Category: Fantasy

David Lynch’s Eraserhead: Existential Terror at its Finest (and Most Elusive)

On By C.H. NewellIn Black-and-white, David Lynch, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Jack Nance, Psychological horror1 Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0Eq5GtCYdA Eraserhead. 1977. Directed & Written by David Lynch. Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates, Judith Roberts, Laurel Near, V. Phipps-Wilson, Jack Fisk, Jean Lange, Thomas Coulson, John Monez, Darwin Joston, T. Max Graham, Hal Landon Jr., & Jennifer Chambers Lynch. American Film Institute/Libra Films. Rated R. 89 minutes. Fantasy/Horror ★★★★1/2  One …

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Candyman: White Guilt and Urban Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn Bernard Rose, Clive Barker, Drama, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Tony ToddLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htGWOKCH_cM Candyman. 1992. Directed & Written by Bernard Rose; based on the story "The Forbidden" by Clive Barker. Starring Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Williams, DeJuan Guy, Marianna Elliott, Ted Raimi, Ria Pavia, Mark Daniels, Lisa Ann Poggi, Adam Philipson, Eric Edwards, Carolyn Lowery, & Barbara Alston. PolyGram Filmed Entertainment/Propaganda Films. …

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The Craft: Witch Growing Pains

On By C.H. NewellIn Andrew Fleming, Drama, Fairuza Balk, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, Robin Tunney, Skeet Ulrich, WitchcraftLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGEnfY-nCek The Craft. 1996. Directed by Andrew Fleming. Screenplay by Peter Filardi & Fleming. Starring Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, Skeet Ulrich, Christine Taylor, Breckin Meyer, Nathaniel Marston, Cliff De Young, Assumpta Serna, Helen Shaver, Jeanine Jackson, & Brenda Strong. Columbia Pictures Corporation. Rated R. 101 minutes. Drama/Fantasy/Horror ★★★★ The 1990s were …

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The Magical Sci-Fi of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

On By C.H. NewellIn Adventure, Alec Guinness, Carrie Fisher, Fantasy, Film, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Sci-Fi, Star WarsLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=367FSjWvNB4 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. 1977. Directed & Written by George Lucas. Starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Jack Purvis, and James Earl Jones. Lucasfilm/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Rated PG. 121 minutes. Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Sci-fi ★★★★★ Even though I do …

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Pan’s Labyrinth and the Dark Fantasy of Guillermo del Toro

On By C.H. NewellIn Dark Fantasy, Drama, Fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth, Review, War1 Comment

Pan's Labyrinth. 2006. Directed & Written by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, Ariadna Gil, Álex Angulo, Manolo Solo, César Vea, and Roger Casamajor. Estudios Picasso/Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Sententia Entertainment/Telecinco/OMM. Rated 14A. 118 minutes. Drama/Fantasy/War ★★★★★ Guillermo del Toro has one of the most consistently fascinating minds in film today. Ever since I saw …

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Beetlejuice: The Afterlife and Raunchy Ghosts

On By C.H. NewellIn Beetlejuice, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror Movies, Michael Keaton, Tim Burton1 Comment

Beetlejuice. 1988. Directed by Tim Burton. Screenplay by Michael McDowell & Warren Skaaren. Starring Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones, Winona Ryder, Annie McEnroe, Glenn Shadix, Patrice Martinez, Sylvia Sidney, Robert Goulet, Dick Cavett, and Susan Kellermann. The Geffen Company. PG. 92 minutes. Comedy/Fantasy/Horror ★★★★1/2 Tim Burton doesn't always appeal to …

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