Swarm is a satirical and twisted murder-filled series that hyperbolizes Beyonce’s infamously reactive and severe fanbase, “The Beyhive.” Lead screenwriters…
no matter what kind of story relieves the pressures of real life, escapism allows us to imagine how our narratives could be different: what might happen if we owned that bakery, pulled that sword from that stone, or were selected as the chosen one.
I was no stranger to Otessa Moshfegh’s strange and sometimes uncomfortable stories before I read Eileen, but this novel takes…
Basing a film on the premise of meeting your new spouse’s in-laws isn’t exactly a novel idea. There’s plenty of drama and hijinks that comes with the territory – especially if the new in-laws have traditions, customs, beliefs, or status that takes some getting used to. Sometimes, there’s an initiation to go through even after the vows are said and done. Sometimes, that initiation involves attempting to survive a deadly game of hide and seek until sunrise while said in-laws try to kill you. That’s the basic premise for 2019’s Ready or Not, starring Samara Weaving as the bride-to-be-hunted, in an intense thriller that plays for keeps up until the final moments…
The Invisible Man follows Cecilia, played by the incredible Elisabeth Moss, after her escape from the house of her abusive tech mogul boyfriend. But even after his apparent suicide, she still encounters a force haunting her life, which she believes to be her boyfriend who’s found a way to become invisible. After her far-fetched theory leaves her discredited and abandoned, it’s up to her to protect herself and her loved ones, discover the truth, and get vengeance…
Netflix has made an impressive splash into the true crime world with entries including Making a Murderer and The Staircase,…