UNDER THE SILVER LAKE’s Long, Strange Trip

The first trailer for Under the Silver Lake, director David Robert Mitchell's L.A. neo-noir follow up to his nifty horror picture It Follows, landed on YouTube in March of 2018. It was headed for a summer release, and it appeared to be at least an interesting, esoteric indie that should find its audience. Then it stumbled at Cannes; that's … Continue reading UNDER THE SILVER LAKE’s Long, Strange Trip

Karyn Kusama’s DESTROYER Starts Weird, Finishes Strong

It seemed like those Nicole Kidman set photos from Karyn Kusama's stark LA crime noir Destroyer had been around for years, before the film itself was granted an uber-limited theatrical release and quickly pushed aside at the end of 2018. Kidman, looking haggard and sallow and baked to a crisp by the unforgiving SoCal sun, plays … Continue reading Karyn Kusama’s DESTROYER Starts Weird, Finishes Strong