10/23/2018 – Sophia Takal: Always Shine (2016) Directed by Sophia Takal We again move one year closer to the present from our last installment in this section and even more so this year, we have a number of very well received titles.  Besides … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Sophia Takal: Always Shine

10/22/2018 – 1990s: eXistenZ (1999) Directed by David Cronenberg If the 1980s were marked by horror being at a peak while the rest of the film industry sunk around it, the 1990s saw the reverse trend.  There were numerous factors at … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1990s: eXistenZ

10/21/2018 – Philippines: ‘Wag Kang Lilingon (2006) Directed by Quark Henares and Jerry Lopez Sineneng The cinema of the Philippines is far more extensive than that of the others we’ve looked at this year.  Dating back to the silent era, the … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Philippines: ‘Wag Kang Lilingon

10/20/2018 – Karyn Kusama: The Invitation (2015) Directed by Karyn Kusama We are only advancing a year since our last female directed horror film and yet we still have a number of efforts to highlight.  Positive reviews were a common theme this … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Karyn Kusama: The Invitation

10/19/2018 – 1980s: The Lost Boys (1987) Directed by Joel Schumacher As the 1970s came to a close, the film industry as a whole was about to suffer a death in the family.  The beloved New Hollywood movement which had brought filmmaking … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1980s: The Lost Boys

10/18/2018 – Peru: We Are Not Alone (No estamos solos) (2016) Directed by Daniel Rodríguez I forgot to note it in the review itself, but with Nigeria, this feature officially crossed the fifty-country mark.  For fifty-one, we head back to South … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Peru: We Are Not Alone (No estamos solos)

10/17/2018 – Ana Lily Amirpour: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour As we get closer to the present day (and today’s movie was released the year I started writing these), the number of horror … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Ana Lily Amirpour: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

10/16/2018 – 1970s: Tales from the Crypt (1972) Directed by Freddie Francis If the 1960s saw the industry starting to expand and develop, the 1970s saw that fracturing increase exponentially.  The independent scene took hold as the New Hollywood movement developed … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1970s: Tales from the Crypt

10/15/2018 – Nigeria: Ojuju (2014) Directed by C.J. Obasi Once again, we have another cinema I’ve been meaning to get to for a long while, but unlike Iceland or Iran where it was primarily for reasons of “noteworthy and humorously named … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Nigeria: Ojuju

10/14/2018 – Soska Sisters: American Mary (2012) Directed by Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska Once again, we have a big jump in time since our last film featuring a female director.  This jump however didn’t yield nearly as many notable titles … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – The Soska Sisters: American Mary

10/13/2018 – 1960s: Kill, Baby… Kill! (Operazione paura) (1966) Directed by Mario Bava The 1960s were an important decade for film as a whole.  While we’ll get to the ’70s in a couple days which rightly maintains its reputation for quality and the … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1960s: Kill, Baby… Kill! (Operazione paura)