Not to be confused with the more popular adult film of the same name, though the theming is similar… It starts out like most movies with a group of friends playing a game that seems mostly harmless. Answering questions in a fun social card game, that turns very personal and somewhat criminal, one for eachContinue reading “Taboo (2002)”
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The Lighthouse (2019)
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)”
The Ninth Gate (1999)
The Ninth Gate is a 1999 neo-noir horror thriller film directed, produced, and co-written by Roman Polanski. An international co-production between the United States, Portugal, France, and Spain, the film is loosely based upon Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s 1993 novel The Club Dumas. The film stars Johnny Depp as a dealer of rare books who is tasked with authenticating a 17th-century book that, if used correctly, can summon the Devil.Continue reading “The Ninth Gate (1999)”
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)”
Eloise (2016)
Eloise is a 2016 American thriller film directed by Robert Legato and written by Christopher Borrelli. The film stars Eliza Dushku, Robert Patrick, Chace Crawford, Brandon T. Jackson, Nicole Forester, and P. J. Byrne. The film was released on February 3, 2017, by Vertical Entertainment. via Wikipedia I love the idea of spooky, haunted, abandoned places, especially if it’s a hospital or asylum. This does bias meContinue reading “Eloise (2016)”
10 Minutes to Midnight (2020)
A character-driven night terror, TEN MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT begins when veteran punk rock disc jockey Amy Marlowe (Williams) is bitten by a rabid bat on the eve of her final graveyard shift broadcast. When a raging storm traps Amy, her mysterious replacement (Nicole Kang, “Batwoman”), and the uneasy staff inside their small-town radio station, realityContinue reading “10 Minutes to Midnight (2020)”
Don’t Listen (2020)
Don’t Listen (Spanish: Voces, lit. ‘Voices’) is a 2020 Spanish horror and supernatural thriller film directed by Ángel Gómez Hernández [de] in his feature film debut. Its cast features Rodolfo Sancho, Ana Fernández, Ramón Barea, and Belén Fabra, among others. via Wikipedia This is a typical haunted house set up movie, but made in Spanish and dubbed over to English. There’s an overall theme of death,Continue reading “Don’t Listen (2020)”
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)”
Fellowship of Filming(s) 