Cloverfield (2008)
First published by musicOMH In a Manhattan apartment, Jason Hawkins (Mike Vogel) and his fiancée Lily (Jessica Lucas) are throwing a surprise going-away party for Jason’s brother Rob (Michael Stahl-David). … Continue reading
Basket Case (1982)
First published by EyeforFilm In the 1980s, mainstream horror was all repetitive slash and dash, with the likes of Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and Freddie Krueger cornering (and strangling) the … Continue reading
Top Five (2014)
First published by Sight & Sound, June 2015 Synopsis: New York City, present. Visiting from LA to promote his new, serious (and unappealing) historical film Uprize, comedian André Allen agrees … Continue reading
A Most Violent Year (2014)
Review first published by FilmLand Empire “If you do right, won’t you be accepted? But if you do not do right, sin is crouching at the door.” These words are … Continue reading
A Dangerous Cure (2014)
Review first published by EyeforFilm “What’s this movie about again? Harlem? So I guess it’s a goddam foreign movie!” So says Dr Helios (Sean Pritchard) to the unseen filmmakers who … Continue reading
Frances Ha (2013)
Review first published by Little White Lies “I like things that look like mistakes,” says Frances (Greta Gerwig) near the end of the film named (partly) after her. Director/co-writer Noah Baumbach … Continue reading
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