“Invaders from Mars” (1953) depicts paranoia from the perspective of a youngster during the Red Scare. The funny thing about paranoia is that sometimes you’re
“Heart Eyes” may have finally arrived at the solution to the date-movie marketing problem wherein the gal wants to see a rom-com and the guy
“Phenomena” (1985) doesn’t stand out from the pack of Dario Argento’s catalog in a way we might hope, since it is sometimes called Argento’s “Carrie.”
If the differences between the elite and the merely interesting Dario Argento films are a surprising ending, next-level kill scenes and pop-psychological underpinnings, “Tenebrae” (1982)
There’s a charm to second-rate slashers, but second-rate comedy is tough to sit through. “Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II” (1987) is a charming low-budget
Sifting through Eighties slashers is like being a junk-wax baseball card collector. A lot of it is garbage, but rare gems exist such as the
Outside of Halloween and Friday the 13th, both of which were already considered spooky days, probably the next holiday/annual event that slasher films tried to
After being mesmerized by “Suspiria” (1977), I continued my journey through this world of secret witchcraft with the 2018 remake. Woopsie. After saying goodbye to
“April Fool’s Day” (1986) is a pretty good slasher movie if you’re in that zone with the filmmakers where you’re not taking things too seriously.
As anecdotal evidence that movies used to be better in the old days, let me present Dario Argento’s “Suspiria” (1977) versus Luca Guadagnino’s “Suspiria” (2018).