Carrie Stemke

Forty years after it came out, Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation remains a relevant classic. This taut thriller follows Harry…

All too often, vampire movies follow the same formula: the vampires are played by impossibly good-looking actors, there’s the vampire…

Capote is a beautifully crafted, mesmerizing film that perhaps best demonstrates the late Philip Seymour Hoffman’s ability to effortlessly become…

Paranorman is one of those great “pleasant surprises:” when you turn it on, you’re not sure what to expect, but…

Few films have achieved the balance of horror and comedy like the perfection that is American Psycho. This movie, based on…

There are about a billion serial killer movies (and I’ve probably seen at least half of them), but throughout the…

During his career, Michael Fassbender has made some interesting choices and shown a knack for picking good roles and good…

I’m pretty picky when it comes to musicals. They’re definitely one of the film genres that I’d say I’m less…

Sometimes, a movie comes along that people think transcends the screen, and I have no idea why. Blue Valentine is…

Let me start off by talking about Joss Whedon's sheer talent as a writer/director. He made Buffy the Vampire Slayer,…