Virginia Madsen

Horrific Inquiry: THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT (2009)

While nowhere near as successful as the Conjuring franchise in popularity or quality, The Haunting in Connecticut proves itself entertaining.

SWAMP THING S1E1: An Unearthly Comic Book Come To Life

Besides a slight hiccup, Swamp Thing’s pilot episode is a promising start for the superhero/horror series.

FRAMELINE42: 1985: Cory Michael Smith Gives A Star-Making Performance

1985 is a miracle of a film, one that pays tribute to an era, a generation past, and a culture that fueled the progress of LGBTQ civil rights for decades to come.

1985: A Tender Elegy For The AIDS Epidemic
SXSW Review: 1985: A Tender Elegy For The AIDS Epidemic

Relying heavily on the personal over the historical, 1985 is a gripping reminder that the social drama need not be loud and tumultuous for it to be effective.

I KNOW A WOMAN LIKE THAT: A Heartfelt Collection Of Interviews

I was on holiday with two of my closest friends last week. Amidst the flow of beer, the puffing of cigarettes and the non-stop giggling, the conversation turned to our grandmothers. We talked about how our grandmothers had grown up in such a different time to ourselves, how we are (as women) afforded things that our grandmothers would never have been.