Damn Fine TV/Film
The precipice separating dreams from nightmares punctuates the human experience. So often when we find ourselves embarking on something we have been hoping for or near something we've been waiting for, we enter an anxiety-ridden and stressful state, mulling over every decision that led us to the point we are about to experience. This counterintuitive …
One of the most chilling and talked-about series to hit our screens this year is The Haunting of Hill House. Our writers have decided to turn over a few rocks and do some digging with in-depth profiles of the main characters in the show. Who knows what they might discover? So, draw the curtains, turn …
Looks like we've recently gotten a new teaser trailer for Stranger Things Season 3, if you're a fan of the show you're probably similar to me in the fact that you're way too hyped about only half a minute of new information. That's cool though, because it still gives us cause to nerd out and …
This was one of those weeks of Ray Donovan where I continually said to myself, “What? What?? WHAAAT?!” Not everything made perfect sense, but I have faith it will in the coming weeks. The beginning of “The 1-3-2” picks up where we left off last week, with Ray getting thrown into the back of a cop …
Mudbound, nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Mary J. Blige) and Best Adapted Screenplay (among other Academy and SAG nominations), and directed by Diandrea “Dee” Rees, takes place in the heart of the American South---the Mississippi Delta---before, during, and after America’s call to war in 1941. Adapted from Hillary Jordan’s 2008 novel of the same name, …
Throughout the 10 episodes of Kidding Season One, Editor in Chief Andrew Grevas & Daniel Siuba alternated weekly analysis of the each episode. Now with the season completed and Season Two announced, Andrew and Daniel are back, discussing Season One in great length as well as discussing some things they would both like to see …
Christmas is one of those holidays that seem to bring out the best (and worst) in people. It may have something to do with breaking traditions or examining the possibilities of bringing a stranger into our own home, but we're always enthralled with the celebration's dark side. Whatever the reason, there’s plenty of horror films …
There have been many Pandora’s boxes in film history: the box at the end of Kiss Me Deadly, the ark at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark, the little blue box at the end of Mulholland Drive. None are perhaps as visually striking or popular as The Lament Configuration, the fictional Lemarchand’s puzzle …
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Here at 25YLSite, we handle a lot of heavy lifting. Analysis, interpretation, deep discussion, introspective interviews…you name it, we’ve got it. “Favorites” takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, we will take you through a list of favorites—whether its moments, scenes, episodes, characters, lines of dialogue, whatever!—in bite-sized articles perfect …
Indie genre film director and co-conspirator at Mad Science Films, James Plumb, talks about the horror/western/comedy Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, the sad decline of true low-budget horror, and his latest film, Little Monster, in this 25YL guest article. After many years of hearing about it, I finally watched Anthony Hickox’s Sundown: The Vampire in …