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Phantasm – Coming of Age in a Waking Nightmare
Few forms of media complement each other better, in my opinion, than metal music and horror films. In a shadowy,Continue Reading
The Last Duel ★★★★
Rape; a word infrequently uttered in director Ridley Scott‘s The Last Duel. It is the heart of the film, asContinue Reading
Outsiders and Hilarity in Basket Case
Basket Case reminds me of the annual Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Both grotesque exhibitions of excess achieve theContinue Reading
Let’s Scare Jessica To Death – The Dread of a New Decade
One of the most striking final moments of Matthew Weiner’s 2007-2015 American period drama Mad Men finds its main character,Continue Reading
From Sideshow to Main Event in Freaks
In 1932, a year after making Dracula (often billed as the first talkie horror picture) Tod Browning released Freaks, whichContinue Reading
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy ★★★½
You can often look at alternative or original titles of films to get at the crux of what the workContinue Reading
The Shape of Rage – Catharsis and the Cyclical Trauma of The Brood
“Go all the way through with it”, is a line repeated more than once throughout David Cronenberg’s The Brood, alwaysContinue Reading
The First Step (documentary) ★★½
Who is Van Jones? Those who do not routinely watch news telecasts might not be familiar with the political commentator,Continue Reading
Hubie Halloween – The Horror of Comedy and the Comedy of Horror
When it comes to “serious film discussions”, no genres are left out so consistently as horror and comedy, with theContinue Reading
Knocking ★
Sweden has a history of making notable films within the horror genre, including silent era classics like The Phantom CarriageContinue Reading
