by Jenn Adams | Apr 26, 2023 | All of Them Witches, Deep Dives
“SHIRLEY,” “HANGSAMAN,” and the Art of Writing With a Broomstick By JENN ADAMS The 2020 film SHIRLEY is not a biopic. Josephine Decker’s dreamy film reimagines details from the life of author Shirley Jackson and explores the tumultuous months spent writing her second...
by Jenn Adams | Apr 24, 2023 | Reviews
MOVIE REVIEW: “HOMESTEAD” is a Progressive Horror Western With a New Kind of Hero By JENN ADAMS The Western genre is not particularly known for its feminism. These often regressive films are generally set in the American West of the 19th century and follow cowboys,...
by Jenn Adams | Mar 10, 2023 | All of Them Witches, Deep Dives
“THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE” and Waking the Witch Within By JENN ADAMS THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE is ostensibly a story about death. André Øvredal’s terrifying film follows Austin (Emile Hirsch) and Tommy (Brian Cox), a father-son team of coroners tasked with examining a...
by Jenn Adams | Jan 4, 2023 | Books
Book Review: “MUMS & SONS” Explores an Often Oversimplified Bond Through the Lens of Horror By JENN ADAMS Mums & SonsWritten by Rebecca McCallumPlastic Brain Press The world of film analysis has seen its fair share of ink spilled on cinematic mothers, but an...
by Jenn Adams | Jan 3, 2023 | All of Them Witches
It’s a Hot Thing We Do: Dance as Spellwork in “SUSPIRIA” (2018) By JENN ADAMS Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Dario Argento’s classic film Suspiria was one of the most hotly anticipated remakes in recent memory. SUSPIRIA (2018) stars Dakota Johnson as Susie Bannion, a...
