Cinema Saint: Robert Rodriguez

Posted by Christopher Aguiar | Sep 22, 2017

Dying is a Team Sport and Pet Sematary is the Scariest Stephen King Adaptation

Posted by David Shreve | Sep 21, 2017

Carrie White Burns in Hell: Carrie’s 40th Anniversary

Posted by Becky Belzile | Sep 20, 2017

Death and the Passage of Time in Twin Peaks: The Return

Posted by Jack Godwin | Sep 20, 2017

Scenes from a Marriage: The Genre Subversions of True Lies

Posted by Shawn Glinis | Sep 20, 2017

On Loneliness & Abuse In Stephen King’s IT

Posted by Sean K. Cureton | Sep 19, 2017

God Help You: Noah, mother! and Aronofsky’s Mythic Domestic Horrors

Posted by Richard Newby | Sep 18, 2017

The Masks In Front of the Man: Tom Hardy Turns 40

Posted by David Shreve | Sep 15, 2017

Black Swan and the Search For Perfection

Posted by David Hart | Sep 15, 2017

The Three Shinings and The Problem With Adapting Stephen King

Posted by Ethan Warren | Sep 14, 2017

Twin Peaks: The Return is a Monumental Achievement

Posted by Josh Rosenfield | Sep 14, 2017

Good Time and the Cure for Urban Alienation

Posted by Zac Fanni | Sep 14, 2017

Roundup

Idris Elba Reads Idris Elba Fan Fiction to Promote The Mountain Between Us

Sep 25, 2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle is Fun but Empty

Sep 25, 2017

Stronger Is One Big Phantasmagoria

Sep 25, 2017

The Lego Ninjago Movie is Flawed but Emotionally Rich

Sep 22, 2017

Indivisible Is A Dark Fairy Tale

Sep 22, 2017

Need a Good Scare Today?

Sep 21, 2017

The Punisher is Out for Blood in First Trailer for the Netflix Series

Sep 20, 2017

Go Deeper into the World Before Blade Runner 2049 in the Second of Three Shorts

Sep 20, 2017

Lara Croft’s Adventure Begins in Tomb Raider Trailer

Sep 20, 2017

American Assassin is Poorly Timed and Under Developed

Sep 18, 2017

Mother! is an Inspired Creation

Sep 15, 2017

Tulip Fever Is In No Danger of Catching On

Sep 15, 2017

Onlooker

BLOTTER | The Grim Sleeper and Dragging the Lake

Sep 21, 2017

Strong Island Continues Netflix’s Streak of Strong True Crime Work and Imp...

Sep 20, 2017

BLOTTER | Liquid Matthew

Sep 16, 2017

BLOTTER | Fall TV Preview

Sep 14, 2017

The Confession Tapes Takes You Behind the Curtain

Sep 13, 2017

BLOTTER | Fall Film Preview

Sep 12, 2017

BLOTTER | Fall Podcast Preview

Sep 6, 2017

BLOTTER | Sharks, Murder Hostels, and Natalee Holloway

Aug 31, 2017

“This is the Zodiac Speaking”: Fincher’s Film Ten Years On

Aug 31, 2017

BLOTTER | AUGUST 29

Aug 29, 2017

BLOTTER | Fall TV, Vigilantes, and S-Town Updates

Aug 24, 2017

How Sad, How Lovely: The Disappearance of Connie Converse

Aug 22, 2017

BLOTTER | AUGUST 17 Fraud, Charade, and Whataburger

Aug 17, 2017

BLOTTER | Suggestions for More Diverse Crime Series

Aug 15, 2017

BLOTTER | AUGUST 10: Outlaws, X-Files, and Murder

Aug 10, 2017

All the Queen’s Horses: A Huge Crime You Never Heard About

Aug 9, 2017

BLOTTER | 7 Weird Wikis to Get Through Tuesday

Aug 8, 2017

BLOTTER | The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar and Great Longreads

