Anyone who knows me knows that film set in a movie theater are a huge part of my cinematic wheelhouse. "The Last Matinee" (Al Morir la Matinée) is no exception, and is an astounding love letter to the works of Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava's "Demons" (1985), and even Giuseppe Tornatore's "Cinema Paradiso" (1988).
When a serial killer with an eye for silent but excruciating kills starts to make quick work of those attending a screening of Frankenstein, all of the…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
First and foremost, I would strongly encourage those to reconsider watching this documentary series given that there are historical and visually documented footage of bodily harm and death throughout this series.
For those who are interested in learning more about the "curses" that plague five notable horror films, this will be right up your ally. What I found most enjoyable and endearing about this docuseries was the remorse, the vulnerability, and the empathy that many of the cast and crew…
Who are the real vermin of the world? This masterpiece not only answers this question, it leaves little room for "but..." or any devil's advocates. Such little room that a rat could not fit through it.
To say that every detail, technical or aesthetic, is marvelous is a gross understatement. Within 10 minutes you know the true colors of each cog in this village's clock, their sleazy and at times barbaric desires, and just how far they would go to…
Despite being a film major, I never knew that Méliès made a film about Joan of Arc. Despite not having a soft spot for tinted silent films, and preferring the sepias and black and white footage of the era, I was surprisingly pleased by the choice someone made to use the process on this piece.
At first I thought the march through Orleans was too lengthy in how much attention it gave the soldiers following Joan. It then dawned on…
