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I’ve admired Lon Chaney Jr. ever since watching the Wolf Man from 1941. He had such a presence and almost effortless ability to be charming, which still holds strongly in his role as Bruno in Jack Hill’s 1967 Spider Baby. I was damn-pleasantly surprised seeing him again channel a sense of warmth as the caretaker of three adult children of Read more
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Carnival Of Souls is a hypnotic treat to digest. It was an overlooked film back in 1962 but its foreboding beauty seems to generate a long lasting impression for many cinephiles. It’s very iconic and special, considering it inspired George A Romero’s Night of the Living Dead in 1968. Despite its low budget, minimal locations, small cast, it Read more
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I’ve been known to waffle back and forth in picking my favorite Cassavettes film, whether it’s Love Streams or Opening Night, for varying reasons, I seem to always land on Minnie and Moskowitz. It feels like his most personal film, showcasing an unconventional approach to storytelling, much of its dialogue resonates, and the highly skilled ability of both Gena Rowlands Read more
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“There is no going back to normal.” – G.H. Scott I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated the open ended complexity of Leave the World Behind. There are a plethora of rabbit holes to go down and draw on our own numerous conclusions and I feel like that’s what we need more of in cinema today. What’s excruciatingly terrifying is doesn’t Read more
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“Power stays in the shadows.” OPPENHEIMER is a shockwave of deep introspective proportions. It facilitates an importance on curiosity but when such curiosity is soaked in irreversible consequences, the burden of its purpose collides with moral obstruction. Science will always be an inquisitive adventure, and I deeply admire how Christopher Nolan found a cinematic way Read more
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BRAINWASHED SEX-CAMERA-POWER is highly and densely perceptive on the dominance of the male gaze hindering the cinematic orbit of the entertainment industry. Perpetrated from a historical context to the present day where the evidence is much in continuance as it is commonplace. It’s so ingrained in the psyche of the zeitgeist, you generally have to Read more
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In an open letter written in February 2014, Dylan Farrow writes, “Woody Allen is a living testament to the way our society fails the surviors of sexual assault and abuse.” Challenging such a truth is, I am not a fan of Woody Allen and aside from ANNIE HALL, have not sought out to view his Read more
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Oh this film implodes with fury and spite, and I somehow can’t get over the marshmallow hats. (slight spoiler, whoops) One man’s vengeance and platitude of being a highly skilled, prestigious chef of such a stellar reputation is lashing out from past traumas as some galvanizing quest in his magnum opus. This is illustrated later Read more
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The Whale is viscerally dreadful. It’s an emotional journey between a tenderhearted, obese father (Brendan Fraser) and his estranged heavy-tempered daughter (Sadie Sink) that fades into a soul crushing calamity. There are these moments where love becomes a form of healing while simultaneously it tightens the noose around the neck of self destruction. Darren Aronofsky Read more
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What really pisses me off about ROSEMARY’S BABY is this woman’s lack of instinct. Naivety strips her of any potential in kicking ass over her abusers. She’s trusting, loyal, submissive, accommodating of everyone’s needs before herself only to realize she’s a victim plagued by an unruly bunch of soulless creeps. What starts off as a Read more
[Film Reviews from a Female Brain]
MARISSA THE CINEPHILE 