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
Tag: The Shining
Most Anticipated of September 2021
Alex Sitaras: With the fall movie season upon us, September is when we usually start to see the films thatContinue Reading
Doctor Sleep, A Single Sequel to Many Sources
Any time there is an attempt to expand upon a film that is held in high regard, whether by makingContinue Reading
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
Relic ★★★
For women in horror films, trauma is fated. It is their bodies at the mercy of narrative evil; their painContinue Reading
The Birth of Horror in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
At one hundred years old, it has been widely argued that The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was the first filmContinue Reading
The Crisis of Faith in The Wailing
The Wailing begins with a quote from Luke 24 in which Jesus appears before his disciples after he has risenContinue Reading
1999 in Film
In the ninth month of the year, we look at a number of the films released twenty years ago atContinue Reading
The Lighthouse
It doesn’t take much more than the opening scene of The Lighthouse to realize you’re watching the work of aContinue Reading
Us ★★★
As children, we’re often reminded that there are two sides to every story. No matter how malicious, repugnant, or cruelContinue Reading
