Cat People Spine #833 Year: 1942 Director: Jacques Tourneur After last week's article on Tokyo Story, I find myself writing about another film with a minimalist narrative yet rife with thematic material. I'd seen Cat People a couple years ago and, I'll admit, I was left partially underwhelmed. It just didn't have enough for me. … Continue reading Criterion Project #37: CAT PEOPLE (1942)
Author's note: I was out of town for the majority of this week so please forgive the brevity and lack of panache of this post. I'll possibly addend this entry at a later date to include some more in-depth analysis. Vampyr Spine #437 Year: 1932 Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer It seems fitting that I would … Continue reading Criterion Project #34: VAMPYR (1932)
The maniacal Leatherface and his kin have been the subject of 9 films to date, with the most recent iteration debuting on Netflix this past weekend purporting to be a direct sequel to Tobe Hooper's horror masterpiece, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). In the days since its release, online discourse regarding the film has … Continue reading Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) Discussion – The Good, the Bad, and the Bloody
God Told Me To (1976) aka Demon Directed by Larry Cohen Shown: Poster Art What a sure-footed little flick this is. Larry Cohen certainly knows how to create exactly the vibe his script needs. Told from the point of view of a New York City detective, Lt. Peter Nicholas (Tony Lo Bianco), God Told Me … Continue reading Streaming Bonus: GOD TOLD ME TO (1976)
Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street came about at a serendipitous time in the horror genre. The slasher boom of the late '70s and early '80s was in the ebbing phase of its lifespan, devolving into a sea of pale imitations and diluted formulas that stripped the genre of its visceral power. Gore, guts, … Continue reading Slasher Mom: The Birth of Freddy Krueger in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)
One of the beautiful things about re-watching movies is the opportunity for new discovery. Re-evaluation is integral to cinema because art should be an ongoing discussion. You could be watching a film you've seen a thousand times and suddenly the lightbulb pops on - there's a new element you caught that you never thought about … Continue reading On Second Thought: Reassessing Jason in FRIDAY THE 13th PART III (1982)
It's spooky season, so it's time to dust off the keyboard, crack the knuckles, and limber up my brain to talk about a little dandy for you. Shudder has served up a delicious little treat to keep you clutching your blanket on a dark, gloomy night with the horror anthology film, The Mortuary Collection. But … Continue reading Review: THE MORTUARY COLLECTION (2019) is Good Halloween Fun
Can you feel it? I can feel it. We're almost to the top 10! From here on out this is serious business. Many of the scenes I've covered so far have been fun or cool set-pieces, or have been contextually interesting, but the remainder are going to be more intense, and today's scene is exactly … Continue reading The Best Horror Movie Kills of All-Time: #11 – SUSPIRIA (1977)
Hey, folks! I'm back with #20 on my list of The Best Horror Movie Kills of All-Time: Happy plays a trick on himself in the classic Canadian slasher, My Bloody Valentine (1981). One of the well-worn tropes of horror is the macabre herald known affectionately as "The Harbinger". This is the character that confronts the … Continue reading The Best Horror Movie Kills of All-Time: #20 – MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981)
Hey, folks! I'm back with #21 on my list of The Best Horror Movie Kills of All-Time: the plaster suffocation death in Tourist Trap (1979). The world has gone to hell since the last time I posted, but I'm going to continue this list. Maybe there are people out there looking for an escape from … Continue reading The Best Horror Movie Kills of All-Time: #21 – TOURIST TRAP (1979)
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