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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Review (Film, 2020)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is one of the greatest stage to screen adaptations of all time, brought to life with impeccable tone and style by George C. Wolfe.
Unconventional Christmas Stories
Sometimes it’s nice to celebrate Christmas with a less traditional story. There’s always a place for a traditional special, story, or film. I like to shake things up and celebrate all facets of the holiday season.
Cadaver (Kadaver) Review (Film, 2020)
It is the end of the world after a nuclear disaster. The survivors are struggling, digging through abandoned buildings for what little supplies remain. Leo, Jacob, and their daughter Alice are invited to attend a play at a luxury hotel that includes a free meal. It is pure spectacle, a bright spot in the lives of a suffering people, though the show itself proves far more trying.
Spookier Times Episode 4: Gothic versus Ghost Stories, the Gothic Epistolary, and The Turn of the Screw
In this episode of Spookier Times, we take a deep dive into Henry James' The Turn of the Screw. We look at its genre, its modern adaptations, the use of epistolary structure in Gothic Literature, and some of the best adaptations of James' classic Gothic/ghost story.