10. Slow West. “Once upon a time, 1870 to be exact, a 16 year-old kid traveled from the cold shoulder of Scotland to the baking heart of America to find his love …” In his feature film debut, writer/director John Maclean offers us a post-deconstruction reconstruction of the Western as haunted folk ballad. To be sure, we’ve seen and heard all ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionA Nightmare on 8 Mile Road: It Follows (2015)
Spoiler Scale (How spoilery is this article on a scale of 1 to 10?): 8 * * * “[N]ightmares exist outside of logic, and there’s little fun to be had in explanations; they’re antithetical to the poetry of fear.” – Stephen King, “Why Hollywood can’t do horror,” ew.com (7/7/2008) * * * Writer/director David Robert Mitchell’s sophomore feature announces its ... Read More »