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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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March 2025
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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How We Made Brands Out of Cancer and Mental Illness
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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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February 2025
‘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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