All Forms of Art

  A moody thriller about grief, violence, and how far we go for the ones we love. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ( Game of Thrones ) is Rayburn Swanson , a former hunter who now lives in isolation, running a wildlife sanctuary named after his missing daughter. Years after she vanished, Rayburn is just barely functioning—haunted, grieving, and clinging to the hope that she might still return. When a murdered girl turns up in the woods with eerie similarities to his daughter's disappearance, the local sheriff, Alice Gustafson ( Annabelle Wallis ), launches an investigation. Rayburn, meanwhile, accidentally crosses paths with a mysterious masked figure hunting a girl on his land. This encounter pulls him into the heart of the case in ways he never expected. The investigation twists, misleads, and slowly unravels, building toward a reveal that isn’t obvious—and intentionally so. Nothing is as straightforward as it seems. Themes of Grief and Family What makes The Silencing compelling is...

Frankenstein is a classic story about a scientist who brings a creature to life and must then confront the consequences of his experiment.  It is a tale about human responsibility, ambition, and the moral weight of creating life without considering what comes after.  Although it has never ranked among my favorite classics, I recognize its impact across generations. Its themes—fear of the unknown, the pain of rejection, and the search for identity—continue to resonate because they touch universal human questions. Del Toro’s New Version Guillermo del Toro’s new Netflix adaptation is visually stunning, as expected from a director known for combining imagination, craftsmanship, and emotion.  Cinematically, the film is close to perfect: the set design, practical effects, and lighting all reflect his signature gothic style, similar to what he used in Crimson Peak and Pan’s Labyrinth , but with a colder and more restrained tone that fits this story. It feels like a project ...

  There was a lot to say about Gen V Season 2. It started strong — the show was finally finding its own voice, its own space, and its own story separate from The Boys . But the last episode let me down. Everything that made Gen V feel fresh and independent was rushed or undone, as if the only goal was to merge it back into The Boys' story for Season 5. It’s frustrating because Gen V no longer felt like a cameo show … until it suddenly became one again. The Godolkin Arc: Wasted Potential The Godolkin University storyline was one of the most interesting parts of the series.  The politics, the power struggles, the moral ambiguity — it all had so much potential. But instead of giving it the depth it deserved, the finale rushed to wrap everything up, as if the writers were desperate to move on from these characters . It could have been so much more. Character Highlights and Misses Marie Moreau – Supposed to be the heart and hero of the show, but she never really captu...

  When the Ordinary World Turns Hostile Marie NDiaye ’s My Heart Hemmed In begins like a domestic drama and slowly turns into a psychological nightmare.  Nadia, a teacher in Bordeaux, suddenly finds herself shunned by everyone — neighbors, coworkers, even her husband. She has no idea why, and neither do we. It’s a setup that feels almost Kafkaesque — think The Trial or The Metamorphosis — where the real horror isn’t monsters or ghosts, but society itself turning inexplicably against you. A Hall of Mirrors Like in Elena Ferrante’s The Days of Abandonment, NDiaye dives deep into a woman’s unraveling mind, showing how fear distorts perception until reality itself becomes unreliable. Nadia’s paranoia grows, her body reacts in strange ways, and the city around her feels charged with invisible hostility. Reading it feels like being caught between a dream and a panic attack — much like Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Unconsoled, where logic keeps slipping just out of reach. Language That...