There are some filmmakers that have such unsteady careers, you can almost visualize their work as a series of peaks and valleys, with the shift in quality sometimes signalling a decline in their dedication to their work, or simply having lost the skill needed to be an effective filmmaker. The best one of these people…

The principle of “elevated” horror has become the bane of the existence of many fans of the genre, with the belief that this movement towards more trendy, auteur-driven horror is somehow indicative of the genre being taken seriously, rather than it just being the natural progression that tends to happen over time, where more prominent…

Comparison can sometimes be a major impediment to the process of appreciating art, especially when it comes to looking at two works that share similar sources or creators, and where one is far better than the other – it can become less of a case where we are celebrating the superior one on its own…

As the famous saying mostly utilized when discussing the subject of friendship goes, “people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime – while others are built to give you companionship and then attempt to violently murder you and everyone you love” – or at least this is what M3GAN would…

As much as we’d like to think cinema exists primarily to entertain or enlighten the viewer, some films are designed to deliberately make us uncomfortable. Whether this is to discuss some vitally important issue, or reflect some concepts that could not be conveyed through more gentle means, we all encounter examples of intentionally disturbing artworks…

Men is a film that is about as subtle as its title suggests – however, if there is someone who knows about the virtue of ambition, it is Alex Garland, who has been one of the most fascinating voices in contemporary horror and science fiction for over two decades in his capacity as either a…

Recently, we’ve seen the emergence of the sub-genre that is affectionately known as “elevated horror”, which is precisely what the name suggests – attempts to take one of the most popular genres in the history of cinema and infuse it with layers of deeper meanings and poignant allusions to reality that somehow gives it artistic…

Horror is a genre that has taken countless shapes over the course of its existence, to the point where even just referring to the genre as a whole feels too broad, since it has developed so many offshoots and deviated in several different directions that are impossible to contain within a single category. There is…

Nothing is quite what it seems in the world of The Red House, the fascinating film by Delmer Daves that combines many different genres in its pursuit of some deeper meaning. Whether or not it finds it is another matter entirely, especially when it becomes increasingly clear that something is amiss with the world in…

It has been over a decade since Peter Weir made his most recent film, seemingly having receded into some form of retirement, despite being one of the most creative and compelling auteurs of the past half-century. Whether it was populist fare or more edgy, independent productions, Weir consistently produced work of exceptional quality, proving that…