Lake Mungo and the Horror of Family

Of all the gruesome, upsetting images that I’ve seen in various horror movies this year (and I’ve seen a lot), the ones that stick in my brain the most, the ones that crop up just as I’m about to fall asleep and jerk me back to consciousness, are a series of blurry, distorted images from … Continue reading Lake Mungo and the Horror of Family →

Charlie Kaufman’s Antkind is a Singular and Hilarious Debut Novel.

Charlie Kaufman's Antkind is an absurdist maximalist novel that makes his entire body of work feel like Neorealism in comparison. As a huge fan of his movies, I thought I knew what to expect from his debut novel, but he turns everything that I associate with his style—the sense of reality being a bit skewed, … Continue reading Charlie Kaufman’s Antkind is a Singular and Hilarious Debut Novel. →