While I’m a huge horror fan now, I didn’t really get into the genre until I hit my 20s in the late 90s. So while Silence of the Lambs made Hannibal Lecter the premier movie monster of the time, Ridley Scott’s bizarre Hannibal was my first real exposure to the character. Scott’s over-the-top take came…
Review: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Reveals Mr. Rogers to be a Warrior for Love
Like thousands of children before me, I grew up watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. And, like thousands of adolescents before me, I grew out of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and declared my maturity by mocking his warmth and simplicity. He just seemed too nice, too weak to deal with the complex, edgy world that the teenage me…
Review: Sorry to Bother You Agitates in All the Right Ways
During one of his first calls for the telemarketing firm Regalview, Cassius Green (Atlanta and Get Out supporting player Lakeith Stanfield) tries to sell a book collection to a polite but reserved older white woman. Before he can get into his pitch, the woman cuts him off and apologizes, explaining that she has no money…
A Beginner’s Guide to Friday the 13th
Let’s get this straight: Friday the 13th movies aren’t good. Please understand, I say this as someone currently wearing one of my two Jason Voorhees shirts, with a Jason picture as my phone lock screen, the Friday NES game in my system, the Friday PC game installed on my desktop, and with 11 out of…
