novels

  • Birth/Rebirth Slices Into a Grisly Tale of Motherhood

    Birth/Rebirth Slices Into a Grisly Tale of Motherhood

    Heartbreak and body horror intersect in Laura Moss’ Birth/Rebirth, a homage to Frankenstein and David Cronenberg’s visceral nightmares that also puts motherhood — in various senses of the word — under the microscope. It just premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and will stream on Shudder later this year.


  • His Dark Materials Stops Monkeying Around

    His Dark Materials Stops Monkeying Around

    If you haven’t read or watched His Dark Materials, it’s hard to explain how weird it is. This is its greatest strength, I believe, but also its biggest weakness, because while each part is intensely creative, when more closely examined in isolation, these parts can be utterly bizarre. Case in point: I just watched Ruth Wilson,…