I'm Dave- a film studies major with a *bit* of a horror penchant. Go nuts.
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974
It is crucial to pay attention to horror as it was prior to the slasher boom, which proliferated between the late ‘70s up to the mid ‘80s. Even before the trendsetter known as Halloween (Carpenter, 1978), several films contained elements that would eventually contribute to the aforementioned influx period. One of the most significant benefactors is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a 1974 thriller masterminded by Tobe Hooper.
Texas follows a group of teens as they wander the west in search…
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Targets 1968
Peter Bogdanovich brings with Targets (1968) a compelling meta-narrative thriller that plays on the notion of pitting a classic monster against a modern one. Byron Orlok (Boris Karloff) is a jaded classic-horror superstar whose bitterness affects the careers of those around him. His timeless imposing stature and lumbering gait serve him greatly even as a non-villain; he dominates the frame with ever action taken and every word uttered. The postmodernist approach to the film is apparent through the casting of…
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La Notte 1961
La Not For Everyone
~David JagdeoMichelangelo Antonioni’s 1961 La Notte delivers a unique angle on marital issues exemplified by Giovanni (Marcello Mastroianni) and Lidia (Jeanne Moreau) - a miserable couple of non-cheating pity-fuckers. Viewers are brought to a grim, nihilistic world where the answer to rain is a pool party, cats instigate staring contests with statues, and night club highlights include a psychedelic wine ritual.
The experience of watching this film is akin to be dragged kicking- I’ll concede…
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The Exorcist 1973
Perhaps it is a sin that a self-proclaimed horrorphile like myself wound up seeing The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973) in the vintage year of 2015. The supernatural horror classic left a strange feeling inside me. The film was everything I expected and- at the same time- nothing I anticipated whatsoever.
Familiar to most, the tale revolves around the demonic possession of charming young Regan (Linda Blair), and the efforts to undo the malevolence by actress Chris (Ellen Burstyn) and humble…
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