Haunted Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Midnight in a Perfect World’ is Eerie, but Ponderous
Disappearances, blackouts, and Philip K. Dick collide in a genre tale from the Philippines. Read More
August 29, 2021
Brianna Zigler
Brianna Zigler is an entertainment writer with bylines at Polygon, Little White Lies, Thrillist, The Film Stage, Bright Wall/Dark Room, and more. She runs a bi-monthly newsletter called That's Weird. Follow her and her big beautiful brain on Twitter: @justbrizigs.
Man and Machine Make Love in Auto(mobile)-Erotic ‘King Car’
Some honk car horns, others bonk horny cars. Read More
August 17, 2021
‘Ultrasound’ is Twisty Sci-Fi But Less Than the Sum of Its Confounding Parts
It's okay if filmmakers know more about their story than audiences, but what if they're every bit as in the… Read More
August 15, 2021
‘Ghosting Gloria’ is a Horny Ghost Romance That is Neither Horny nor Particularly Romantic
Finally, a rebuttal to Bo Derek's 1989 comedy 'Ghosts Can't Do It.' Read More
August 12, 2021
The 10 Most Anticipated Films at Fantasia International Film Festival 2021
It wasn't easy picking only ten films to be excited about, but we did it anyway. Read More
August 6, 2021
Is That All There Is? On Beauty and Absurdity in ‘The Beach Bum’
"We're here to have a good time. I just wanna have a good time until this shit's over, man." Read More
May 19, 2021
‘Mainstream’ is an Enchanting, Unsurprising Cautionary Tale of Influencer Culture
Gia Coppola's sophomore feature offers a lurid, engaging take on social media consumption that slips on its own superficial moralizing. Read More
May 7, 2021
‘After Hours’ in the Afterlife: The Case for Paul Hackett’s Hell
In Martin Scorsese's 1985 black comedy, a man's desperate quest to get home after a night gone wrong is actually… Read More
April 22, 2021
The Thorny Sexistentialism of ‘Palm Springs’ and ’50 First Dates’
We examine how these two time-loop comedies deal with sex, free will, and the multiverse theory. Read More
March 22, 2021