In his film Epidemic, Lars von Trier (portraying himself) comments that “a film ought to be like a pebble in your shoe.” This has always been my philosophy, as well, both as a film-viewer and a film-m...
Brian De Palma’s satirical musical Phantom of the Paradise is a loose adaptation of the baroque classic, Phantom of the Opera. Unlike many of his other, let’s say more serious masterpieces, such as Sc...
All the fun of the fair… well no not really. A slasher set in a theme park immediately grabbed my attention. Sure it’s been done before but empty theme parks are just creepy. It also must have g...
Sci-fi found footage film as document of craaaazzzzeeee space mission. I’ll be up front. I’m tired of found footage films. It was a trend that started off as a bit frustrating. The form se...
If someone you’d never met were to tell you today that they had kidnapped a child, was threatening their safety and that that child’s life was in your hands, how would you react? You would...