Tag: Capitalism

[Fantasia 2020] Short Films: NIGHTINGALE / MR. THISFORTHAT / MILK TEETH

On By C.H. NewellIn FilmLeave a comment

Strange creatures everywhere; in nursing homes, in family homes, in orphanages. These 3 shorts show what's lurking right next to us in the shadows.

“We’ve all got our car payments”: What We Lose for Money in DREAMLAND

On By C.H. NewellIn 2020, Bruce McDonald, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Juliette Lewis, Stephen McHattie, Tony BurgessLeave a comment

I saved the world today. Everybody's happy now.

INCREDIBLE VIOLENCE: The Thin Violent Capitalist Line Between Horror & Porn

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Comedy, Erin Mick, Film, G. Patrick Condon, Horror, M.J. Kehler, Metafiction, Slasher, Stephen Lush, Stephen Oates1 Comment

A horror film that eviscerates horror, film making, and the entertainment industry's exploitation of women.

“This house is forever”: The Heteronormative Houses Capitalism Built in VIVARIUM

On By C.H. NewellIn 2020, Film, Garret Shanley, Horror, Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Lorcan Finnegan, Sci-Fi3 Comments

Come to Yonder— a heteronormative subdivision of your darkest capitalist nightmares.

Sea Myth, Social Distancing, & Superstition: SEA FEVER’s Accidental COVID-19 Microcosm

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Connie Nielsen, Dougray Scott, Film, Hermione Corfield, Neasa Hardiman, Olwen FouereLeave a comment

Neasa Hardiman's Sea Fever is a creepy microcosm of 2020's grim reality.

[Fantasia 2019] THE FATHER’S SHADOW and the Walking Proletariat Dead

On By C.H. NewellIn Brazilian Film, Drama, Film, Gabriela Amaral, Horror, Marxism, Nina Medeiros1 Comment

Capitalism turns us into zombies, and then whole families are eaten alive.