The Horror of Humanity—Hans Gruber in Die Hard
Unlike fantastical villains, Hans Gruber doesn’t rely on brute violence or supernatural enhancement. His grea…
Unlike fantastical villains, Hans Gruber doesn’t rely on brute violence or supernatural enhancement. His grea…
The second of the three categories of cinematic terror I’ve outlined— Inevitability , Ambiguity , and Humanit…
Recently, I outlined three categories that define truly terrifying antagonists: The Terror of Inevitability ,…
In Hollywood, the title character usually gets the grand arc, the defining victory, and the emotional climax.…
❌ SPOILER WARNING: This post contains major spoilers for the entire first season of Dark Matter on Apple TV+…
We all know the ritual: The cold open drops you right into the middle of some chaotic nonsense, you hear that…