Cinema of Feeling:
Films That Haunt, Hurt, and Linger

Dark Winds is a four-season series set in the 1970s on the Navajo Nation near Monument Valley, Arizona. It follows Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and his deputy, Jim Chee, as they investigate a series of violent crimes on the reservation. More than a police procedural, the show offers a portrait of Navajo life at the time - its hardships, resilience, and spiritual depth - all filtered through a dreamy, sometimes surreal atmosphere that recalls Twin Peaks. The show’s greatest strengt

Broken Bird is a horror movie (sort of) that tries to capture the loneliness and descent into madness of a strange young woman working as a mortuary assistant. It has an intriguing premise and an eerie emotional core, but for me, the film was ultimately more passable than memorable, and a little too unsatisfying to fully land. The film follows Sybil, a mannered, quiet, and clearly troubled heroine, played wonderfully by Rebecca Calder. Along the way, Sybil meets a man she bec