From Hitchcock to Peele: Mastering Tension in Cinema’s Calm Moments

I’ve written about the Muir Woods scene before (click) but I noticed it was one of my more popular posts so I made a YouTube video exploring the scene a little more in-depth and demonstrating how Hitchcock’s methods live on in modern cinema. Explore the art of suspense in this deep dive into two iconic…

Uncovering Hidden Worlds: Connecting Blue Velvet and Under the Silver Lake

Blue Velvet (1986) and Under the Silver Lake (2019)  may be separated by decades, but these two neo-noir thrillers share striking similarities in their exploration of lurking darkness beneath the sunny surfaces of idyllic neighborhoods. Both Films are available on Max as of today. Both films follow an amateur investigator diving into the seedy underbelly…