There was a time when Steven Soderbergh tried to retire. Now he’s back to directing one movie a year. Presence just opened today here in Finland and Black Bag, his next movie, opens here in less than a month.
Author Archives: Aki Vainio
September 5 Works on Multiple Levels
Well, two to be precise.
Ten More Non-RPG Books for the GM to Add to the Pile
Here we go again… You can imagine that as weakly or as enthuastically as you like.
My Complicated Take on Magic Arena Achievements
I have played more since they were introduced, but there are problems.
The New York Ripper (1982) Has the Most Accurate Depiction of an American Cop
I haven’t seen very many Lucio Fulci movies, so when the local arthouse theatre screened The New York Ripper (Lo squartatore di New York), I decided to take the opportunity and go see it.
Mickey 17 Is Not Bong Joon Ho’s Finest
It’s definitely in the bottom three, but that isn’t that bad from eight features. Potential worse ones are Okja and Barking Dogs Never Bite. But hey, let’s answer the question of whether you can watch this movie without having seen the 16 previous movies.
A Lot of People Have Read My Post on Oz Perkins Since the Release of The Monkey, So I Guess I’ll Write About It
Not that it’s actually a chore. It is a movie worth talking about.
The Last Showgirl Is a Classic European Character Study
The movie got some Oscar buzz for Pamela Anderson’s performance, but that didn’t really go anywhere, which is weird since both she and Jamie Lee Curtis did get SAG nominations and those nominations are usually very close to the Oscar nominations.
Chhaava Is Too Violent Even for Me
This is one of those kinds of movies I’m not sure I should be talking about since it clearly isn’t for me, but I will.
Scales (2019) Review
Severin has thusfar released two collections of folk horror films under the name All the Haunts Be Ours. This is from the second one.