{Blu Review} We Enjoy Your Suffering: The Barge People (2018)
When “satisfyingly gory” is the pull-quote that you muster for[…]
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{Blu-ray Review} It’s All the Wrong Way ‘Round, Like in a Mirror: Dream Demon (1988)
“I never dream, not that I can remember, so I[…]
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{Blu-ray Review} The Wind’s Died, and So Will You: The Wind (1986)
“If you need any technical advice on death, just give[…]
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{Book Review} ReFocus: The Films of William Castle Edited by Murray Leeder
If I have a favorite director, it is probably William[…]
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Black Balloons: Cosmic Nihilism in Gags the Clown (2019)
Caution: Spoilers to follow for Gags the Clown (2019), which[…]
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{Blu-ray Review} Let the Devil Hear My Prayer: Beyond the Door (1974)
“Now I will leave you alone in the dark and[…]
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{Blu-ray Review} There’s One Trick You’ve Never Seen: The Mad Magician (1954)
“That’s all I ever hear, morning, noon, and night: Plots,[…]
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She Might See Something Scary: The One Missed Call Trilogy on Blu-ray
Earlier, I wrote about the Ringu trilogy (+1), also released[…]
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Cabin Fever: The Lodge (2019)
“Death is but a new beginning.” I’m going to be[…]
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Did You Put a Tape in That? – VHYes (2019)
If that’s all VHYes had been—a series of slowly-dissolving skits skewering (and celebrating) late-night TV and analog nostalgia—it would still be a crowd-pleasing festival favorite. But its final moments transform it into something more, abruptly pulling tight threads that you hadn’t even noticed it laying down to create a haunting and heartfelt film that will stick with you long after you stop watching—if you ever really do.
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