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Affection: Feelings, Nothing More Than Feelings

Affection: Feelings, Nothing More Than Feelings

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekJune 2, 2026Affection, Horror, Body horror, Psychological drama, Thriller, Drama, B.T. Meza, Jessica Rothe, Joseph Cross, Julianna LayneComment

Islands: When Lost Souls Sabotage the Best-Laid Vacation Plans

Islands: When Lost Souls Sabotage the Best-Laid Vacation Plans

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 10, 2026Islands, Jan-Ole Gerster, Sam Riley, Stacy Martin, Jack Farthing, Dylan Torrell, Canary Islands, Psychological dramaComment

You Were Never Really Here: Disquieting Psychological Drama Earns its Cannes Stripes

By Liam Lacey

ReviewApril 12, 2018Lynne Ramsay, Joaquin Phoenix, Jonathan Ames, Psychological drama, Cannes

Phantom Thread: Day-Lewis' terrific swan-song disrobes the artistic process

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJanuary 5, 2018Award season movies, Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Thomas Anderson, Dress designing, Psychological drama, Lesley Manville, Vicky Krieps