Tag: Psychological Horror

Brian De Palma’s Sisters is One Hell of a Fractured Psychological Journey

On By C.H. NewellIn 1973, Bernard Herrmann, Brian De Palma, Charles Durning, Film, Horror, Margot Kidder, Psychological horror, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvsixXqC-gM Sisters. 1973. Directed by Brian De Palma. Screenplay by De Palma & Louisa Rose. Starring Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning, William Finley, Lisle Wilson, Barnard Hughes, Mary Davenport, & Dolph Sweet. Pressman-Williams/American International Pictures. Rated R. 93 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★1/2 Brian De Palma is a quality filmmaker. That quality hasn't been kicking around …

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Berberian Sound Studio Gets to the Raw Core of Our Relationship with Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn 2013, Drama, Film, Horror, Peter Strickland, Psychological horror, Thriller, Toby JonesLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX3abRX8XIg Berberian Sound Studio. 2013. Directed & Written by Peter Strickland. Starring Toby Jones, Antonio Mancino, Guido Adorni, Cosimo Fusco, Tonia Sotiropoulou, Eugenia Caruso, Susanna Cappellaro, Lara Parmiani, Chiara D'Anna, Jozef Cseres, & Pal Toth. UK Film Council/Film4/Warp X/ITV Yorkshire. Rated 14A. 92 minutes. Drama/Horror/Thriller ★★★★ Peter Strickland is a director and writer filled with …

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Raising Cain: There’s Better De Palma and There’s Worse

On By C.H. NewellIn 1992, Brian De Palma, Crime, Drama, Film, Gregg Henry, John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Psychological Thriller, Steven Bauer, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=498jRT9XJl4 Raising Cain. 1992. Directed & Written by Brian De Palma. Starring John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Mel Harris, Teri Austin, & Gabrielle Carteris. Pacific Western. Rated R. 91 minutes. Crime/Drama/Thriller ★★★ Brian De Palma is one of those classic directors of his generation, leaving his mark indelibly …

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Grimm Love Bites at the Heartstrings

On By C.H. NewellIn Crime, Drama, Film, Horror, Keri Russell, Martin Weisz, T.S. Faull, Thomas Huber, Thomas Kretschmann, True StoryLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHFpFWmGpkw Rohtenburg (English title: Grimm Love). 2010. Directed by Martin Weisz. Screenplay by T.S. Faull. Starring Thomas Kretschmann, Keri Russell, Thomas Huber, Rainier Meissner, Pascal Andres, Axel Wedekind, Tatjana Clasing, Horst D. Scheel, & Nils Dommning. Senator Entertainment Company/Atlantic Streamline. Rated R. 87 minutes. Crime/Drama/Horror ★★★★  To preface my review, I'll start with the real …

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Black Swan: Dark Hearts, Tortured Artists, and the Transition to Womanhood

On By C.H. NewellIn Barbara Hershey, Darren Aronofsky, Drama, Film, Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Thriller, Vincent Cassel, Winona RyderLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coVi98u5RL0 Black Swan. 2010. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Screenplay by Andrés Heinz, Mark Heyman, & John J. McLaughlin. Starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder, Benjamin Millepied, Ksenia Solo, Kristina Anapau, Janet Montgomery, Sebastian Stan, Toby Hemingway, Sergio Torrado, Mark Margolis, & Tina Sloan. Protozoa Pictures/Fox Searchlight Pictures/Cross Creek Pictures. Rated 14A. …

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MISERY’s Annie Wilkes is The Rotten Heart of Fandom

On By C.H. NewellIn 1990, Crime, Drama, Film, Horror, James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Novel, Rob Reiner, Stephen King, Thriller, William GoldmanLeave a comment

Annie Wilkes is the brutality of modern fandom, long before Twitter.

Vinyan: Fabrice Du Welz Goes to the Heart of Madness

On By C.H. NewellIn Drama, Emmanuelle Béart, Fabrice Du Welz, Film, Horror, Rufus Sewell, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy1g0F9GZ10 Vinyan. 2008. Directed & Written by Fabrice Du Welz. Starring Emmanuelle Béart, Rufus Sewell, Petch Osathanugrah, Julie Dreyfus, Amporn Pankratok, Josse De Pauw, Omm, Apisit Opasaimlikit, Kurlab Lay, Matt Ryder, Bobbie Delcastillo, Susan Delcastillo, Teerawat Mulvilai, Saichia Wongwirot, & Kitinun Siangsa-Ard. uFilm/Film4/Wild Bunch/Backup Films. Rated 14A. 96 minutes. Drama/Horror/Thriller ★★★★ Fabrice Du Welz is an …

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Bergman’s HOUR OF THE WOLF is an Intensely Personal Journey into the Shattered Mental Health of Artists

On By C.H. NewellIn Drama, Film, Horror, Liv UllmannLeave a comment

Not considered one of his master works, Bergman's Hour of the Wolf is a shattering rumination on what it is mentally to be and live with an artist.