Well…that was most certainly something. Raw (Grave) is a gory, disgusting and demented film, and also an utterly brilliant piece of cinema. This is a film that had me gagging in disgust and applauding in celebration of its pure audacity. If that doesn’t mean this is certainly an experience, then I am not entirely sure…

An important part of being a cinephile (or at least something that many cinephiles agree is important) is not only do we adore cinema and relish in watching movies, we also have a tendency to have a fascination with the origins of modern cinema – this is understandable, because without knowing where these films originated…

One surprising development that I’ve been so happy to see come to fruition in the past few years is the return to independent horror films becoming more prominent. Some of the greatest horror films ever made were independently made, and every mainstream Hollywood horror film made as had some influence drawn from an independent horror…

First things first – I need to give major kudos to David Ehrlich. His taste is always flawless, and we can see that in his gorgeous year-end best-of lists (even if he didn’t include the masterpiece Birdman in his 2014 list, but I forgive him). The reason why I’m mentioning him here is because his…

I sometimes start to think horror films are becoming a parody of themselves. Crowd-pleasing horrors are starting to become too cliched and dull, and distance themselves from their predecessors. Of course this is not true for all horror films, because very often something comes along that is unique and brilliant, in either its story, execution…

There are some films that I find myself disappointed in never watching – it is important to look at where many of today’s films originate from, and watch films that have a legacy as being classics of their genres and of cinema in general. One such film I am shocked I only watched very recently…

It takes a lot to make a truly terrifying film, and in this day and age, where horror is starting to run out of ideas (or rather, choosing to only focus on cheap thrills and jump scares), the possession or haunted house storyline is getting a bit too cliched and obvious – and with the…