Category: Film

[Essay] “Waking up, is it?”: Childhood Trauma, Repression, and Freud’s Uncanny in POSSUM

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Alun Armstrong, Film, Freudian, Horror, Matthew Holness, Psychological horror, Sean Harris, Surrealism, Trauma3 Comments

The debut feature from Matthew Holness is a terrifying trip into the trauma of a wounded man.

[Trailer] Nia DaCosta’s LITTLE WOODS

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Drama, Film, James Badge Dale, Lance Reddick, Lily James, Nia DaCosta, Tessa Thompson, WesternLeave a comment

Before CANDYMAN returns, Nia DaCosta's feature debut LITTLE WOODS arrives in theatres April 19th, 2019.

[Trailer] Josh Lobo’s I TRAPPED THE DEVIL

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, AJ Bowen, Chris Sullivan, Christmas Horror, Film, Horror, Jocelin Donahue, Josh Lobo, Scott WeinbergLeave a comment

Josh Lobo's I TRAPPED THE DEVIL looks like twisted, horrific fun.

[Trailer] Nicolas Winding Refn’s TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG

On By C.H. NewellIn Crime, Film, Miles Teller, Neo-noir, Nicolas Winding Refn, TrailerLeave a comment

The 1st full trailer for Refn's TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG has arrived! Rejoice!

“The play’s the thing”: The Marxism & Metatheatre of LONG LOST

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Adam Weppler, Catherine Corcoran, Erik Bloomquist, Erotic Thriller, Film, Nicholas Tucci1 Comment

Erik Bloomquist's LONG LOST explores issues of class and performance through a psychosexual thriller.

Decadence & Heroic Human Hearts in Konstantin Khabenskiy’s SOBIBÓR

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Christopher Lambert, Film, Holocaust, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Nazi Germany, WWIILeave a comment

Sobibór was a testament to the human spirit's ability to survive amongst the worst horror man has to offer.

Capitalism, Colonialism, & Imperialism— Oh, My!: TUMBBAD as an Indian Gothic Fable of Greed

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Dark Fantasy, Film, Gothic Horror, History, Horror, Indian Film, Mythology, Rahi Anil Barve2 Comments

TUMBBAD is a unique piece of cinema that thrills & also proves to be a great sociopolitical allegory about modern India.

Father Son Holy Gore’s Interview with Larry Fessenden

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Film, Frankenstein, Horror, Horror Movies, Interview, Larry Fessenden, Mary Shelley1 Comment

C.H. Newell chats with filmmaker Larry Fessenden about his new film, DEPRAVED, Mary Shelley, the state of America, and more.