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Brown Girl Comes Into Her Power in a Dystopian Future
Brown Girl Comes Into Her Power in a Dystopian Future
Brown Girl Begins, directed by Sharon Lewis, delve into Caribbean religion and lore to provide a vision of dystopian landscape.
Andrea Blythe
Jan 24
On Synchronicity, or Meaningful Coincidences
On Synchronicity, or Meaningful Coincidences
Synchronicity provides a way to be present and pay attention to the world around us.
Andrea Blythe
Jan 22
‘Hellier’: A Syllabus
‘Hellier’: A Syllabus
Hellier is a paranormal documentary series (produced by Planet Weird), in which a team of researchers — Greg and Dana Newkirk, Karl…
Andrea Blythe
Jan 14
Running Through a Monster Infested Landscape with ‘Stela’
Running Through a Monster Infested Landscape with ‘Stela’
A woman in white wakes alone in strange cavern. She crawls over boulders, climbing out into the light, and begins to run.
Andrea Blythe
Jan 29
The Great X-Files Rewatch: ‘The Jersey Devil’
The Great X-Files Rewatch: ‘The Jersey Devil’
“It’s a folktale, a myth.”
Andrea Blythe
Jan 26
The Emotionally Charged Experience of ‘What Remains of Edith Finch’
The Emotionally Charged Experience of ‘What Remains of Edith Finch’
What Remains of Edith Finch is a compelling, emotionally pack story of family misfortunes.
Andrea Blythe
Jan 14
Haunted by Grief: A Review of Personal Shopper (2016)
Haunted by Grief: A Review of Personal Shopper (2016)
Personal Shopper, directed by Olivier Assayas, begins with the presence of an ghost.
Andrea Blythe
Jul 27, 2019
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Experimental Paranormal Investigations in ‘Spirits of the Stanley’
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‘Outlanders’ Is a Charming Community Building Game, Laced with Desperate Survival
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