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Finding a Kindred Spirit in the Deep Depths of Despair
The poignant and fortuitous bond between strangers: ‘Lake George’
Apr 30
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Akos Peterbencze
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The Exquisite Eeriness of Bird Horrors Part III: 'Cuckoo' (2024)
Bringing my series to a close with Tilman Singer’s deliciously deranged horror mystery that caws its way inside your head
Apr 23
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Akos Peterbencze
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The Exquisite Eeriness of Bird Horrors Part III: 'Cuckoo' (2024)
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Has the Time Come to Stop ‘Eating the Rich’?
Apple TV’s new cheeky comfort show, ‘Your Friends and Neighbors,’ offers a self-reflective and delightful alternative
Apr 11
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Akos Peterbencze
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Has the Time Come to Stop ‘Eating the Rich’?
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Horror Aughts #8: 'Hostel' and The Chainsaw Politics of Comeuppance
In 2006, Eli Roth served up toxic masculinity and then gouged its eye out
Apr 4
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Akos Peterbencze
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Horror Aughts #8: 'Hostel' and The Chainsaw Politics of Comeuppance
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How We Made Brands Out of Cancer and Mental Illness
Disease Debauchery: 'Apple Cider Vinegar'
Mar 27
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Akos Peterbencze
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Open Discussion: ‘Severance’ Season 2 Finale
Questions, theories, suspicions — gimme it!
Mar 21
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Akos Peterbencze
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Open Discussion: ‘Severance’ Season 2 Finale
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‘Common Side Effects’ — A Psychedelic Delicacy
This world could use some healing
Mar 18
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Akos Peterbencze
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‘Common Side Effects’ — A Psychedelic Delicacy
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Horror Aughts #7: ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ and the Boundary-Pushing Evolution of Schlock Horrors
Alexandre Aja’s 2006 remake isn’t nearly as shocking as it once was — why’s that?
Mar 10
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Akos Peterbencze
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Horror Aughts #7: ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ and the Boundary-Pushing Evolution of Schlock Horrors
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The ‘Bloodborne’-esque Milieu of ‘Nosferatu’ Beguiled Me
The beauty of shadows
Mar 3
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Akos Peterbencze
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The ‘Bloodborne’-esque Milieu of ‘Nosferatu’ Beguiled Me
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‘Companion’ Proves Humans Are Still More Intriguing and Sinister Than AI Can Ever Be
Or... at least for now
Feb 24
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Akos Peterbencze
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‘Companion’ Proves Humans Are Still More Intriguing and Sinister Than AI Can Ever Be
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‘Invincible’ is Still Fine. But It's Also Running in Circles.
Why is Robert Kirkman stalling when we should be neck-deep in a Viltrumite invasion?
Feb 20
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Akos Peterbencze
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‘Invincible’ is Still Fine. But It's Also Running in Circles.
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'House' Was the Quintessential Single-Guy Show
Remember Dr. Greg House, the poster boy for middle-aged single blokes with near-infinite freedom and impunity?
Feb 10
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Akos Peterbencze
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'House' Was the Quintessential Single-Guy Show
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‘Mythic Quest’ S4: The Goofball Video Game Family Continues to Rip Jokes in Savage Fashion
Our adorable nerds, cynics, and narcissists are back to make fun of AI, sex, and each other
Jan 24
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Akos Peterbencze
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‘Mythic Quest’ S4: The Goofball Video Game Family Continues to Rip Jokes in Savage Fashion
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The Exquisite Eeriness of Bird Horrors Part II: 'Hatching' (2022)
Exploring further the themes of Bird Horrors in Hanna Bergholm’s unusual, deliciously gory, coming-of-age creature feature
Jan 9
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Akos Peterbencze
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The Exquisite Eeriness of Bird Horrors Part II: 'Hatching' (2022)
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Dr. Greene's Unforgettable, Heart-Crushing Death on ‘ER’ and the Grief of Past and Future We All Share
Feb 29, 2024
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Akos Peterbencze
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Dr. Greene's Unforgettable, Heart-Crushing Death on ‘ER’ and the Grief of Past and Future We All Share
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An Hour of Peak TV: ‘ER’s Love's Labor Lost’ Was Medical Drama at Its Most Harrowing Best
Jan 22, 2024
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Akos Peterbencze
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An Hour of Peak TV: ‘ER’s Love's Labor Lost’ Was Medical Drama at Its Most Harrowing Best
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‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2 Fails to Revive the Same Flair That Made It a Hit
Nov 23, 2024
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Akos Peterbencze
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‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2 Fails to Revive the Same Flair That Made It a Hit
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‘John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams’ — True Crime Meets Horror in an Unsolved Mysteries-style Docuseries
Oct 9, 2023
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Akos Peterbencze
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‘John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams’ — True Crime Meets Horror in an Unsolved Mysteries-style Docuseries
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‘Disclaimer’ — Alfonso Cuarón Composed a Master Thriller Fuelled by Sex, Grief, and Revenge
Oct 4, 2024
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Akos Peterbencze
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‘Disclaimer’ — Alfonso Cuarón Composed a Master Thriller Fuelled by Sex, Grief, and Revenge
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‘Disclaimer’ — Alfonso Cuarón Composed a Master Thriller Fuelled by Sex, Grief, and Revenge
The Mexican auteur’s first mini-series on Apple TV+ is a slick narrative puzzle, oozing with intrigue and depravity
Oct 4, 2024
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I Ate Your Heart and Felt Nothing — Ryan Murphy's 'Dahmer' is a Disturbing Series with Unfulfilled Potential
Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Aug 1, 2024
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Akos Peterbencze
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I Ate Your Heart and Felt Nothing — Ryan Murphy's 'Dahmer' is a Disturbing Series with Unfulfilled Potential
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'Patrick Melrose' — Why Men Are Afraid to Be Vulnerable
For some men, honesty and sharing are harder than kicking a drug habit
Dec 10, 2023
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Akos Peterbencze
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'Patrick Melrose' — Why Men Are Afraid to Be Vulnerable
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Where Do the Introverted Teen Boys Go After a Life-Changing Summer?
An examination of the sensitive and timid teenage boy character through ‘No Hard Feelings’ and ‘The Way Way Back’
Aug 18, 2023
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Akos Peterbencze
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Where Do the Introverted Teen Boys Go After a Life-Changing Summer?
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‘Beef’ Conveys the Struggles of First and Second-Generation Immigrants With Beautiful Poignancy
Representation matters.
Apr 15, 2023
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Akos Peterbencze
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‘Beef’ Conveys the Struggles of First and Second-Generation Immigrants With Beautiful Poignancy
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