Dark Obsession

"...Oh, the moral bankruptcy of the British upper classes. Dark Obsession is the latest movie to emphasize this point...."

Aug. 16, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest Review: A Dark Song

Sorcery and loss meld in stunning debut

"...dancing widdershins around the cemetery at midnight. In A Dark Song, the revelatory debut feature from writer/director Liam Gavin,..."

Sept. 24, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

My Obsession: The Killer Looks of Edwige Fenech

Bow before the Queen of Giallo

"...giallo. He put on All the Colors of the Dark, Sergio Martino's 1972 story of a woman who has..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Screens Column by Sarah Jane

My Obsession: TV Monster Movies

Forget Seventies glamour: The decade’s made-for-TV movie monsters were the real stars

"...the little demons from Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. I was both enthralled and frightened, and those creatures..."

July 27, 2018 Screens Column by Amanda Reyes

My Obsession: Fleabag

Snarky British comedy mines the prick in all of us

"...of her childhood home, the titular character of British dark comedy Fleabag whips back around to her father, who's..."

May 10, 2019 Screens Column by Beth Sullivan

My Obsession: The Dick Van Dyke Show

Was the Sixties sitcom a harbinger of horror?

"...but it's also a mini-horror romp, part The Old Dark House, part Scooby-Doo (which didn't exist yet). It's creepy,..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Screens Column by Joe Gibson

The Carmichael Show

Pushing boundaries with NBC's sitcom

"...some) thought to be a state of mind, a dark cloud that passes for a season, instead of a..."

June 23, 2017 Screens Column by Kahron Spearman

Dark Times in Austin With Noir City

The czar of noir Eddie Muller on Walter White and classic dread

"...has been chronicling the form since his 1998 book Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir, and he..."

Feb. 16, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas in Bold, Dark Strokes

Artist/Historian Jack Jackson

"...than just a casual interest, it became a real obsession. Something about having to go away before you can..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Prisoners

Jake Gyllenhaal is a detective working a troubling case, and Hugh Jackman's wound-up father of the victim is just one of his problems.

"...wiggle room in popcorn block-busted Hollywood to make a dark, brooding, uplifting downer of a film along the lines..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chapter 27

Jared Leto gains weight and lets it all hang out as John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, in this fictionalized account of what occurred at the Dakota.

"...and a couple of extra chins, and sporting a dark mop of greasy unkempt hair, Leto does look a..."

April 25, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Sunday's Children

"...his ancestral roots and heritage. Sunday's Children continues Bergman's obsession with family biopsy. The Best Intentions ends with a..."

Oct. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Man in Uniform

"...of cop shows is a hit-or-miss affair. Alternating between dark, cynical humor and a grim parable of madness, A..."

Sept. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

World's Best Commercials: Cannes 'ninety-Two

"...ease. For example, an elderly man talks about the dark ages of reusable condoms that “felt as if you..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

M. Butterfly

"...who finds his entire life transformed by his escalating obsession with the diva, whom he calls “my butterfly,” in..."

Jan. 14, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Singles

Love in the Nineties: no drugs and the sex is scary. Actually, Cameron Crowe documents the habits of a generation that adapted.

"...and fear to commit. Meanwhile, Fonda nurses an unrequited obsession for Dillon, a selfish, rock-headed young hero in a..."

Sept. 25, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

SXSW Film: Selected Shorts

From 3,597 submissions, 106 emerge

"...In addition to announcing its after-dark Midnighters slate, today SXSW Film Festival released its short..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Skin I Live In

Pedro Almodóvar, Spain's maestro of madness and desire, reunites with Antonio Banderas for this dark and frazzled tale of l'amour fou.

"...sensual entertainment, a meditation on the warped exigencies of obsession and revenge, and, above all, a dark and twisted..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hereditary

Toni Collette's burning inferno of a performance illuminates this extraordinary horror

"...her screen debut), whose emulation of her mother's miniature obsession has its own darker meaning. Meanwhile her husband Steve..."

June 8, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tim Burton's adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim classic shows just how dull violent retribution can be when it's all someone ever talks (or, in this case, sings) about.

"...this case, sings) about. The focus of Todd's bloody obsession is Judge Turpin (Rickman), a sinister megalomaniac who 15..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Sylvia

Sylvia Plath biopic is sad dirge.

"...death of her marriage seems to be her primary obsession. The movie is all Paltrow’s show, although Gambon’s appearance..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

For the Love of Chocolate

The taste, the look, the feel of an obsession

"...for the finest, purest, and best has become an obsession for chocolate lovers! Gone are the days when mere..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...of talent and titles Now it's time to get dark, experimental, and immersive with today's wave of Midnighters, VR..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part One

Four documentaries examine four film legacies

"...Stories about stories are an obsession. Recent documentaries like Jodorowsky's Dune and Lost Soul detail..."

Sept. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Grimm Love

Semi-fictionalized recounting of our obsession with the Rotenburg Cannibal

"...Oliver; Huber is willing victim Simon. Both bring a dark, disturbing understanding to their characters. Oddly, it's Russell who..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Stitch in Time: Revisiting Stitch V

In lieu of an event, a virtual trip around the online crafting world

"...their favorites list on your way out. My 2007 obsession, Louisiana's supermaggie, have their thinking caps on, as the..."

Nov. 23, 2008 Design Post by Anne Harris

For the Love of Chocolate

The taste, the look, the feel of an obsession

"...eastern Venezuela's cacao growing region. Cariaco is a wonderful dark chocolate made with 60.5% cacao, while Irapa is a..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

For the Love of Chocolate

The taste, the look, the feel of an obsession

"...layers of the finest quality milk, white chocolates, and dark chocolates, drying after each layer. When the coated beans..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

For the Love of Chocolate

The taste, the look, the feel of an obsession

"...Chocolate Espresso and Cashew Cookies, Mocha Pudding Cake, or Dark Chocolate Ice Cream With Cacao Nibs, the book would..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

AFF Interview: Michael Lovan Draws All the Right Cards in Murder Bury Win

Board game dark comedy rolls the dice on laughs.

"...on board games, but Murder Bury Win, the new dark comedy from Michael Lovan, is something different: It's a..."

Oct. 22, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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