Friendships can be tricky – finding people who share your interests and whose company you enjoy keeping can be a wonderful experience, but like any relationship, it requires constant work, especially when it comes to those friendships that are closer and more intimate. Whether childhood companions, best friends or roommates, there’s something about being a…
Tag: horror
Exit 8 (2026)
There’s a frustration that comes with realising that life is, at its core, nothing more than a series of routines, repeated ad nauseam until something else interrupts them and inevitably just becomes part of the same cycle after a while, proving that novelty is mostly a luxury for the vast majority of us. It’s a…
Leviticus (2026)
The boundary between love and fear is so narrow, they might as well be the same emotion – incredibly passionate responses to stimuli that can manifest either as a sudden burst or a more gradual unravelling, all of which is intended to pull us out of our comfort zone and experience something much more visceral….
The Stepfather (1987)
A beautifully-decorated home that stands squarely in the middle of a suburban street, surrounded by a perfectly maintained white picket fence and a pristine green lawn – but beyond this depiction of the version of American domestic bliss perpetuated by Norman Rockwell and his artistic progeny, there is a much darker and more bleak reality,…
The Whisper Man (2026)
We are all born to embrace stories in one form or another. Whether it’s those which are read to us at bedtime, the ones we hear huddled around a campfire or any of the other narratives that become a part of our lives, there is always something that draws us to a good story; the…
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)
As John Waters once famously said, “life is nothing if you’re not obsessed”, which may sound like just another witty quip from the famously quotable iconoclast, but in reality speaks to something much deeper and more profound when it comes to the global culture. Obsession is the single most important element of any kind of…
They Have Changed Their Face (1971)
One of the great artists of his generation that as inexplicably faded into relative obscurity is Corrado Farina, who made valuable contributions in every conceivable medium, but has yet to be given the respect and acclaim he deserves. As a filmmaker, he was primarily known for his documentaries, but there are a pair of fantastic…
Hokum (2026)
The idea of leaving your home and seeking refuge elsewhere, whether temporarily or for a longer stretch of time, is meant to offer reprieve from reality, a chance to escape and see another part of the world. Yet, many of us have experienced trips that are anything other than luxurious, which usually come when there…
Invisible Ghost (1941)
One of the great injustices of the genre hierarchy that was so prominent during the Golden Age of Hollywood was that the supposed prestige films, such as westerns and melodramas, were promoted as being the most integral to every studio, whereas those shafted to the category of B-movie were seen as lesser achievements, and only…
Round Midnight (1986)
Music is more than just a pleasant distraction to break the monotony of daily life. It’s a form of expression, into which many artists pour their hearts and souls, using it as a vessel for a range of existential quandaries, filtering the pain and confusion that comes with being alive into sonically pleasing works of…
