The Old Ways: Horror’s Relationship with History
“Horror” is a very broad term, housing under it sub-genre upon sub-genre, upon sub-genre. Comedy…
Making Mistakes in CORALINE
It is well known that Coraline began as a mistake. When writing his novel of…
Foreign Language Oscars: The Broken Circle Breakdown
Each year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences releases a shortlist of foreign…
Roman Polanski Directs Horror For Lifetime
I have such a hard time with Roman Polanski. On the one hand, I have…
I Am The Cosmos: Ben Lerner’s ’10:04′
10:04, the second novel from Ben Lerner, is decorated with a photo of the glittering NYC…
The Avathoir/Wallflower American Vampire Conversation (Installment 2).
The Conversation on The Dissolve Avathoir and wallflower Discuss American Vampire, Volume 1 (Skinner) (Warning:…
All That Jazz Review
Growing up in the 70’s, I hated musicals. I was gravely impatient over the musical…
The Double Review
In his second feature film, Richard Ayoade confidently mashes up his influences. The Double, adapted…
The Garbage Files: beautifulgarbage
You’re so like a rose/I wish you could stay here… -‘So Like a Rose’ It…
He Talked Just . . . Like . . . This!
I tell this story a lot, but when my aunt was very small, her mother…