is the host of “No Pussyfooting,” an online radio show on www.kpiss.fm. She is the editor of Paul Verhoeven: Interviews (UPM) and has contributed to Film Comment since 2006.
The charismatic actor Bill Paxton made his feature directorial debut with 2001’s Frailty, an unsettling, twisty thriller with noir underpinnings.
November 14, 2024
Co-directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer on a crowdfunded budget, Starry Eyes is a nasty piece of independent...
November 3, 2024
In spite of its title, Irish director Damian McCarthy’s latest film Oddity is more familiar than strange—a classic whodunit...
July 19, 2024
Of all the myriad films titled Thirst, Rod Hardy’s 1979 feature stands out as a multi-genre wonder, a horror/sci-fi hybrid with...
June 19, 2024
Clocking in at a swift 87 minutes, Andrew Cumming’s feature debut is a slick, beautiful genre piece best suited for the big screen.
February 9, 2024
When Paul Vecchiali passed away early this year at the age of 92, he left behind a prolific legacy of films.
November 15, 2023
The title of Demián Rugna’s new horror opus is something of a misnomer: moving at a swift pace over the course of...
October 30, 2023
A witchy tale of time travel, young love, and sporty women, Léa Mysius’s sophomore feature is an entrancing puzzle film...
May 18, 2023
Often considered a sacred rite of passage, pregnancy is an aspirational, much-coveted physical state for women the world over.
February 10, 2023
The director’s latest film, Flux Gourmet, further amplifies his wonderfully obsessive attention to the aural experience.
June 24, 2022
The Knives and Skin director talks about her feature follow-up Night’s End, collaborating with Shudder, and the creative freedoms afforded by the horror genre.
May 10, 2022
Tangerine Dream’s synth score dynamically guides Michael Mann’s only foray into horror-fantasy, The Keep.
October 31, 2021
is a writer, photographer, videographer, and cinephile living in Portland, Oregon.
