The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) Peterson Hill October 23, 2023 Reviews, TV Mike Flanagan has built a small empire at Netflix. Consistently using a troupe of actors that slip in and out of his projects. The Fall of the House...
Midnight Mass (2021) Peterson Hill September 24, 2021 Reviews, TV Yes, Midnight Mass is a tale of terror, but Flanagan almost exclusively reserves that for the final episode.
Alien Day Retrospective psychodr April 26, 2021 Shot for Shot Back in 2017, the Psycho Drive-In All Stars got together and discussed each of the films in the Alien franchise for the lead up to the release of Alien: Covenant. These are those entries.
Sundance Film Festival 2021: Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) Peterson Hill February 4, 2021 Shot for Shot The standout performance in Judas and the Black Messiah is Kaluuya as Fred Hampton.
Sundance Film Festival 2021: Ailey (2021) Peterson Hill February 3, 2021 Shot for Shot Ailey might not break any narrative and cinematic ground as a documentary, but it is a gorgeous evocation of artistry.
Sundance Film Festival 2021: Jockey (2021) Peterson Hill February 1, 2021 Shot for Shot Clint Bentley’s sophomore effort, Jockey, is a handsome and elegant character study that finds an aging horse jockey towards the end of his career.
Sundance Film Festival 2021: Passing (2021) Peterson Hill February 1, 2021 Shot for Shot Passing is an extraordinary directorial debut.
Sundance Film Festival 2021: Coming Home in the Dark (2021) Peterson Hill January 31, 2021 Shot for Shot James Ashcroft’s feature length directorial debut, Coming Home in the Dark, shares DNA with the works of Michael Haneke.
Sundance Film Festival 2021: Eight for Silver (2021) Peterson Hill January 31, 2021 Shot for Shot Sean Ellis’ Eight for Silver is being referred to as a werewolf story, but that doesn’t seem quite right.
Sundance Film Festival 2021: Mass (2021) Peterson Hill January 31, 2021 Shot for Shot Fran Kranz’s directorial debut, Mass, could take place anywhere.
Sundance Film Festival 2021: In the Earth (2021) Peterson Hill January 30, 2021 Shot for Shot Yes, In the Earth was shot quickly, but this doesn’t feel cobbled together in the slightest.
Sundance Film Festival 2021: How it Ends (2021) Peterson Hill January 30, 2021 Shot for Shot The pandemic isn’t exactly mentioned in How it Ends, but it’s nearly impossible to not sense the responsibility the filmmakers felt.
Sundance Film Festival 2021: One for the Road (2021) Peterson Hill January 29, 2021 Shot for Shot The latest film from Baz Poonpiriya, One for the Road, is glossy and overwrought, wringing the audience for every tear duct imaginable.
Sundance Film Festival 2021: Censor (2021) Peterson Hill January 29, 2021 Shot for Shot As part of the Midnight screenings at this year’s Sundance, Censor is fun, but never quite as wild as what it’s a pastiche of.
Sundance Film Festival 2021: Coda (2021) Peterson Hill January 29, 2021 Shot for Shot Coda might have a subplot or two too many, but Heder’s portrait of a small town is lived in without feeling cloying.
Nosferatu (1979) Peterson Hill October 26, 2020 Shot for Shot With Nosferatu, Herzog isn’t interested in crafting a horror film with easy scares.
The Devil’s Backbone (2001) Peterson Hill October 20, 2020 Shot for Shot Guillermo del Toro lets The Devil’s Backbone be painted with the most vivid details.
Sleepy Hollow (1999) Peterson Hill October 12, 2020 Shot for Shot The tangibility of the world Burton builds in Sleepy Hollow is a miracle.
Avengers: Endgame (2019) Take Two Peterson Hill April 26, 2019 Movies, Reviews Avengers: Endgame might just be the finest film released under the MCU banner.
Early Bird Review Take Two: Us (2019) Peterson Hill March 21, 2019 Movies, Reviews Us is another tour de force in tonal horror that has a core of social commentary running through it.
