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Interview: Filmmaker Ari Aster on Eddington, Making an Omni-Political Period Piece Set in 2020

As I said in my review of Eddington, filmmaker Ari Aster is an artist who sculpts nightmares—not just the kind that frequently populate horror film (although his first feature, Hereditary, […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • July 18, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV

    Review: Filmmaker Ari Aster Skewers Political Divides, Junk Science in COVID-Era Satire Eddington

    Across four films, writer/director Ari Aster has proved himself to be an artist who sculpts nightmares. Not always the stuff of horror movies (although with his debut feature film, Hereditary, […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • July 17, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Nicolas Cage Stars as a Man Reckoning with Unexpected Fame in Dream Scenario

    Exploring the worlds of dreams and nightmares, as well as providing an insightful glimpse into the phenomenon of fame for being famous, Norwegian-born writer/director Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself) has […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 16, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Dream Scenario Filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli on Filming Dreams, Casting Nicolas Cage and That One Fart Joke

    Norwegian-born writer/director Kristoffer Borgli is having a a hell of a year. Earlier in the year, his 2022 feature, Sick of Myself, finally made it stateside to great reviews, and […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 15, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    2019 in Review: Best Narrative Films of the Year

    Parasite

    Call me old fashioned, but I’m a firm believer in not posting a Best Of the Year list until the year is actually over. I’m often able to squeeze in […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 2, 2020
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Foreign Tension, Scary Familiarity in Sun-Drenched Midsommar

    Midsommar

    Back in January 2018, I attended the world premiere of writer-director Ari Aster’s debut feature Hereditary at the Sundance Film Festival, and I predicted that it was an early candidate […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • July 2, 2019
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