Tag: religion

  • Leave the World Behind, Dir. Sam Esmail(Netflix, 2023)

    Leave the World Behind, Dir. Sam Esmail(Netflix, 2023)

    What was up with the deer? Sam Esmail’s Leave the World Behind (2023) is an apocalyptic psychological thriller. Conventional American family, the Sandford’s, attempt to disconnect from the city with a family holiday. Presented with an opportunity engage with nature, the family remains obsessed with their gadgetry. When they are plunged into technological darkness, almost…

  • X. Dir. Ti West. A24. 2022

    X. Dir. Ti West. A24. 2022

    Alligators and Pornstars Ti West’s 2022 horror film, X, follows a group of adult-filmmakers in their endeavour to create ‘a good dirty movie,’ in spite of the looming persecution of their Bible Belt location. In this scene, central protagonist and self-proclaimed star Maxine swims nude in a bayou and, unbeknownst to her, is stalked by…