Five years after the heralded 12 Years A Slave swept the awards circuit, director Steve McQueen followed up with 2018’s Widows, a sullen crime-thriller based on a British TV series from 1983 and co-scripted by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn. … Continued

To gaslight someone means to manipulate them into thinking they’re insane. It’s a cruel concept, one we’ve seen played out in real life. But some films take gaslighting to the next level and demonstrate it for audiences around the world. … Continued

When Guillermo del Toro was six years old, he watched Jack Arnold’s 1954 film Creature From The Black Lagoon for the first time. As he watched Ricou Browning’s Gill-Man reach for the legs of Julie Adams’ character Kay, he found … Continued

  In his 1989 autobiography Miles, Miles Davis wrote of his ex-wife, Betty Davis, an overlooked funk pioneer and style icon, “If Betty were singing today she’d be something like Madonna, something like Prince, only as a woman. She was … Continued

Most everyone has been exposed to mental illness, either through personal experience or a family member or friend. The World Health Organization reports that one in four adults is affected by a condition, whether it be depression, bipolar, anxiety, post-traumatic … Continued

Countless movies and television shows have been inspired by In Cold Blood, based on Truman Capote’s ripped-from-the-headlines non-fiction novel. The 1967 film, together with Arthur Penn’s iconic Bonnie and Clyde, spawned the uniquely American true-crime genre. The chilling crime In … Continued

Mark Ruffalo, the latest actor to take on the daunting task of playing twins, delivers two powerful performances as identical brothers in the six-part series I Know This Much Is True, currently streaming on HBO. While the show is intense … Continued

ADAM SANDLER It came as a surprise to both Paul Thomas Anderson and Adam Sandler fans when the director cast the funnyman in his 2002 film, Punch-Drunk Love. Anderson had three features under his belt, Magnolia, Boogie Nights and Hard … Continued