The latest movie of Panos Cosmatos, a companion piece (both set in 1983) to his earlier Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010). And it scores as many 1’s (“the actors are not even attractive!”) as 10’s (“cinematographic masterpiece!”) on IMDb. The opening credits and music had me instantly. The font, the color red, the flickering and… Read More Mandy (2018) and its Play on the Role of Evil and the Supernatural in Horror
Incident in a Ghostland is a story of two teenage sisters. The younger one, Beth, loves to write and read horror stories, the other one, Vera, is mostly annoyed with everything and especially them moving with their mom to a house of a deceased aunt in the middle of nowhere. We see them first in… Read More Incident in a Ghostland (2018) and Defining Horror pt.3/3
Hereditary is a story about a family. Grandmother has died and we see the family – mother Annie, father Steve, daughter Charlie and son Peter – at her funeral. Things are not quite right. There is a strange symbol on the necklaces of grandmother and mother. Annie doesn’t know most of the guests nor did… Read More Hereditary (2018) and Defining Horror pt. 2/3
The story is set in the near future. Something happened. The streets are abandoned, everything is left behind. We see one family – mom, dad and three kids – going through a store in search of supplies. They are as quiet as possible, carefully picking up what they need and using sign laguage to communicate… Read More A Quiet Place (2018) and Defining Horror pt. 1/3
Altered Carbon is a series with lots of themes, story lines, eye-candy and action. It all begins with one question: who killed Laurens Bancroft? A question asked by ultra rich Bancroft himself, because he didn’t stay dead for long. In this time and place there is a form of immortality. People are stored on little… Read More Altered Carbon s1: something old, something new and something blue
The third Cloverfield, again a completely different take on the same event. However, it is the first Cloverfield movie I would recommend to skip. The Cloverfield Paradox is set in a space station, where the Shepard – a particle accelerator – is tested. The Shepard should theoretically be able to supply earth with abundant energy,… Read More The Cloverfield Paradox (2018), a failed clash of dimensions
I was talking to Ana in a crowded coffee place when someone who seemed way too big for the little tables joined us. ‘Hi!’ Ana said. ‘This is Dieter.’ I smiled to him, he said hi, and he threw his phone between Ana and me. Ana picked it up and scrolled through his messages, obviously… Read More Dieter
