Posts Tagged ‘The Witch’
Film Review – Emma. (2020)
It is likely a foolishly optimistic hope. But coming on the heels of the absolutely great recent adaptation of Little Women, we are served up another pretty terrific period film. Are we on the verge of a wave of well made classic literary adaptations featuring…
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Episode 25 – The Lighthouse
In this episode of the podcast, we explore the nautical folklore of Robert Eggers‘ new psychological thriller, The Lighthouse. For our Netflix homework, we talk about 2016’s The Eyes of my Mother, which is coincidentally another black and white horror film. We also catch up…
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Film Review – The Lighthouse
A24‘s newest haunt, The Lighthouse, is the crustiest two-hander you’re likely to see this year. Full of flatulence and vinegar, it is packed to the gills with dialect that would make Peg-Leg Pete sit and take notice and features a singular bravura performance from one…
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Episode 22 – 2010s Horror
For this episode of the podcast, we each draft five of our favorite horror films released between 2010 and 2019. We discuss what horror has meant to the cinema of the last ten years and shout out our many honorable mentions. For our Netflix homework,…
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Film Review – Under the Silver Lake
Under the vast wasteland of Video On Demand exists Under the Silver Lake (2018), one of the most bizarre, mysterious, and mesmerizing films of recent years. It’s a puzzle contained within a riddle wrapped inside an enigma, and yet at no one point through its…
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Film Review – Rings
Rings (2017) is a special kind of awful. It’s not scary, or thrilling, or suspenseful, or remotely interesting. It’s a complete drag of a movie. Maybe the premise of this story wasn’t made for this generation. The Ring (2002) – or better yet, the original…
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Top 15 Films Of 2016 – Allen’s Picks
When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to grow up. Adults got to do all the cool things. Every year seemed to drag by at a snail’s pace. Now that I actually am an adult, time has been moving way too fast. I keep…
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Film Review – The Witch
Robert Eggers’ The Witch (2015) is the kind of horror film that isn’t interested in cheap thrills. Rather, the terror it evokes digs into your bones, unsettling you with tone and atmosphere. Eggers makes his feature length debut as writer and director, and in both…
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