The Lighthouse is a 2019 film directed and produced by Robert Eggers, from a screenplay he wrote with his brother Max Eggers. It stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as nineteenth-century lighthouse keepers in turmoil after being marooned at a remote New England outpost by a wild storm. The film has defied categorization in media, and interpretations of it range among horror film, psychological thriller,Continue reading “The Lighthouse (2019)”
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ClearMind (2024)
“Taking an Axe to Therapy: A grieving mother crashes the weekend getaway of her former friend group and uses a virtual reality simulation to exact her revenge.” I recently went traveling and this was one of the options on my four hour flight so I thought, why not? I like the interest plot device, theContinue reading “ClearMind (2024)”
The Bad Seed (1956)
The Bad Seed is a 1956 American psychological thriller film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones and Eileen Heckart. The film is based upon the 1954 play of the same name by Maxwell Anderson, which in turn is based upon William March’s 1954 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by John Lee Mahin. Without giving too much away, this movie takes onContinue reading “The Bad Seed (1956)”
Flowers in the Attic (1987)
Flowers in the Attic is a 1987 American psychological drama film directed by Jeffrey Bloom and starring Louise Fletcher, Victoria Tennant, Kristy Swanson, and Jeb Stuart Adams. Its plot follows four youngsters who, after the death of their father, are held captive in the attic of their abusive grandmother’s sprawling estate by their cruel and manipulative mother. It is based on V. C. Andrews’ 1979Continue reading “Flowers in the Attic (1987)”
Inheritance (2020)
Inheritance is a 2020 American thriller film directed by Vaughn Stein from a screenplay by Matthew Kennedy. The film stars Lily Collins, Simon Pegg, Connie Nielsen, Chace Crawford and Patrick Warburton. Inheritance was released on May 22, 2020, by Vertical Entertainment. It received generally negative reviews from critics. via Wikipedia Where do I start? The movie starts with the death of the family patriarch and what heContinue reading “Inheritance (2020)”
Lavender (2016)
Lavender is a 2016 American-Canadian drama film directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly and written by Colin Frizzell and Ed Gass-Donnelly. The film stars Abbie Cornish as a young mother struggling with memory lapses related to her troubled childhood. Co-stars include Dermot Mulroney, Justin Long, Diego Klattenhoff, Peyton Kennedy and Lola Flanery. The film was released on DirecTV on February 3, 2017, before being released on VOD and in theaters on March 3,Continue reading “Lavender (2016)”
Frozen (2010)
Frozen is a 2010 American psychological survival horror film written and directed by Adam Green. It stars Emma Bell, Shawn Ashmore and Kevin Zegers as three friends stranded in a chairlift after a day of skiing, forced to make life-or-death choices in order to avoid freezing to death, while also trying to avoid being killed by a hungry pack of wolves. via Wikipedia Horror might be a bit ofContinue reading “Frozen (2010)”
The Cell (2000)
Wikipedia: The Cell is a 2000 science fiction psychological horror film directed by Tarsem Singh in his directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and Vincent D’Onofrio. The film follows scientists as they use experimental technology to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to locate where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim. This is another movie I’ve watched aContinue reading “The Cell (2000)”
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Wikipedia: Rosemary’s Baby is a 1968 American psychological horror film with elements of supernatural horror written and directed by Roman Polanski, based on the novel Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin. The cast features Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy, Angela Dorian, Clay Tanner, and, in his feature film debut, Charles Grodin. The film chronicles the story of a pregnant woman who suspects that an evil cult wants to takeContinue reading “Rosemary’s Baby (1968)”
Fellowship of Filming(s) 