Aug 3, 2017

BLOTTER | August 1 – Women Who Kill, Top of the Lake, and Son of Sam

Aug 1, 2017

BLOTTER | July 27: Santoalla, F. Lee Bailey, and American Fire

Jul 27, 2017

BLOTTER | July 26: Cult Properties, Hell Houses, and the Restless Dead

Jul 26, 2017

BLOTTER | JULY 20: Tarantino, Manson, Erol Morris, and H. H. Holmes

Jul 20, 2017

“My story is a love story”: New York’s Lonely Hearts Murders, Part II

Jul 18, 2017

BLOTTER | Ava DuVernay, Satanic Panic, and My Dentist’s Murder Trial

Jul 13, 2017

“My story is a love story”: New York’s Lonely Hearts Murders

Jul 11, 2017

Blotter | Truman Capote, A Fugitive Hunter, and Oscar-Nominated True Crime

Jun 29, 2017

Blotter | The Unsolved Disappearance of Sarah Fox

Jun 27, 2017

BLOTTER | June 22

Jun 22, 2017

BLOTTER | JUNE 20, 2017

Jun 20, 2017

BLOTTER | JUNE 14, 2017

Jun 15, 2017

BLOTTER | JUNE 12, 2017

Jun 13, 2017

BLOTTER | JUNE 1, 2017

Jun 1, 2017

BLOTTER | MAY 30

May 30, 2017

BLOTTER | MAY 25

May 25, 2017

The Keepers Elevates the True Crime Documentary by Challenging the Trope of Vict...

May 23, 2017

BLOTTER | THURSDAY, MAY 18

May 18, 2017

BLOTTER | TUESDAY, MAY 16

May 16, 2017

BLOTTER | MAY 11

May 11, 2017

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May 9, 2017

BLOTTER | MAY 4

May 4, 2017

BLOTTER | MAY 2

May 2, 2017

BLOTTER | A Murder Obsession From Every State in the US

Apr 28, 2017

BLOTTER | APRIL 27

Apr 27, 2017

TV Takes a Sweeping Look Back at the LA Riots This Week

Apr 26, 2017

BLOTTER | April 25

Apr 25, 2017

Discovery Process: ‘Tales of the Grim Sleeper’

Apr 18, 2017

See the Trailer for HBO’s Latest True Crime Documentary Mommy Dead and Dearest

Apr 13, 2017

Blotter | April 13, 2017

Apr 13, 2017

Blotter | April 11, 2017

Apr 11, 2017

Blotter | April 6, 2017

Apr 6, 2017

Blotter | April 4, 2017

Apr 4, 2017

Blotter | March 30, 2017

Mar 30, 2017

Let the Fire Burn is a Sober Look at a Nearly Forgotten Chapter

Mar 29, 2017

Blotter | Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Mar 28, 2017

Blotter | Thursday, March 23, 2017

Mar 23, 2017

Blotter | Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Mar 21, 2017

Blotter | Thursday, March 16

Mar 16, 2017

Blotter | Tuesday, March 14

Mar 14, 2017

My Scientology Movie Offers An Unexpected Look At A Surreal World

Mar 13, 2017

Mindhunter Trailer: Fincher Gives True Crime Fans a Small Screen Thrill

Mar 1, 2017

Heed its Warning and Beware The Slenderman

Jan 31, 2017

Streaming Suggestions
Criterion Discovery
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Interviews

Netflix Hidden Gem: Carnage Park

by Sean K. Cureton | Sep 21, 2017 | Netflix Hidden Gems, Streaming Suggestions | 0

Carnage Park (2016) Director: Mickey Keating Genre: Horror IFC Midnight Synopsis: Psychotic...

Carrie White Burns in Hell: Carrie’s 40th Anniversary

by Becky Belzile | Sep 20, 2017 | Retrospectives, Streaming Suggestions | 0 |
Mubi Hidden Gem: Three Lives and Only One Death

by Nathanael Hood | Sep 20, 2017 | Arthouse Spotlight, Streaming Suggestions | 0 |
Netflix Hidden Gem: Donald Cried

by Sean K. Cureton | Sep 8, 2017 | Netflix Hidden Gems, Streaming Suggestions | 0
Netflix Hidden Gem: Goon

by Sean K. Cureton | Aug 18, 2017 | Netflix Hidden Gems | 0 |

Criterion Discovery: The Killing

by Christopher Aguiar | Sep 13, 2017 | Criterion Discovery | 0 |

Background: Stanley Kubrick’s noir masterpiece is his oldest in the Criterion Collection,...

Criterion Discovery: La Poison

by Nathanael Hood | Aug 25, 2017 | Criterion Discovery | 0 |
Criterion Discovery: Meantime

by Nathanael Hood | Aug 23, 2017 | Criterion Discovery | 0 |
Criterion Discovery: The Phantom Carriage

by Becky Belzile | Jul 19, 2017 | Criterion Discovery | 0
Criterion Discovery: Canoa: A Shameful Memory

by Nathanael Hood | May 12, 2017 | Criterion Discovery | 0

How to Reference The King: Five Great References to Stephen King in Popular Culture

by Sean W. Fallon | Sep 13, 2017 | Lists | 0

Stephen King has written 56 novels and nearly 200 short stories. He has been adapted many, many...

