The scariest aspect of the sci-fi-horror comedy Y2K, for me, is that it’s a period piece, set on the last day of 1999 and the first day of 2000. Almost twenty-five years ago. When I was 38. Nostalgia has moved into periods when I was already hitting middle age. Directed by Saturday Night Live alumnus Kyle Mooney, from a script he wrote with Evan Winter, the film starts like a standard teen comedy. Nerdy Eli...
Phoenix-born and -bred author Peng Shepherd (The Book of M) is back with another page-turner. The Cartographers (HarperCollins, $27.99) is a thriller that follows cartographer Nell Young as she attempts to solve a mystery left behind by her late father, himself a legend in their shared field. Her journey is complicated by an enigmatic yet destructive map collector and a race against time. Through her fast-paced narrative, Shepherd introduces uninitiated readers to “phantom settlements,” intentional...
Revisit the Oscar-nominated short films and check out a new indie thriller.