If history is to be believed (which, by its very definition, it should, despite a rise in revisionism and challenging of historical institutions, but I digress), theatre has its earliest roots in Ancient Greece, where the Antiquity and its plethora of historically-significant artists and thinkers, gave rise to the conventions that are now popularly known…

There have rarely been filmmakers who have had more interesting and diverse careers as Jonathan Demme, a creative genius who worked across genres and mediums to create some of the most innovative, authentically brilliant films of all time (both narrative and documentary films), such as Something Wild, Married to the Mob, Philadelphia and the wonderful non-fiction film Swimming…

Well, that was…something. I am not entirely sure what to think of mother!, and as of this moment, I am still trying to wrap my head around this film, which may just be crowned the most audacious and shocking film I have ever seen. Considering I have seen films by Gaspar Noé, John Waters, and…

There are very few career-downfalls in cinematic history in terms of radical change of quality as notable as that of M. Night Shyamalan. The wunderkind genius behind The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable had such a promising career and then decided to squander all his potential by making a steady stream of films that ranged from…

Oh boy. Where do I even start? Honestly, I don’t know where to begin when talking about Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood. I cannot honestly remember the last time a film made me this unbelievably angry. How it manages to be one of the most frustratingly odd films I have ever seen is beyond me, and…

There is an inherent joy in being a cinephile with wide-ranging interests in different types of films because one can easily go from watching something wholesome and endearing to something completely off-the-wall bizarre and often even morally ambiguous. One of the most fascinating films I’ve seen recently is The Skin I Live In (Spanish: La…

You can say a fair amount about Stephen King. The prolific horror author has written a tremendous amount of books, many of them sadly being forgettable and oftentimes just dull. However, my own personal opinion tends towards believing that King has written two bona fide masterpieces that stand as great pieces of literature – The…

There are very few directors who captivate audiences on a variety of sensory levels, but Mario Bava stands above everyone else in this regard. His films are incredibly beautiful and deeply meaningful. He is one of the most fascinating filmmakers of the era he helped define, and he made some truly influential films. The one…

Only a few days ago, I spoke very highly of the oft-neglected 1976 horror masterpiece The Witch Who Came from the Sea. It turns out that there was a film that has achieved the same kind of popular obscurity, and as part of the American Horror Project restoration, we were able to see both of…