MurphJun 9, 20201 min readHereditary I actually really liked this film while watching it, especially until the last scene. I was still shocked, but an interesting chase scene...
MurphJun 9, 20201 min readCreature From The Black LagoonI was so excited to see part of the inspiration for Shape of Water and make my own insights about the decades long discussion about “the...
MurphJun 4, 20201 min readGanja & Hess and Good & EvilThe binary between what is wrong, monstrous and demonic crumbles within the fist of this movie. Every character had their own rational...
MurphMay 19, 20202 min readI too fear going nuts in isolation with my family. It is deeply interesting how the scene when Jack is breaking into the bathroom is literally the breaking point in which however Wendy...
MurphMay 3, 20204 min readHuman Roast Pork Buns didn't do cannibalism as well as it could have.Given its title, my expectation for this movie was gruesome cannibalism. Yet I found that Texas Chainsaw Massacre did a much better job...
MurphApr 25, 20202 min readDook Dook Dook (Uncanny and Abjection in the Dook)The most disturbing part of The Babadook, to me, were the scenes in which the mother was distressed about the violent and terrifying...
MurphApr 19, 20202 min readGay Shame and Monster PrideI have an idea for a final paper that might be titled what this post is titled. Ever since Black, Brown & Queer on Film, I've thought a...
MurphApr 7, 20201 min readIntroduction Hello! My name is Rita, or Murph, or any respectful nickname :) I use they/them pronouns, and I am a sophomore Film Studies major. I am...