Tag Archives: Horror Film

Saturday Matinee: The Wailing

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Luther Blissett

Film Analysis: The Wailing (2016) by Na Hong-jin screening on Fantasia International Film Festival By Panos Kotzathanasis Source: Asian Movie Pulse Na Hong-jin is one of those rare cases in S. Korean cinema, which, despite having enormous success with their … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Phantasm

Posted on October 15, 2022 by Luther Blissett

Screen Screams: ‘Phantasm’ Review By Rascal F. Kennedy Source: Full Circle The 70s and 80s were a great time for movies. They were fun, they were strange, and sci-fi, fantasy, and horror films were top tier. There would be one … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Luther Blissett

By Jonathan Romney Source: Film Comment A term beloved of French film critics—and one I never tire of borrowing, just because it pinpoints its referent so well—is OVNI, meaning “UFO.” It’s used to refer to a film, usually a first feature, … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: The Guest

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Luther Blissett

The Guest review: A super-sleeper of a black-comedy thriller By Tara Brady Source: The Irish Times Film Title: The Guest Director: Adam Wingard Starring: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Lance Reddick Genre: Crime Running Time: 99 min Blue-eyed soldier boy David (Dan Stevens) arrives in … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Color Out of Space

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Luther Blissett

By Peter Sobczynski Source: RogerEbert.com According to IMDb, the seemingly inexhaustible Nicolas Cage has no fewer than six additional movies in various stages of production that are currently scheduled for release in 2020, ranging from high-profile studio outings to the kind of … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Society

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Luther Blissett

“A Matter of Good Breeding”: The Shape-Shifting Elite in Brian Yuzna’s ‘Society’ By Noah Berlatsky Source: We Are the Mutants The elite is an amorphous clotted blob of parasitic greed and hate. Its tendrils extend with slimy stealth into every … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: The Dead Zone

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Luther Blissett

“The Dead Zone” (1983) is a horror/drama directed by David Cronenberg based on a novel by Stephen King. When Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) awakens from a coma caused by a car accident, he finds that years have passed. Heartbroken that … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: The Boxer’s Omen

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Luther Blissett

“The Boxer’s Omen” (1983) is a gonzo Hong Kong horror film directed by Kuei Chih-Hung and produced by the Shaw Brothers. Phillip Ko stars as Fei Kao, a boxer whose brother is nearly killed in a match by a rival … Continue reading →

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