Tim Brinkhof
46 posts
Black Mirror Is Back with Another Series of Bad Trips
Even after 6 seasons, this Netflix hit still offers some of the best dystopian sci-fi out there.
June 21, 2023
Behind the Acid Trip That Is Ari Aster’s ‘Beau Is Afraid’
Production designer Fiona Crombie and VFX supervisor Jorge Cañada Escorihuela discuss how they dumped Joaquin Phoenix into a waking nightmare.
May 1, 2023
Diving Into Transcendental Meditation With David Lynch
Could the key to this idiosyncratic filmmaker’s success be his equally idiosyncratic love for transcendental meditation?
April 18, 2023
‘Air’ Tells Story of Nike Signing Michael Jordan
The movie isn’t the slam dunk director Ben Affleck thinks it is, but it’s still pretty good.
April 11, 2023
The Best YouTube Rabbit Holes To Go Down While Smoking
For the curious stoner, YouTube is an infinite library of stories and subcultures. Here are some of them.
March 29, 2023
The Anthropologist Who Became a Shaman Cult Leader
Florinda Donner and Carlos Castenada were both accused of fabricating their encounters with Indigenous healers. After the latter’s death, the former mysteriously disappeared.
February 20, 2023
My Coke-Free Visit to Escobar’s Home Turf
The romanticization of Pablo Escobar has turned Colombia into a narco-tourism hotspot, much to the chagrin of those who live there.
January 31, 2023
The Life and Drug Trade of Vladimiro Montesinos: Peru’s Shadiest Drug Trafficker
Years after his unmasking, Montesinos’ legacy continues to divide Peruvian society in half.
December 27, 2022