Ethan Vestby

Trouble In Belief: The Films of M. Night Shyamalan

What foremost seems to unite M. Night Shyamalan’s films are belief, and furthermore faith. Due to them often dealing with the supernatural, that seems a given, being that it’s a natural part of the narrative to have the protagonist overcome initial skepticism; both as an arc and means of grounding a silly concept in somewhat of a reality. Yet Shyamalan’s films dig deeper than just that; it being an essentiality as it extends to a conflict between emotions and rationality....

[TIFF Review] The Lords of Salem

Rob Zombie’s films always strike up controversy; not the kind that’s associated with politics like polemical documentaries, or what the genre he operates in, ho...