Possum (2018) Review
Directed by: Matthew Holness Written by: Matthew Holness Starring: Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong 1 Hour, 25 Min. Phillip, who carries a mysterious bag, arrives by train and goes straight to a boarded-up old house. Inside…
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Short Film: Monitor (2018) Review
8:13 minutes A guy works in a convenience store. He cleans up and stocks the shelves. A man comes in and walks straight to the restroom. About this time, the monitors start acting up, showing…
Noroi: The Curse (2005) Review
Director: Koji Shiraishi Writer: Koji Shiraishi Starring: Jin Muraki, Rio Kano, Tomono Kuga Japanese, Subtitled, 1 hour, 54 min. This is a story about Masafumi Kobayashi, a paranormal journalist who has written many books about…
The Cat and the Canary (1927) Review
Director: Paul Leno Writer: John Willard Starring: Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley Cyrus West is dying. “Like cats around a canary,” his relatives wait for him to die. The first scene is old…
A Cure for Wellness (2017) Review
Directed by: Gore Verbinski Written by: Justin Haythe Starring: Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaac, Mia Goth Ed Morris works late into the night. He opens an envelope with a distinctive seal on it. He then falls…
Short Film: Help Me Wake Up (2018) Review
A guy lies in a hospital bed. “Help me” is written in blood on the pillow next to him. He gets up and seems to be in a room lined with bloody sheets. He tears…
Cemetery Man (1994) Review
Directed by: Michele Soavi Written by: Tiziano Sclavi, Gianni Romoli Starring: Rupert Everett, Francois Hadji-Lazaro, Anna Falchi Dellamorte Dellamore “Of Death, Of Love” Spanish version was titled, “My Fiancé is a Zombie” Francesco is the…
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Review
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Directed by Rupert Julian, Edward Sedgwick, Lon Chaney Written by: Gaston Leroux Starring: Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry Paris Opera House; There’s a large ballet in progress. The…
Suspiria (2018) Review
Suspiria (2018) Directed by: Luca Guadagnino Written by: Dario Argento Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Tilda Swindon, Dakota Johnson First, I should point out that we watched first 20 minutes without subtitles, which was a mistake….
Short Film: In Extremis (2014) Review
(2014, Short Film) Directed by: Gregory Crosbie Produced by: Rick Molland Written by: Gregory Crosbie Main Cast: Sean Biggerstaff, Struan Rodger Sometime in the early 1960s, the mysterious Curator hires a new watchman for the…
Suspiria (1977) Review
Suspiria (1977) Director: Dario Argento Writers: Dario Argento, Daria Nicolodi, Thomas De Quincey Starring: Jessica Harper (Suzy), Stefania Casini (Sara), Flavio Bucci (Daniel) A student goes to a prestigious German dance school and finds a…
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Review
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Review Directed by: Wallace Worsley Written by: Victor Hugo, Presley Poore Sheehan Starring: Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, and Norman Kerry Black-and-white, silent, one hour 37 minutes This one…