For the discussion of film
10/31/2017 – The Essentials: The Old Dark House (1932) Directed by James Whale Any list of essential works of art is going to be inherently subjective. No two people will give you the list and it can vary based on … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – The Essentials: The Old Dark House
Lawrence of Arabia is my favorite film of all time, and I’ve probably spent more time writing about it than is healthy. The movie is renowned for its amazing photography, cast-of-thousand battles and Maurice Jarre’s sweeping score. But I enjoy … Continue reading Scene Dissections: Lawrence of Arabia: Meeting General Allenby
All this month I’ve been watching horror flicks that I’ve never seen before. While this has been (mostly) fun, I also pined for my favorites. Tonight I watched The VVitch (the spelling of the name is a stylistic choice based … Continue reading Vampearl Sheltie’s Month of Madness: She is the Darkness (The VVitch)
Michael Myers isn’t Michael Myers. He’s The Shape. This was John Carpenter’s vision for Halloween (1978), the film inspired numerous slashers after it. Halloween didn’t invent the genre; it wasn’t technically the first slasher. Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Psycho came before are considered proto-slashers, existing … Continue reading Scene Dissections: Halloween: Stranger in the Yard
What’s your favorite shot in movie history? In can be from a classic or a new favorite. Also, don’t worry about repeating an answer. Continue reading Favorite shots in movie history
The Brood (1979) Happy Halloween! I’m glad to start off this week’s write-up with David Cronenberg’s The Brood because, man, I love this movie. I’ve seen it a couple times before and when it comes to directors who have a … Continue reading TCM Underground: The Brood (1979) and Repulsion (1965)
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Peter Pan
10/30/2017 – South Africa: House on Willow Street (2016) Directed by Alastair Orr The cinema of South Africa dates back to The Great Kimberly Diamond Robbery in 1911, only a year after the country achieved some semblance of independence from … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – South Africa: House on Willow Street
YOUR BOX OFFICE NUMBERS (from Box Office Mojo) 1. Jigsaw 2. Boo! 2 3. Geostorm 4. Happy Death Day 5. Blade Runner 2049 Today is your reminder that the first Saw movie came out in 2004, when today’s thrill-seeking teens … Continue reading Box Office: October 27-29, 2017
10/29/2017 – M. Night Shyamalan: Split (2017) Directed by M. Night Shyamalan What can I say, I called an audible. Scroll enough and you’ll find a review of Baskin, but I felt this needed to be spotlighted considering its length … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – M. Night Shyamalan: Split
The idea that justice in Westerns can only be achieved through violence is one that is supported by all of the Westerns that we’ve watched in class. This doesn’t mean that George Stevens, John Ford, and Clint Eastwood support the … Continue reading Justice in Westerns
What’s Halloween without monsters? What are scary movies without monsters? Here are five monsters I consider to be among the best in Movie and Tv history. (In no particular order) 1. You Know him you love him! Godzilla is one … Continue reading The Monster Thread Of Monsters
10/28/2017 – Laos: Dearest Sister (Nong hak) (2016) Directed by Mattie Do While Laos gained independence in 1949, few films, and nothing all that prominent were made in the ensuing decades. What little industry there was, was crushed in 1975 … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Laos: Dearest Sister (Nong hak)
One of the biggest questions in movie history is whether The Godfather romanticizes the mafia. Both sides have fair points, but I already know the answer. The plot of The Godfather needs no explaining. Almost everyone knows about the tale … Continue reading Does The Godfather Romanticize the Mafia?
10/27/2017 – Greece: Island of Death (Ta pediá tou Diavólou) (1976) Directed by Nico Mastorakis For my third country profile of the year after China and Switzerland, I will be taking a look at Greece. As I described in the … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Greece: Island of Death (Ta pediá tou Diavólou)
I first discovered Bizarre TV in 2014 when I was searching channels on my newly purchased Roku 2 player. It was found among the plethora of free channels (apparently, it doesn’t take much to meet requirements to own a … Continue reading Bizarre TV: A Celebration of the Weird
This article was originally published on the Disqus version of the Avocado in October 2017. The original version of the article, as well as its comments, can be found here. As we move into fall, it’s time to break out … Continue reading Where Does Modern Horror Begin?
Alfred Hitchcock’s magnum opus Vertigo appears to tell the same story twice. However, there’s a very good and incredibly brilliant reason for this. Before we get to the discussion, we should run through of the plot. After acrophobic cop John … Continue reading Once More With Feeling – The Brilliance Of Vertigo
10/26/2017 – George A. Romero: Survival of the Dead (2009) Directed by George A. Romero Earlier this year, we lost one of the true horror innovators. There are very few people who can lay claim to basically inventing an entire … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – George A. Romero: Survival of the Dead
John Carpenter’s The Thing is widely considered one of the greatest movies ever and with good reason. It’s absolutely brilliant and is has an unrelenting atmosphere. It’s more well-known than the film it’s a remake of Christian Nyby and Howards … Continue reading The Thing From Another World
Editor’s Note: I am posting this having just arrived home from St. Lucia and wrote most of this with my laptop awkwardly balanced in airport and a car so please forgive the fact that this is probably shorter and less … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Documentary: Universal Horror
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