m. night shyamalan

Us and Them: Home Invasion Films and ‘Knock at the Cabin’

Us and Them: Home Invasion Films and ‘Knock at the Cabin’

Is it any surprise that the home invasion film took root during the white flight from American cities in the ’50s and ’60s and reached new levels of popularity in the Trump era?

M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ Doesn’t Recognize Its Own Strength

M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ Doesn’t Recognize Its Own Strength

James McAvoy's impressive acting and fleeting moments of powerful imagery dazzle in M. Night Shyamalan's Glass, but that can't make up for the film's shattered second half.

One of Them Is Not One of Us in M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Split’

One of Them Is Not One of Us in M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Split’

The movie's version of Dissociative Identity Disorder is not science, but metaphor, and horror movie metaphor at that.
‘Wayward Pines’ Tinkers With Familiar Strangeness

‘Wayward Pines’ Tinkers With Familiar Strangeness

Mixing together the perfection of Wisteria Lane, the damp environs of Twilight, and Twin Peaks, Wayward Pines is an intriguing collection of the familiar.

Fear Is Literally Fatal in ‘After Earth’, and the Obvious Is Fatal, Too

The Curious Case (and Continued Disgrace) of M. Night Shyamalan

By One’s Own Hand, Then

The Happening

The Happening

Mess Hysteria: The Happening vs. The Signal

Lady in the Water (2006)

The Village (2004)