodiac (2007) still stands as an example of cinema that succeeds at balancing the visceral thrills and exploitation of true crime narratives with a sensitivity towards those victims, investigators, and involved bystanders who actually lived in the Zodiac’s…
Stranger Things: S02E08 – The Mind Flayer
And now, we return you to your regularly scheduled programming. Yes, episode seven felt a tad out of place, no matter how you twist it. I’ve talked to person after person who has finished the season, and the main question…
Stranger Things: S02E07 – The Lost Sister
Now we’ve come to the episode you think you disliked most from Stranger Things 2. But you actually don’t dislike it, and I’m going to prove it to you. Sure, a glitzy 80s punk vigilante story crossed with a crime…
Stranger Things: S02E06 The Spy
Mark hit the nail on the head Tuesday, with an all to common idea that we often forget: we want to be known. What a gift to be around people who we can know and be known by. What a…
Stranger Things: S02E05 Dig Dug
There are many things Stranger Things 2 did so well this year. In particular, the season is full of some of the best character moments thus far. Steve playing “babysitter” to our crew, Bob being Bob yelling “woo!” at a…
Stranger Things: S02E04 Will the Wise
The Darkness has come. The character you barely know from last season, Will, is now infected by what seems to be the chief bad guy from The Upside Down. To be fair, as little as you know about him from…
Oh! The Horror… | of the Last Church on the Left
The tension between the sadistic and masochistic appeals of horror was reflected in the divide between Cunningham and Craven. The producer saw LAST HOUSE as an escape, an outlet for some dormant pain. As it happens, he also knew that…
Stranger Things: S02E03 The Pollywog
There’s a moment in this episode where Will Byers walks into school after being dropped off by Bob, and it is everything this season is about. Will shuffles his way towards the school doors alone, but quickly he is immersed…