In this post, Vernacular’s resident satirist picks on their favorite shows and movies streaming for the month of August.
Movies
A Trippy Claymation Allegorical Celebration of Mark Twain from 1985
I recently discovered a strange and disturbing video on YouTube depicting Satan, Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, and Becky Thatcher. The depiction of Satan was powerful and haunting and disturbing. The fallen angel has no head, merely a body that holds… Read More ›
Spontaneous Denial
Spontaneous (2020) A Review by Megan Bosarge If people around you suddenly started blowing up, you might find yourself wondering if each moment was your last. This is the strange and morbid reality of Spontaneous, directed by Brian Duffield. Mara… Read More ›
What Lies Below
Review by Megan Bosarge Netflix does it again, creeping out audiences with its latest sci-fi thriller, What Lies Below, directed by Braden R. Duemmler. When Liberty Wells (Ema Horvath) returns home from summer camp to find her mother, Michelle (Mena… Read More ›
Synchronic
If pressed to discuss dialogue as a quality of film, the kind that allows the characters to jump off the screen and become someone else, a few choice directors like Robert Altman and Quentin Tarantino come to mind. Justin Benson,… Read More ›
Bliss Takes Familiar Cues from Matrix, Inception, to Create Something New, Better
Stop what you’re doing and go watch Bliss. Director Mike Cahill (Another Earth, I Origins,) delivers yet another mind-bending flick that will keep viewers guessing as they fall in love with the main characters. Perfect for fans of Black Mirror,… Read More ›
Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse is the Feel Good Comedy You Need During the Pandemic.
One of the first memes I saw that made me chuckle after quarantine began was a letter board on the side of the road read: I was told there would be zombies. We all expected a boom, but the world… Read More ›
Why Can’t We Kill the Dog? Anthropomorphism in Classic Children’s Movies
Joe’s recent grumpy review about Frozen I & II got me thinking about the stories we tell our children. Those movies, and often their soundtracks, have been on a constant loop in my busy household for sometime. I even reviewed… Read More ›
Kingdoms Ruled by Entitled Children and Their Imaginary Friends
My son is young enough that I did not need to endure the instant Disney classics of Frozen and Frozen 2. I chose this journey because I seek to understand the most successful commercial property for children in my lifetime…. Read More ›
The Platform directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
“This isn’t a good place for someone who likes books,” Gorent, the main character of the movie The Platform, directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, is told over and over after waking up in a uniquely structured prison that allows two prisoners… Read More ›