The Village at 20 finds the bleak, daring M. Night Shyamalan thriller has aged well

The Village at 20 finds the bleak, daring M. Night Shyamalan thriller has aged well

In 1890s Pennsylvania, a small settlement keeps itself shut off from the rest of the world. Nobody enters the surrounding woods for fear of creatures known as Those We Don’t Speak Of, and the isolationist life is simple, if hard to sustain. After the death of a child, Lucius Hunt (Joaquin Phoenix) asks de facto … Read more

Netflix drama review: Joko Anwar’s Nightmares and Daydreams – engrossing Indonesian series

Netflix drama review: Joko Anwar’s Nightmares and Daydreams – engrossing Indonesian series

Interweaving elements of horror and science fiction with more grounded stories about his country’s chequered past and enduring economic disparities, what emerges is significantly more than the sum of its parts. On the surface, it appears to be a relatively straightforward anthology series in the vein of The Outer Limits or Black Mirror. Del Toro … Read more