The set up for M. Night Shyamalan’s new genre-bending, survival thriller, Old, is easy to compare against his buzziest, most popular canon. Returning to his twisty, knotty roots in films like The Village and Signs, Old presents us with a…
Glass Movie Review: A messy but fascinating character study
With Glass, M. Night Shyamalan faces a challenge fit for a superhuman. How does one cross the grounded style and characters of Unbreakable, a 19-year-old superhero mood piece, with the nightmarishly deranged antagonist of Split? His answer mirrors the philosophy…
Glass Reflects a Distinct Superhero Tale in First Trailer From Comic Con
“It’s amazing to meet you. It is simply extraordinary.” Pack it up, MCU and DCEU, youse are relics now since Glass proves that the SCU exists. For the uninitiated, that would stand for “Shyamalan Cinematic Universe.” In what is described as…
Why is M. Night Shyamalan Getting so Many Directing Shots While Women are Only Getting One?
Even if you haven’t seen an M. Night Shyamalan movie, you know what an M. Night Shyamalan twist is. It’s a small piece of the plot which suddenly makes us question everything, including our own lives. 18 years later, we’re…
Movie Review: Split
Certain directors have the ability to bring a slight shiver down one’s spine when their name is brought up in conversation. Some like Christopher Nolan and Steven Spielberg inspire and excite film lovers; others like M. Night Shyamalan give off…
TV Review: Wayward Pines 2×01 “Enemy Lines”
Most of us are fortunate enough to have a place we can call home. It’s earned this title not because it is where we live, but the significance it carries. Material things aren’t what make a home, it’s the people…
14 Found Footage Films That Are Actually Good
I’ll finally admit something that I’ve been keeping to myself for a while: I love found footage films. I wouldn’t even call them a guilty pleasure; they’re just a damn pleasure to me. Like many, my introduction to the genre…