Tag Archives: horror movies

survival of ‘The Dead Zone’ (film: The Dead Zone – David Cronenberg, 1983)

Posted on July 2, 2021 by admin

Released in 1983, ‘The Dead Zone‘ belongs to one of the two better periods of the filmography (otherwise quite unequal) of film director David Cronenberg. The film has many of the characteristics – better or worse – of the cinema … Continue reading →

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deadly games (film: Nerve – Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman, 2016)

Posted on April 9, 2021 by admin

In 2016, when they made ‘Nerve‘,  Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman already had in their joint filmography the series 3 and 4 of the horror cycle ‘Paranormal Activity‘ as well as ‘Catfish‘, a successful documentary that deals with romantic relationships … Continue reading →

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horror on Zoom (film: Host – Rob Savage, 2020)

Posted on January 11, 2021 by admin

It was only a matter of time before the first films inspired by the lockdown periods imposed by COVID-19 appeared. ‘Host‘ (2020) by British director Rob Savage is not only one of the first horror films made during the pandemic, … Continue reading →

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what kind of movie have I just seen? (film: Come True – Anthony Scott Burns, 2020)

Posted on January 9, 2021 by admin

‘Come True‘ (2020) based on a story by Daniel Weissenberger and written, directed and filmed by Anthony Scott Burns is one of those films about which at the end of watching you wonder ‘what did I actually see?’. It is, … Continue reading →

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survival (film: 10 Cloverfield Lane – Dan Trachtenberg, 2016)

Posted on November 20, 2020 by admin

If you are not a claustrophobic person and have not become one during this year 2020 and if your escapist entertainments these days include horror movies you can try ‘10 Cloverfield Lane‘ (2016) directed by Dan Trachtenberg. It is the … Continue reading →

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a horror movie packed in a box of chocolates (film: The Voices – Marjane Satrapi, 2014)

Posted on October 10, 2020 by admin

Marjane Satrapi bought her fame with the formidable “Persepolis”, one of those books that promoted comics at the most serious artistic level, a largely autobiographical story describing the author’s childhood during the Islamic revolution in Iran. After bringing this book … Continue reading →

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closer to King than to Kubrick (film: Doctor Sleep – Mike Flanagan, 2019)

Posted on August 27, 2020 by admin

‘Doctor Sleep‘, written and directed by Mike Flanagan in 2019 is a ‘sequel’. It takes, I think, a significant dose of audacity (not to say chutzpah) to make a sequel to one of the most famous and best-made horror thrillers … Continue reading →

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a story with ghosts (film: Crimson Peak – Guillermo del Toro, 2015)

Posted on July 10, 2020 by admin

Any film made by Guillermo del Toro has a visual style that makes it recognizable at a glance, whether it’s a sequence or a ‘still’ photo taken from the film. ‘Crimson Peak ‘ made in 2015 is an excellent example, … Continue reading →

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conversations with the world of the dead (film: Personal Shopper – Olivier Assayas, 2016)

Posted on July 3, 2020 by admin

‘Personal Shopper‘ (Best Director award at Cannes in 2016 tied with Cristian Mungiu‘s ‘Graduation‘) is the second collaboration between the French director Olivier Assayas and American actress Kristen Stewart after the excellent ‘Clouds of Sils Maria‘ released in 2014. I … Continue reading →

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trash and/or masterpiece (Film: Suspiria – Dario Argento, 1977)

Posted on April 4, 2020 by admin

‘Suspiria‘ and a few other of Dario Argento‘s films that became the classics of today have represented a turn towards extreme of the horror genre. By pushing the level of bloody violence and sexuality, either implicit or explicit, the Italian … Continue reading →

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