Horror Thursday: Bloody Birthday
This week for Horror Thursday, I look at a slasher/evil child film I had incredibly high hopes for; they were not fulfilled. Horror Thursday: Bloody Birthday
View ArticleCarrie Review (Film, 2013)
Director Kimberly Peirce and screenwriter Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark) seem to be at odds over how to handle a Carrie remake. Peirce coaxes a very natural, almost underplayed,...
View ArticleGravity Review (Film, 2013)
Lieutenant Matt Kowalski is in charge of a five-person mission to the Hubble Space Telescope to install Dr. Ryan Stone’s new monitoring equipment. Everything is going fine until mission control...
View ArticleHorror Thursday: Devil
My new Horror Thursday column is up at Man, I Love Films. This week, we’re diving into the M. Night Shyamalan film that was cleverly marketed as not an M. Night Shyamalan film to quell the revolt...
View ArticleEscape from Tomorrow Review (Film, 2013)
No discussion of Escape from Tomorrow can be divorced from the production of the film. Writer/director Randy Moore’s surrealist horror story was shot on location (and without permission) in Disney...
View ArticleHorror Thursday: Black Rat
This week on Horror Thursday, we’re looking at a slasher film from Kenta Fukasaku, the screenwriter of Battle Royale and the writer/director of Battle Royale II: Requiem. He brings his eye for...
View ArticleOnly God Forgives Review (Film, 2013)
Nicholas Winding Refn has a mission. As a writer and director, he wants to take the subject matter of action films and raise it to high art. It’s a really interesting cinematic philosophy so far...
View ArticleBlue is the Warmest Color Review (Film, 2013)
Blue is the Warmest Color is a quiet character study and romance unlocked by its title alone. Adele, a high school student focusing on literature, tries to fit in by dating the boy everyone knows she’s...
View ArticleHorror Thursday: Brain Dead
I think I enjoyed writing the review more than I enjoyed watching the film. I so rarely get to discuss Lovecraft’s earlier, less-heralded work that I turned a so-so horror into a launching pad for...
View ArticleHorror Thursday: Donovan’s Brain
Yesterday was a bit of a mess, but I did manage to get Horror Thursday up eventually. Last week was even worse. The servers ate my original review of Donovan’s Brain that focused on expectations versus...
View ArticleHorror Thursday: Room 237
Forget everything you thought you knew about Room 237. Yes, technically it is a documentary that features fan theories about the true meaning of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. That’s the misdirection...
View ArticleHorror Thursday: Are You in the House Alone?
What happens when CBS decides they can produce an adult-targeted after school special about pedophiles and male gaze? A laugh a minute horror film that’s meant to be shocking and disturbing. Are You...
View ArticleStories We Tell Review (Film, 2013)
Sarah Polley uses a deeply personal story–the rumors surrounding her own lineage and conception–to explore how people choose to frame the narratives of their lives. Stories We Tell looks at different...
View ArticleThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Review (Film, 2013)
Peter Jackson returns to J.R.R. Tolkien’s immersive Middle Earth for the second of three films inspired by The Hobbit. In The Desolation of Smaug, Gandalf sends the brave dwarves and the sneaky Bilbo...
View ArticleHorror Thursday: American Mary
I want you to form a picture in your mind. It’s Oscar nomination morning. The world is abuzz with anticipation, wondering who the lucky few are who will join the pantheon of greats recognized for their...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire Review (Film, 2013)
In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Katniss Everdeen has gotten herself into more trouble than she can imagine. Her desperate act to save herself and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark has gotten...
View ArticleHorror Thursday: Loner
Well, they can’t all be winners. This week, I looked at a South Korean horror film with a great concept that no one actually wanted to explore on the creative team. Shame. The film I thought it would...
View ArticleBlackfish Review (Film, 2013)
Blackfish packs a huge wallop in under 90 minutes. Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary focuses on Sea World, specifically the effects of leaving killer whales in captivity on their...
View ArticleHorror Thursday: I Sell the Dead
Listen, I’ll admit it. My review of I Sell the Dead isn’t the best looking partner at the dance. The hair is messy and the shoes are scuffed. It still gets the job done. This is what happens when I…
View ArticleHorror Thursday: Corridors of Blood
This week on Horror Thursday, we’re looking at one of the odder Boris Karloff films. No, he doesn’t play a literal monster or undergo some horrifying physical transformation; it’s psychological horror...
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