FSHG’s Favourite 50(+) Films: 2010-2019

Against all odds, Father Gore gives you 50(+) of his favourite films this decade had to offer.

388 ARLETTA AVENUE: Infiltration of a Complacent Private Sphere

388 ARLETTA AVENUE is a chilling reminder not to get too complacent about security in the suburbs.

URBAN EXPLORER: Confronting Germany’s Buried Nazi History

URBAN EXPLORER's not a good movie, but it has plenty of things to say about how we sometimes choose to hide the past rather than confront it.

ABSENTIA; Or, the Three Billy Ghosts Gruff

Flanagan's 2011 indie ghost story is a modern Gothic, destined to be a classic of the genre in years to come.

BULLHEAD’s Deadly Construction of Masculinity as Greek Tragedy

A contemporary Greek tragedy about conflicted, violent masculinities.

Elizabeth Olsen Braves the Silent House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD88EFBFuos Silent House. 2011. Directed by Chris Kentis & Laura Lau. Screenplay by Lau; based on the original screenplay by Oscar Estévez for the film La casa muda. Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Julia Taylor Ross, Adam Barnett, & Haley Murphy. Elle Driver/Tazora Films. Rated R. 86 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ Always a sucker …

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Haunted Historical Horror: Ti West’s The Innkeepers

The Innkeepers. 2011. Directed & Written by Ti West. Starring Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis, Alison Bartlett, Jake Ryan, Brenda Cooney, George Riddle, John Speredakos, and Lena Dunham. Glass Eye Pix. Rated R. 101 minutes. Horror ★★★★1/2 Every time I've got a particular bias going into a review, one that I can recognize, I …

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American Horror Story – Murder House, Episode 1: Pilot

FX's American Horror Story Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot Directed by Ryan Murphy (Nip/Tuck, Running With Scissors, The Normal Heart) Written by Brad Falchuk & Ryan Murphy * For a review of the next episode, "Home Invasion" - click hereYou've got to admire a series that opens things up in the way Ryan Murphy introduces …

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