Devil’s Gate (2017), A Tired and Dull Alien Abduction Movie
The best alien abduction movies are those which take a detour from the usual cliches. Rather than simply having cryptids
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A Philosophical Approach to Cinema
Author: Matthew Jones
Night of the Demons (1988), Cult Horror Born From Better Films
Looking back at Night of the Demons (1988) more than 30 years after its release, few would argue that it
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Chompy & The Girls (2021), Trippy Horror Meets Awkward Family Drama
Weird and unsettling imagery always draws my attention. When browsing for movies to watch, I happened upon the trailer for
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El Rey Del Once (2016), An Intimate Look at Jewish Life in Buenos Aires
El Rey Del Once (2016) is an Argentine film about a Jewish thirty-something who returns to his home neighborhood in
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Shrew’s Nest (2014), A Violent Case of Agoraphobia in 1950s Spain
It’s always irksome when filmmakers use sexual trauma as the basis for violence and bloodshed. Yes, sexual abuse (especially in
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Review: The Isle (2019), Atmospheric Horror Meets Salty Sea Tales
For me, the siren is one of the most interesting of all the sailor mythologies. Sirens are the beautiful, ethereal
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Frankenhooker (1990), Low-Budget Body Horror That Aims to Offend
With a name like Frankenhooker, you pretty much know what you’re getting. It’s not going to offer a progressive view
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10 Best Severin Films for Philosophy Students
In the past, I’ve liked to form top 10 lists around a philosophical theme or school of thought, as you
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Martyrs (2008), A Terrifying, Difficult, and Painful French Masterpiece
It is very, very rare that I feel genuinely horrified while watching a horror movie. I might feel my pulse
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False Positive (2021), a Pregnancy Horror Film That Doesn’t Deliver
It may sound crass, but pregnant women make for great horror movie fodder. You take women, who so often act
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Review: Der Bunker (2015), Where Humor, Horror, and Surrealism Collide
If you were to explain the plot of Nikias Chryssos’ Der Bunker (2015) to a friend, they might think you
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Review: Your Color (2021), A Spirited Look at Race and Ambition
Too often, films about race devolve into familiar and shallow territory. We are not given more than a surface view
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Review: Caveat (2020), A Fresh Take On Claustrophobic Horror
Caveat (noun) — A warning of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations. Irish cinema has a long and storied history, but
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The Architecture of Gazing in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window
In Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954), a wheelchair-bound photographer observes the surrounding neighborhood through the rear window of his apartment.
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Asylum (1972), The “Best” Horror Anthology of All Time
Though it offers up very few real scares, Asylum (1972) might be the greatest horror anthology film of all time.
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Review: Marie Antoinette 1938, an American Mockery of French History
Few films embody Hollywood’s inability to capture a historical period (or figure) like W. S. Van Dyke’s Marie Antoinette 1938.
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Female Representation in Films: An Analysis of Hollywood Superheroes
In her article for the New York Times, Laurie Frankel uses the example of her six-year-old child (born male) wearing
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