10 Stephen King Novels That Deserve Modern Adaptations

by Richard Newby | Sep 5, 2017 | Lists | 0 |
5 Less Discussed Hitchcock Films That Need to Be Discussed

by Jack Godwin | Aug 16, 2017 | Lists | 0 |
6 Times Alfred Hitchcock Influenced Modern Masters

by David Shreve | Aug 15, 2017 | Lists | 0 |
Spider-Man and Potential Sequel Team Ups

by Diego Crespo | Jul 12, 2017 | Lists, Someone Has to Say It | 0

These are the Good Old Days: ‘One October’ Looks at a Moment in New York

by Samantha Sanders | May 16, 2017 | Interviews | 0

One October tells the story of New York City in October of 2008 through the lens of filmmaker...

“Horror: Where Metaphysics is Innate” An Interview with A Dark Song Director, Liam Gavin

by Samantha Sanders | Apr 27, 2017 | Interviews, Nightmother | 0
Three Words That Will Stick With Matt Novack Forever

by Staley Sharples | Apr 6, 2017 | Interviews | 0
AE Book Club: An Interview with Ron Wimberly

by Sean W. Fallon | Feb 21, 2017 | Interviews | 0
Blaxploitation Corner: A Q&A with Josiah Howard

by Richard Newby | Feb 8, 2017 | Interviews | 0

Thank God for the Blood, Downrange is a Disaster

by Becky Belzile | Sep 19, 2017 | 0 |

Overview: Six people are tormented on a deserted road by a hidden gunman. Genco, Inc.; 2017; Not...

Jennifer Lawrence is an Assassin in Red Sparrow Teaser

by Richard Newby | Sep 14, 2017 | 0 |

Jennifer Lawrence re-teams with Francis Lawrence for the espionage thriller, Red Sparrow, based on...

An Animation Marathon for Don Bluth’s 80th Birthday

by David Hart | Sep 13, 2017 | 0 |

For the occasion of this, Don Bluth’s 80th birthday, I decided to do something a little...

InSession Film Podcast Talks IT (Feat. Richard Newby)

by Richard Newby | Sep 13, 2017 | 0 |

On my fourth visit to the InSession Film Podcast, things got a little scary. I had the oppurtunity...

Christine Returns in New John Carpenter Directed Music Video

by Richard Newby | Sep 13, 2017 | 0 |

John Carpenter has returned to filmmaking! Well, sorta. The John Carpenter compilation album, John...

Logan Lucky, Patti Cake$, And The Apolitical Politics of Desperate Poverty

by David Shreve | Sep 13, 2017 | 0 |

Since I watched Logan Lucky a few weeks back, I’ve been thinking about this joke I used to tell....

I’m Your Number One Fan: Misery and Perfecting Time, Tone, and Tension

by Richard Newby | Sep 12, 2017 | 0 |

Overview: When a car accident leaves famous author Paul Sheldon for dead in the middle of a...

The More Things Stay the Same: The Characters of Twin Peaks: The Return

by Josh Rosenfield | Sep 12, 2017 | 0

Though he’s undoubtedly the protagonist, Twin Peaks was never solely about Agent Dale Cooper. Its...

Patti Cake$ Pleases with a Star Performance from McDonald

by David Hart | Sep 11, 2017 | 0 |

Overview: The story of aspiring rapper, Killa P, and her desire to somehow get out of Jersey. Fox...

Coming to Terms with America in De Palma’s Blow Out

by Chris Celletti | Sep 11, 2017 | 0 |

Perhaps the most famous frame in Brian De Palma’s 1981 film Blow Out is of a woman, portrayed by...

IT Forces Us to Come to Terms With the Horror of Nostalgia

by Richard Newby | Sep 8, 2017 | 1 |

Overview: A group of kids band together over the course of a summer to defeat an ultimate evil...

Abundant Acreage Available Demands Empathy and Rewatches

by Nathanael Hood | Sep 8, 2017 | 0 |

Overview: Following the death of their father, a middle-aged brother and sister must deal with...

Get Lost and Scared with Daniel Radcliffe in the ‘Jungle’ Trailer

by Becky Belzile | Sep 7, 2017 | 0 |

The Halloween season is starting to heat up! Announcements are being made, decorations bought, and...

Twin Peaks: The Return Finale

by Jack Godwin | Sep 7, 2017 | 0

Part 17 In South Dakota, Gordon tells Albert and Tammy a secret he has kept to himself for years....

Running from Nightmares: The Terrifying Nature of Power in Stephen King’s IT (1990)

by BC Wallin | Sep 7, 2017 | 0

One of the more impactful forms of storytelling is in the tales of the hopeless. When a viewer can...

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