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It’s that time of year again when I write reviews of our October 2024 horror film lineup! Which time of the year you ask? February. We began with one of … Continue Reading Don’t Look Now (1973) October 1st, 2024
Coming to us via the good people at the Criterion Channel, Prom Night is a regrettable addition to this year’s October horror marathon. It’s difficult to say where Prom Night … Continue Reading Prom Night (1980) October 23rd, 2023
A twisted study on hierarchy, morality, and authority, Massacre at Central High is a confounding exploration of society through the lens of a High-school new-kid. David’s finding it difficult to … Continue Reading Massacre at Central High (1976) October 15th, 2023
Murders in the Rue Morgue is exactly the kind of movie I’ve been missing. Bella Lugosi, as the mad Dr. Mirakle, kidnaps Parisian women in 19th-century France and subjects them … Continue Reading Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) October 11th, 2023
At its worst our annual horrorthon is discouraging and exhausting. Subjecting ourselves to a high chance of stinkers and a low chance of great movies takes its toll. For every … Continue Reading Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980) October 8th, 2023
In The Lost World, a motley crew of British explorers, journalists, and an orphan venture to the jungles of South America in search of evidence of a hidden prehistoric land untouched … Continue Reading The Lost World (1925) August 27th, 2023
The Tale of Zatoichi begins as a story of two rival yakuza clans. One hires an ailing ronin as their protector and the other hires the famous blind swordsman Zatoichi … Continue Reading The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) June 25th, 2023
I expected Eo to be a beautifully shot sappy story of a donkey suffering through a life as a service animal. Less like a seeing eye dog and more like … Continue Reading Eo (2022) April 10th, 2023
Too much of a good thing can completely ruin the fun. Inevitably that’s what happens during October when my overexcited wife obsesses over filling every available hour watching horror movies. … Continue Reading House (1977) October 25th, 2021
My Dad’s overseen my film education since early childhood. While some parents absentmindedly planted their kids in front of TVs playing any old thing, my Dad took care to curate … Continue Reading The Red Shoes (1948) January 9th, 2021
Bicycle Thieves is the ultimate feel-bad movie. A poor day laborer living in the ghettos of post-war Italy competes against his impoverished neighbors for scant manual labor jobs. He secures … Continue Reading Bicycle Thieves (1948) January 1st, 2021
Guillermo del Toro loves fairytales. He’s quick to share his insights on the subject in interviews or on commentaries and his ability to create films with an authentic fairy tale … Continue Reading Cronos (1993) October 31st, 2020
Imagine, it’s Halloween 2020 the last day of October. My wife’s taken the day off and we’ve planed to spend the whole day watching horror movies. Where do we start? … Continue Reading Kwaidan (1964) October 31st, 2020
Dværgen or Abducted Bride is a Dutch dwarfsploitation/sexsploitation film most commonly known as The Sinful Dwarf. You may be wondering “Why is he reviewing a 70’s porno in the middle … Continue Reading Dværgen (1973) October 24th, 2020
Liking Cronenberg is what happens when horror film appreciation matures. As a kid I appreciated Wes Craven for pushing us to think about the nature of fear in A Nightmare … Continue Reading The Brood (1979) October 17th, 2020
Testing positive for Covid-19 last October briefly forced my wife and I to quarantine in different houses. Enduring this inconvenience was aggravating for all the expected reasons associated with Covid-19 … Continue Reading Equinox (1970) October 16th, 2020
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