October always brings shadows, and this year cinema has employed them with surgical precision. From reinterpretations of classics to contemporary nightmares, the genre has proven that it continues to...
Centuries pass, faces change, screens multiply, but Frankenstein remains; breathing between lightning bolts and questions. Now, the monster comes back to life once more with Guillermo del Toro, who...
We all know that Halloween is a time for parties, dressing up, and trick-or-treating, but it can also be the perfect opportunity to spend some quality time with the family. When Halloween night...
Found footage horror has been with us since the Blair Witch began stalking three unlucky documentary filmmakers in the Maryland woods - and unlike the movie that started it all, most of it is not...
Over at Five Books For this month, I've been thinking about a different type of Halloween read: the kind of book that leaves you feeling deeply unsettled, so much so that you have to keep putting...
The Argentine dramatic comedy 27 Nights (originally titled 27 Noches) premieres on Netflix after its successful debut at the opening ceremony of the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival....
I've been so excited about this month's column, because I've now reached the Golden Age of Hollywood and the earliest talking movies. Since the golden age of Hollywood spans such a long period of...
Watching Dead Of Winter is a tense 98 minutes in the cinema, and moments of relief are few and far between. Emma Thompson is stunning as Barb, who sets out to Lake Hilda during a snowstorm and...
Like the devastating impact of climate change, the cold civil war being fought in America heats up incrementally degree by degree. The constant pressure applied to the body politic by the flickering...
Even in sepia Robert Redford’s eyes are Pacific blue. Californian azure. The truth and the lie. He’s the Santa Monica pretty boy no one wanted for Sundance; that’s no cinematic legend playing...
