Unsane…hums along with an aggressively engaging energy that hooked me from the start.
Category: Psychological Horror
The Persistence of Fairytales: Mike Flanagan’s “BEFORE I WAKE” (2016)
Mike Flanagan’s BEFORE I WAKE has the feel of a modern fairytale along with horror and an undercurrent of sadness.
“The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (2017): Loss & Sacrifice
Difficult art doesn’t exist to be accepted and loved. It exists to exist.
mother! (2017): god help the girl (Part II)
Aronofsky has created a film that posits the female as The Other – the source of all inspiration and frustration.
mother! (2017): men behaving badly (Part I)
In the end, mother! clings to convention in a story that’s couched in a guise of aesthetic edginess.
When There’s No More Room in Stockholm: “Berlin Syndrome” (2017)
When contrasted against last year’s similarly-themed (but far more original) Pet, Berlin Syndrome seems especially disappointing.
“Post-Horror” or Just More “FUNNY GAMES”? (Part 2 of 2)
In this second part of a two-part article, I focus on the film(s) that I introduced at the end of the first part: Michael Haneke’s FUNNY GAMES (1997 / 2007).
The Tactile Horror of “Felt” (2014)
Felt is a captivating journey that forces the viewer to consider the perspective of a challenging character.
The Secrets of “Toad Road” (2012)
In a way, the addicts of Toad Road are not unlike the religious types who seek redemption and release via unquestioning faith in an omniscient, all-powerful creator.
“The Blackcoat’s Daughter” (2015): A Nuanced Nightmare
The Blackcoat’s Daughter completes an unholy trinity of horror classics that are as viscerally punishing as they are challenging in their boundary-pushing intelligence.