Scenes from Another Marriage
Bergman Island by Hope Madden A lot can go wrong when a filmmaker toys with meta-filmmaking. The movie can become cloyingly clever, it can lose the audience in its self-indulgence,…read more →
Madd at the Movies
Through the Looking Glass Darkly
The Blazing World by Hope Madden Creepy twin stuff, Udo Kier, alternate realities—yes, The Blazing World. I am in. Co-writer/director/star Carlson Young takes us on a strange journey as Margaret…read more →
Neverending Story
The Last Duel by George Wolf and Hope Madden Take a look at the list of screenwriters on The Last Duel, and one name jumps out at you. There beside Oscar-winning writers…read more →
Animal Instinct
Lamb by Hope Madden Among the many remarkable elements buoying the horror fable Lamb is filmmaker Valdimar Jóhannsson’s ability to tell a complete and riveting tale without a single word…read more →
Shaken and Stirred
No Time to Die by Hope Madden and George Wolf Daniel Craig’s had a good run. As Bond, he delivered a much needed transformation for the Brit spy series, shouldered…read more →
Games of Chance
Bingo Hell by Hope Madden Sometimes a title really hits you, like Bingo Hell. Maybe because the idea of playing this game makes me lose the will to live. Co-writer/director…read more →
Bitter Kiwi
Coming Home in the Dark by Hope Madden I have always counted myself among the major fans of Kiwi horror filmmaking. Peter Jackson may mean Middle Earth to others, but…read more →
Born Under a Bad Sign
The Many Saints of Newark by Hope Madden and George Wolf Murmurs, complaints, and whispers come in and out of focus as a camera meanders through an empty cemetery at…read more →