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The Messages of Black Horror Films

Black horror films have been around for decades with their popularity spawning about every twenty years. Black horror films have a dual purpose – to tell a story and to address a social issue. · Parker J. Cole

Prospect: Why I Like Nobledark or Grimbright Better than Cheerful and Corrupt

Prospect is a movie I’d recommend over Rim of the World. I both review Prospect and say why I like its type of tale better. · Travis Perry

How “Rim of the World” Shows Our Culture is Drenched in Smut

The Netflix movie Rim of the World isn’t avante-guarde or daringly original–so its innuendoes indicate something about our culture… · Travis Perry

Why Can a Book’s Movie Be So Bad? When an Adaptation Goes Astray

Why do adaptations of books to movies and other media sometimes fail? It isn’t always because they didn’t follow the book closely enough. · Heather M. Elliott

The Arc and the Epilogue

In the beginning, Pixar made Toy Story, and it was good. · Shannon McDermott

A Look Through ‘Glass’

Is Glass worth seeing in theaters? My review finds plenty of good, but I’d say this film is worth the price of a ticket only for hard-core fans. · Travis Perry

Bird Box: Here’s Lookin’ at You, Kid

Is the only way to survive life’s brutal realities to willfully blind oneself to the truth, as in “Bird Box”? · Mark Carver

The Lesser of Two Evils?

Evil cannot defeat evil; it can only replace it. · Mark Carver

First Man: An Example of Fearlessness

First Man not only shows a fascinating lunar landing, it portrays a man unlike most people. Armstrong’s character gives insight in how to portray a hero. · Travis Perry

Alpha–“Fantasy-esque” Pre-historic Fiction

The movie Alpha shows the pre-historic past in a way that reminds me of elements I like from fantasy fiction. I explain why–and broadly recommend this movie. · Travis Perry