Cerebral and Corporal Horror in Audition
It’s usually easy to spot a horror film. Perhaps more than any other genre, horror is the cinematic category ofContinue Reading
Tag: Ridley Scott
Underwater ★★★
A Lovecraftian homage to 70s-80s science-fiction horror, William Eubank’s Underwater offers little to reinvent its deep-seated genre conventions — yetContinue Reading
The Lodge ★★★
English film critic Robin Wood once defined the horror film as one that presents a scenario of normality under threatContinue Reading
Stop Making Sense: The Ecstasy of Anxiety
Stop Making Sense opens with David Byrne walking onstage and placing a boombox down. Staring restlessly out into the audience,Continue Reading
Fright 10: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
“The film which you are about to see is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of fiveContinue Reading
Fright 1: Alien
In space, no one can hear you scream. Steam and smoke billow everywhere about the never-ending, amber-lit corridors of theContinue Reading
All the Money in the World ★★½
Though often heralded as one of the best directors – on pure talent alone – working today, Ridley Scott isContinue Reading
Creep 2 ★★★★
Good sequels are rare. Good horror sequels are even rarer. The problem with most sequels, especially in horror, is thatContinue Reading
The Films of Ridley Scott
At the midpoint of each month, we feature a figure or theme within the film community and share our thoughtsContinue Reading
The Films of Tobe Hooper
At the midpoint of each month, we feature a figure or theme within the film community and share our thoughtsContinue Reading
